Zoom Cloud Meeting Overview
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Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group messaging into one easy-to-use platform. This solution offers the best video, audio, and wireless screen-sharing experience across multiple platforms. Prerequisites: Zoom desktop client (Windows or Mac).
Sign in and Join
After launching Zoom, click Join a Meeting to join a meeting without signing in. If you want to log in and start or schedule your own meeting, click Sign In.
To sign in, use your Zoom, Google, or Facebook account. If you don't have an account, click Sign Up Free.
After signing in, you will see the Home tab, where you can click these options:
New Meeting: Start an instant meeting. Click the downwards arrow to enable video.
Join: Join a meeting that is in progress.
Share Screen: Share your screen in a Zoom Room by entering in the sharing key or meeting ID.
Click your profile picture for these profile setting options and to sign out of Zoom.
Meetings
Select the Meetings tab and click Upcoming to view and start scheduled meetings. You can click the following options after selecting a scheduled meeting in the left-side panel:
Refresh icon : Refresh the meeting list if you don't see your scheduled meeting.
Once you have started or joined a meeting, you can access the meeting controls located at the bottom of the meeting window (move your mouse in the Zoom window to display meeting controls).
Learn more about meeting controls for attendees.
Chat
Select the Chat tab to view private conversations with your contacts or group conversations. You can access these features in the left-side panel:
Jump to search box: Search for a contact or channel.
Click your name to use your personal chat space.
Under Recent, click a channel to view the chat history and send messages to channel members.
After selecting a contact or channel in the left-side panel, you can use these features in the chat window:
Message box: Compose and send messages to your contact or channel. You can also send screenshots, files, code snippets, and animated GIFs.
Contacts
Select the Contacts tab to view and manage your contacts.
Directory tab: View a directory of all your contacts.
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