How To Use Zoom To begin using Zoom, go to www.zoom.us to
create a Zoom account by clicking 'Sign Up."
Once you've created an account and have logged in, click 'Host A Meeting.'
If you do not already have the Zoom app already downloaded, a pop up will appear that will
ask you to download the Zoom app and run it.
You will be required to have the Zoom app in order to use Zoom.
Once you have the app downloaded, you can begin to use its many features.
In the app's main screen you can begin a new meeting, join a meeting hosted by another
person, schedule a meeting for a later date and share screen.
We're going to click 'New Meeting' so we can look at all the in-meeting features.
Once you start your meeting you will be asked to connect your audio.
At the bottom of your screen you can find your controls.
First we have 'Mute' which mutes yourself from other participants in the meeting.
You can un-mute yourself simply by clicking the button again.
The arrow besides Mute allows you to change your audio options.
You can switch to other microphones or speakers you may have connected to your computer.
Next we have 'Stop Video.'
Stop Video disables your video so other participants can no longer see you.
It does not stop the meeting or mute you.
Then we have 'Security.'
This controls how participants can use the meeting and who can enter.
By clicking 'Lock Meeting' you'll allow no other participants to enter the meeting.
You can also determine if participants are allowed to use the share screen, chat and
rename themselves features.
Next we have 'Participants' which is where the Host can manage the participants in the
meeting.
At the bottom you can select 'Invite.'
This is where you can invite participants into your meeting.
You have the option of choosing from your contact list or E-mailing an invitation out.
E-mailing the invite out creates a standardized e-mail with all the information in it.
Other options are to copy the Invite link or copy the full invitation and then paste
it into your own message.
When copying the invite link, don't forget to include the meeting password, which can
be found in the bottom corner of the pop up.
If we go back to the Participants panel, you'll see all the participants in the meeting listed.
Here you can control the video and also mute or unmute each participant individually.
By clicking 'More' you can also rename or add a unique profile picture to each individual
participant.
At the bottom, you can click 'Mute All' which is helpful for presentations or webinars and
'Unmute All.'
By clicking 'More' you can select to mute participants on entry, which is helpful to
limit interruptions.
Next we have 'Chat' which is where participants can send messages and files to one another.
If you click the 3 dots on the right side, you can select who participants can chat with.
Next we have 'Screen Share.'
If you'd like to share your screen with participants so they can see a video or webpage open on
your computer, click 'Screen Share.'
In this popup, you can then choose which window or application you'd like to share.
You can also select Files, which will share individual files and send them to each participant.
Next we have 'Record' if you'd like to screen record your meeting to share with others,
post on an external page or keep as a reference.
When you're done, click 'End.'
As the Host, it'll give you the option to leave meeting and allow others to remain in
the meeting or end the meeting for all, which will automatically close the meeting room.
That's how to use Zoom.
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