Teach Yourself VISUALLY Zoom. Paul McFedries

      Sign In to the Zoom App

      

Open the Zoom app.

      

Select Sign In.

      

Type your Zoom account email address.

      

Type your Zoom account password.

      

Select Sign In.

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      Is it possible to launch the Zoom app automatically each time I start Windows?

      Yes, by following these steps:

      

Run the Windows Zoom app and sign in to your Zoom account.

      

Click your profile icon in the upper-right corner of the Zoom window.

      

Click Settings.

      

Click the General tab.

      

Click Start Zoom when I start Windows ( changes to ).

Join a Test Meeting

Before you host your own meetings and join other people’s meetings, it is worthwhile to take a few minutes to get to know the Zoom environment. The easiest way to become familiar with Zoom is to join a test meeting. You can do this on your own at any time, and the resulting meeting is just like a regular Zoom meeting. This enables you to look around and try some meeting features.

      This section shows you how to join a test meeting. The next two sections take you through the major features of the desktop and mobile meeting windows.

      Join a Test Meeting

      

Using a web browser, navigate to https://zoom.us/test.

      

Select Join.

      Note: If you do not have the Zoom app installed, your web browser will either download the app or prompt you to download it from your device’s app store.

      Your browser asks for permission to launch the Zoom app. The steps vary depending on your browser and operating system.

      

Select the check box that tells the operating system to always allow your web browser to launch the Zoom app ( changes to ).

      

Select the button that launches the Zoom app (such as the Open Zoom Meetings button shown here).

Note: On a Mac, click Allow; on iOS, tap Launch Meeting and then tap Open; on Android, tap Zoom in the Open With window.

      

If you see the Video Preview window, click Join with Video.

      

If you’re prompted to enter your name (not shown), type your name and then tap OK (Android) or Continue (iOS).

      The Join Audio window appears.

       Select Join with Computer Audio.

      Note: On some devices, you need to select Call using Internet Audio instead.

       If you joined the meeting with video, click Yes when Zoom asks if you can see yourself.

       The Zoom app now tests your audio (not shown); to learn more about audio testing, see Chapter 4.

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      Why am I seeing a message that the meeting was ended by the host?

      The test meeting is not designed for extended interaction. Instead, the purpose of a test meeting is to take a quick look around and make sure your video and audio are working. Zoom configures every test meeting to automatically end after several minutes.

      I started the test meeting without video. How do I turn on my video during the meeting?

      Move your mouse within the Zoom window to display the attendee controls and then select the Start Video button. To learn more about the attendee controls in a Zoom meeting window, see the next two sections.

Explore the Zoom Desktop Window

If you use the Zoom app on a Windows computer or on a Mac, you can get more out of your Zoom meetings by becoming familiar with the major features of the Zoom desktop window. These features include where the video feeds appear, the meeting controls, and the icons for obtaining meeting data and for entering full-screen mode.

      The image used in this section to demonstrate the Zoom desktop window is from a Windows computer, but the macOS version of the window is identical.

       Video Feed

      The main section of the