Zoom Hints and Tips

A few suggestions on how to use Zoom

Note: if you’re joining a meeting set up by someone else you don’t need a pay plan, the Free plan is all you need.

From Zoom:

If you’ve never used Zoom before, it’s very easy, and if you want they have some free online tutorials at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials including:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362153-How-Do-I-Share-My-Screen-

How to use Zoom:

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-use-zoom on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac

Note: if you’re joining a meeting set up by someone else you don’t need a pay plan, the Free plan is all you need.

How to change your Zoom background

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-change-your-zoom-background

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-see-everyone-on-zoom

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-share-your-screen-on-zoom

Go the second section titled How to share your screen on Zoom within a meeting

Screen Share video with audio rather than still (also mutes your microphone!)

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362643-Sharing-Computer-Sound-During-Screen-Sharing

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-a-zoom-meeting

For Zoom hosts:

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/stop-zoom-bombing

https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/20/keep-uninvited-guests-out-of-your-zoom-event/

Turn off screen sharing unless need it. By the green share screen there should be an arrow, click on that, then advanced sharing options, set options to host only.

Always use a password and send it separately.

Enable waiting room

Turn off file transfer

Polling for Meetings:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213756303-Polling-for-meetings