World Stream viewer toolbars

Overview

World Stream features a toolbar designed to help users address common streaming issues. This toolbar is located at the top of your browser window.

When your World Stream session is conducted in-browser, the World Stream toolbar will persist at the top of your screen. In full-screen mode, the World Stream toolbar will retract, and can be called back by hovering your cursor near the top center edge.

World Stream toolbar tour

Each side of the toolbar contains different functions. Before we delve into more deeply into specific topics, here is a brief overview.

Copying and pasting

AWS runs Breakroom on a remote machine with its own clipboard, so copying and pasting text into your session is a slightly more complex process. The World Stream toolbar gives you the ability to copy and paste text between the Breakroom stream and your own computer.

Copying text from World Stream

To copy text from a World Stream session, follow these steps.

1. Highlight the text you want to copy within your Breakroom World Stream Session, and press Ctrl + C on your keyboard.

2. Hover your cursor over the Clipboard button in the World Stream toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear. Click the "Copy to local device" option.

3. A pop-up window will appear containing your highlighted text. Highlight the text again, and press Ctrl + C a second time to copy the text to your local computer clipboard. You can then paste it wherever you like.

Pasting text into World Stream

To paste text into a Breakroom World Stream session, follow these steps.

1. Highlight the text on your local computer and press Ctrl + C to copy it.

2. Hover your cursor over the Clipboard button in the World Stream toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear. Click the "Paste to remote session" option.

3. A pop-up window will appear. Click on the blank text field, and press Ctrl + V to paste the text to the remote machine clipboard.

4. Once the text is entered, you can press Ctrl + V to paste the text anywhere you like in-world, including local text chat fields.

World Stream settings

Hovering your cursor over the Settings button will reveal a drop-down menu. Several key stream settings are available here, including streaming mode and screen resolution, streaming metrics, and regional and language settings.

Streaming mode

Clicking on the "Streaming mode" option will call up the Streaming Mode window. Here you can select whether you would like to run Breakroom under "Best responsiveness" or "Best quality" settings by clicking the radio button next to your preferred option.

You can also use this window to track streaming metrics in real time. To access streaming metrics, click the V arrow located next to Show Streaming Metrics. The window can be moved around your screen to a more convenient location if necessary.

Screen resolution

To change your World Stream session screen resolution, follow these steps.

1. Hover your cursor over the Settings button in the World Stream toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.

2. Hover your cursor over the "Screen resolution" option. A pop-up window will appear. Click on the resolution option you would like to use.

Regional settings

Clicking on the "Regional settings" option will call up the Regional Settings window. Here you can customize your time zone and location.

If you are using a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean keyboard, you can also specify your keyboard language in this window. To do so, follow the steps below.

1. Hover your cursor over the Settings button in the World Stream toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.

2. Hover your cursor over the "Regional Settings" option. A pop-up window will appear.

3. Using the Input method drop-down menu, select the keyboard language you would like to use.

4. Click the Save button.

Function shortcuts

Clicking the Fn shortcuts button in the World Stream toolbar will open a virtual on-screen keyboard that you can click with your mouse cursor or finger. For a cheat sheet of Breakroom keyboard shortcuts, please see this page.