How to Mute Yourself in a Webex Meeting

How to Mute on Webex

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May 5, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to silence your microphone during a Webex meeting.

Quick summary

This demo shows how to mute your microphone in a Webex meeting using the built-in mic icon in the meeting toolbar. Muting and unmuting in Webex takes just one click, giving you instant control over your audio during any call.

Steps

Join your Webex meeting as you normally would to get ready to control your audio.
Locate the microphone icon at the bottom of your screen and click it to mute yourself instantly.
You are now muted — click the mic icon again whenever you are ready to speak.

📌 Why this matters

Knowing how to mute yourself in a Webex meeting is an essential skill for keeping calls professional and distraction-free. Webex's one-click mute control lets participants instantly silence their microphone without interrupting the flow of a meeting. This is especially valuable in large or high-stakes calls where background noise can disrupt communication. Quick audio control in Webex helps distributed teams collaborate more efficiently and maintain meeting etiquette at scale.

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