Linked Start

Suppose the agenda is Opening, Keynote, and Q&A. The handoff rule for Keynote describes what happens after Opening ends. The rule is stored on Keynote, not on Opening. This distinction matters when you reorder the agenda or replace one segment with another.

A handoff changes the Room's active timer state. It does not create a new Room, change any shared link, or give read-only views permission to control the session.

The fastest Host path is the timer list. Hover the gap between two cards until the connector appears, then click the line. That sets Start after previous on the lower timer, so it becomes active and starts when the timer above it reaches 0:00. Hover the line to read the same rule. Click it again to remove the automatic start.

The connector writes the live Room setting. Host Quick Design and Timer settings show the same Agenda flow value, so those panels update when the connector changes. Use the settings panel when the next timer should only become selected, or when you need to review the other timing fields first.

1. 01

   Open the private Host workspace with at least two timers in the list.

2. 02

   Hover the gap between the ending timer and the upcoming timer, then click the connector. Or open the upcoming timer's settings panel and choose No link, Select after previous, or Start after previous in Agenda flow.

3. 03

   Confirm the Agenda flow field matches the connector, then test the result by letting the current timer finish or by using a short rehearsal duration.

Do not configure the timer that is ending. Configure the timer that should become active after it.

Open the settings for the item that follows the current segment. Agenda Studio uses the same Agenda flow field as Host, so the option names and behavior stay aligned. A Host connector change updates the live Room; it does not rewrite an unpublished Agenda Studio draft.

No link

Host chooses what to select and start next.

Select after previous

The item becomes active, but Host still presses Start.

Start after previous

The item starts automatically after the previous item ends, or waits for its scheduled time.

Agenda Studio changes stay in the browser draft until you choose Save changes. The live Room does not receive the new handoff before publishing.

A Scheduled timer is anchored to a date and time in the Room timezone. It should not be treated like a normal immediate handoff.

• In Host, Start after previous selects the scheduled timer when the previous timer ends, then waits for the configured clock time.
• In Agenda Studio, Start after previous also selects the scheduled item, then waits for its configured clock time.
• Check the Room timezone and use a future scheduled time before saving the plan.

A scheduled start is a clock rule, not permission for the next timer to start immediately.

When the current timer reaches zero, the Room applies the next timer's handoff mode. Host remains responsible for live corrections. Display, Speaker, Moderator, and Agenda View follow the same active timer and can show labels such as Selected after previous or Starts after previous, but they cannot change the rule.

1. 01The upcoming timer, not the ending timer, has the intended setting. On Host, that is the lower card in the connector pair.
2. 02The agenda order is final, including breaks and optional segments.
3. 03No link leaves the current item selected; Select after previous activates without starting; Start after previous runs automatically.
4. 04Scheduled items use the intended Room timezone and a future time.
5. 05Host, Operator, Display, Speaker, Moderator, and Agenda View show the expected result.