--- title: "Run a live session" description: "Join a participant's live stream, check the setup, and watch video and vitals together." --- > eSSESSMENT docs. Web page: https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/run-session > Index of all pages: https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/llms.txt # Run a live session ## Before you start - A **Specialist** or **Admin** role, which gives Liveline access. See [Roles](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/roles). - An activity with a [Stream step](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/step-types), or use **Quick Start** for a session with no setup. ## Liveline at a glance Open Liveline from Presage Portal. The sidebar has **New Session**, **Quick Start**, **Playback** and **Activities**.

Quick Start: jump straight into a live session without pre-configuration.
Upload Recording: upload a recording for analysis. See Upload a recording.
Playback: review past sessions, scrub vitals and replay video. See Playback.
Activity list: live activities grouped by program. Open Browse Programs to find more.

### Activity row icons

| Icon | Means | | --- | --- | | Cloud | **Saves to cloud**: the session recording (video and audio) is saved so you can replay it in [Playback](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/playback). A crossed-out cloud means **Not saved to cloud**. | | Microphone | **Records audio**. A crossed-out microphone means **No audio**. | | Steps | Hover to see the activity's steps, for example "Overview → Capture → Summary → Live stream". |

## Guide

#### Choose an activity Click **New Session**. On **Select Activity**, pick a live activity, grouped by program, or **Quick Start**.
![Liveline Select Activity screen](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-select-v3.jpg)
Select Activity
#### Check the setup **Review & Start** shows a **Before starting** checklist, the activity, and whether questions are on. Work through the checklist with the participant:
- Check the lighting: even, front-facing light on the face. Avoid backlight and harsh shadows.
- Center the subject: face in the middle of the camera frame.
- Frame the upper body: head and chest in view.
- Steady the subject: sitting still and facing the camera before the session begins.
![Review and Start screen with the Before starting checklist](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-review-v3.jpg)
Review & Start
#### Start the session Click **Start Session**. To reuse this setup later, click **Save Template** first.
#### Connect the participant When the participant reaches the Stream step in Coherence, they see a room code. Enter it in Liveline, or share a Liveline link, to join their room. In person, the participant can scan the QR code Liveline shows with their phone camera instead, which opens the session in Coherence.
#### Watch and annotate The live view uses the same panels as [Playback](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/playback): the Vitals Timeline, the Camera Feed, live pulse and breathing readouts, and Notes, Scores and Events. To add a note, type it in the **Notes** tab and press `Enter`.
![A live Liveline session with vitals streaming, recording on](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-live-v3.jpg)
A live session in progress
#### End the session When you end it, the session appears in **Session History**, ready for Playback.

## Customize the live view Use the toolbar above the Vitals Timeline to choose what you see during a session. These controls change the display only. Every vital is still recorded.

Camera feed: click the camera button at the left of the toolbar, or press C, to show or hide the participant's video.
Display Metrics: choose which channels are plotted, such as Cardio, RR Upper and RR Lower. The count shows how many are on, for example 6/11. Use Show all or Hide all to switch them together.
Face landmarks: press L to show or hide the face mesh on the video.
Views: Review, Signal or Interview change how the channels are drawn, and Precision or Fit set the chart scale.
Layout: click the grid button to choose which panels appear and where.

The same controls work in Playback. See [Display Metrics](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/playback#display-metrics) and [Customize the layout](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/playback#customize-the-layout). ## Ask and answer questions If the activity has Capture Questions turned on, the live view shows a **Questions** tab next to **Notes** and **Events**. The tab appears while the session is recording. You read each question aloud, mark when you start and stop asking, and record the answer. Liveline marks both parts on the Vitals Timeline so you can see how vitals changed while the participant heard the question and while they answered.

#### Open the Questions tab The tab shows the question set name, a row of question buttons (**B1**, **B2**, **S1** and so on) and the text of the current question. The current question has a blue outline. Hover over a button to see its full text.
![Questions tab in a live session with question buttons B1, B2 and S1, the current question text and the Start Ask Aloud button](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-panel.jpg)
The Questions tab before the first question is asked.
#### Ask the question Press and hold `Space` while you read the question, then let go when you finish. Or click **Start Ask Aloud**, read the question, and click **Save Ask**. A blue box grows on the Vitals Timeline while you ask.
![Live view while asking: a blue box grows on the timeline and the red Save Ask button is shown](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-asking.jpg)
While you ask, the button reads Save Ask and the timeline shows a blue box.
#### Record the answer When the ask ends, the panel shows **Awaiting response** and a green box starts on the timeline. Record what the participant says:
- Yes/No questions: click Yes or No, or press Y or N.
- Slider questions: move the slider and click Submit.
- Other questions: type the answer in Enter response... and click Submit or press Enter.
The text above the buttons shows which question comes next.
![Awaiting response with Yes and No buttons; the timeline shows a blue ask box followed by a green answer box](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-answer.jpg)
After the ask, record the answer with Yes or No.
#### Go to the next question After you record the answer, the panel shows **Answer recorded** and **Closing…** for a few seconds. Then it shows **Response recorded** with the answer. Click **Next Question** or press `Enter`. Each asked question gets a green tint and a small number that counts how many times it was asked.
![Response recorded showing the answer yes and a Next Question button; question B1 shows a count of 1](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-recorded.jpg)
The recorded answer and the Next Question button.

If the participant's device supports it, a **Send to Device** button appears next to **Start Ask Aloud**. It shows the question on the participant's device so they can answer there. The panel then says **Participant answered** when the answer comes in. ### Asking vs answering on the timeline Every question leaves two boxes on the Vitals Timeline.

| Mark | What it means | | --- | --- | | Blue box | Asking. Starts when you press `Space` or click **Start Ask Aloud**. Ends when you let go or click **Save Ask**. | | Light green box | Answering. Starts when the ask ends and grows until you record the answer. | | Dashed line | The moment you recorded the answer. | | Box color after the answer | Green for **Yes**, red for **No**, amber for any other answer (text or slider). |

The answer box keeps going for a short answer period after you record the answer (5 seconds unless the activity sets another value). This captures the participant's reaction right after they answer.

![Vitals Timeline with two questions: a blue ask box followed by a green answer box, then a blue ask box followed by a red answer box, each with a dashed line](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-timeline.jpg)

Two asked questions: the first answered Yes (green), the second answered No (red).

### Change, reorder or skip questions You can change the question list during a session. Changes apply to this session only. They don't change the activity.

Skip a question: click a later question button to make it the current question. The skipped question stays unasked, and you can come back to it later by clicking its button.
Ask a question again: click its button and ask it again. The count on the button goes up.
Reorder questions: drag a question button to a new spot in the row. You can only move questions that are not the current question and have not been asked yet.
Edit, add or remove questions: click the Manage questions icon at the top right of the Questions tab.

You can't switch questions or open **Manage questions** while you are asking or recording an answer. Finish the current question first.

![Question Q2 being dragged in front of Q1 in the question row](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-reorder.jpg)

Drag a question that hasn't been asked to change the order.

#### Manage questions The **Manage Questions** window lists every question in order. Questions that were already asked, and the current question, show a lock and can't be changed.
- Edit: click the pencil, change the Label or Question text, and click Save.
- Add: click Add Question, enter the question text, and click Add. New questions go to the end of the list.
- Remove: click the trash icon, then click Confirm?.
Click **Done** to close the window.
![Manage Questions window with three locked questions and two editable questions; one is open for editing with Label and Question text fields](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/ll-q-manage-edit.jpg)
Locked questions can't be changed. Questions that haven't been asked can be edited or removed.

### Keyboard shortcuts Shortcuts work when the cursor is not in a text field. To see them during a session, click the keyboard icon at the top right of the Vitals Timeline.

| Key | Action | | --- | --- | | `Space` | Hold to ask. Press when you start reading the question, let go when you finish. | | `Y` | Record **Yes** (Yes/No questions, while awaiting a response). | | `N` | Record **No** (Yes/No questions, while awaiting a response). | | `Enter` | Next question (after the response is recorded). | | `C` | Show or hide the Camera Feed. | | `L` | Show or hide face landmarks. | | `E` | Show or hide notes and events. |

To change a key, click the gear icon next to the keyboard icon. In **Keyboard shortcuts**, click **Rebind** next to an action and press the new key. Your organization may also set different default keys for an activity.