How to Zoom!

This list shows how to join a Zoom meeting on your computer or laptop.

If you are using a tablet or smartphone, the exact locations of some buttons in Zoom may be different. But hopefully you will still find this useful. "#$% Good luck!

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The best way to join a Zoom meeting is simply by clicking on the link. It will look something like this:

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2798187275?pwd=VExjYWwrYTBRbVBVc05QUm13OG5sdz09 Meeting ID: 279 818 7275 Password: 854042

When you click on the link, a new webpage will open – it’s Zoom! A box will pop up asking “Open Zoom Meetings?”.

Click on that button that says “Open Zoom Meetings” in order to join your scheduled meeting.

As you are joining the Zoom meeting, another pop-up box might ask about audio options that Zoom can use. Click on the button that says “Join with Computer Audio”.

And make sure that your computer’s speakers are on! "#$%

Now you are in the meeting! If the window showing Zoom is not full screen, look at the top right-hand corner of the window. You can press the square icon to expand it:

The first thing you want to do is to make sure that others in the meeting can HEAR and SEE you. Look in the bottom left-hand corner of the

window to see the Mute/Unmute button and the Stop/Start Video button.

When you first join in a meeting, the settings might automatically have your sound and video turned off. Once you are ready to join the conversation, check to make sure that the Mute and Video buttons look like this:

You might also want to use the Chat function in Zoom!

When you click on the Chat button, a panel will open along the right-hand side of the screen. Here, you can type messages into the dialogue box and share them with others in the Zoom meeting.

Here is the dialogue box – first type out a message, then press ENTER to send the message into the Chat panel!

If you click on the down arrow, a drop-down menu will let you choose who you want to send the message to.

We usually share our messages with the whole group, so we’ll leave this on “Everyone (Public)”. However, if you need to chat with just one person, you can click on that person’s name, and the dialogue box will change to say that the message will be sent (for example…)

To: “Sally (Private)”

When you are ready to leave, press the End button. Zoom will ask if you want to leave – click the “Leave Meeting” button to exit, or the “Cancel” button to remain in the Zoom meeting.

Note that you will only see the option to “End Meeting for All” if you are the one hosting the meeting! "#$%