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Video Conference
Chat Meeting
Record a Video
Share Screen

To begin, it is important to know that Zoom meetings can start either impromptu or by scheduling in advance. The steps below explain how to start meetings impromptu:

Open Zoom from your desktop.
Click on "Start with video".
"Join by Computer" will be displayed.
Click the "Join Audio Conference by Computer" button (Note: You can check the lower left box to not have this displayed again).
To invite others click "Invite".
You can invite using either the contacts list in Zoom or by clicking email to open an email template with links for attendees to click on. Selecting from the contact list will only work if the other individual is currently logged into Zoom on their computer.
If you choose email, select your preferred email option and enter the person's email address who you wish to invite.

To end the Video Conference:

Click the "End Meeting" text in the lower right corner of the video window.
Then click on "End Meeting for All".

This will end the video conference for all that are in attendance.

For more information you can view the videos below:

The video below covers the steps in joining a meeting as a student or other attendee (not as the host):

Additional Resource

This resource contains helpful info for inviting other people to join a Zoom meeting: Inviting others to join a meeting.

The following are the steps in which to initiate a Chat Meeting:

Open Zoom
Click on "Chats" at the top of the Zoom window
Search for the person in the Jump To box
Double click the name of the person to start chat
Start typing your message in the message area
Hit "Enter" to send a message

To add this person to your Favorites, simply click the star icon in the top left corner of the Zoom window when on the chat with that person.

To end the Chat Session, simply leave Zoom, or click on another chat.

For more information, you can view the video below.

The following are the steps in which to record a video. Here we will only focus on getting started with basic recording. On a later page, we will focus on some tips and tricks for using Zoom recordings for creating accessible online course content.

To get started with recording, do the following:

Within your Zoom meeting click "Record" (at the bottom of the Zoom window).
Choose to record to your device or the cloud (saved in your Zoom online account). Recording to your device saves a file to your computer. Whereas recording to the cloud saves the meeting to Zoom's servers. Each has its own positives and negatives.

To stop recording the video:

Click "Stop Recording". Zoom will save the video file to your computer or to the cloud, based on which option you chose initially.

Once you exit out of Zoom, it will convert the video for you. If you recorded to your device it should open the Zoom folder under "My Documents" to display your audio file and two video files. The preferred video file to use in Canvas is the one labeled Zoom_0 (number varies) this is in MP4 format which is compatible with all operating systems.

For more information you can view the video below:

Accessible Version of Video

Once you are in a video conference, you have the ability to share your screen with the other participants. This allows you to show others exactly what you are trying to explain.

The following are the steps in which to Share Screens as a host during a meeting:

Begin a Zoom meeting
Click "Share Screen"
A smaller window will display all the screens available on your computer to share, you can choose any window you have open, your desktop, or a whiteboard
Select the Icon in the window you wish to share
Click the "Share Screen" button on the lower right side of that window

To stop sharing your screen:

Click "Stop Sharing" in the mini tool menu at the top of the screen
Click the "End Meeting" icon on the lower right corner to exit out of Zoom
Click on "End Meeting for All" to exit out of Zoom, and end the session for all participants

Note: Zoom made an update in the Spring of 2020 that requires the host to enable others to share their screen if they so choose. To enable attendees sharing, simply click on a small arrow next to the Share Screen button and select to allow multiple participants to share their screen.

For more information you can view the video below:

Accessible Version of Video

Additional Screen Sharing Info

Works Cited:

"Recording a Zoom Meeting." YouTube, uploaded by Zoom, 13 Mar. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHSAMd89JE&feature=emb_logo. Accessed 24 June 2020

"Sharing Your Screen." YouTube, uploaded by Zoom, 13 Mar. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA6SGQlVmcA&feature=emb_logo. Accessed 24 June 2020.