How to use zoom video conferencing app

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many people are now working from their different homes. People depend a lot on video calling app such as zoom to make work easier for them. Now, zoom video conferencing app is so popular all over the world that the demand has increased over the past months.

People all over the world are use zoom video conferencing app for different reasons such as:

• To connect to their colleagues so that they can always stay in contact,

• To host large business meetings with their boss and other teammates,

• To host online classes with teachers and students, and many other purposes.
  

Another good thing about use zoom video conferencing app is that you can join zoom meeting without having a zoom account but a zoom account is necessary so that you can connect to as many people as you want, be it for a group chat or for any other thing you may want. 

Zoom video conferencing app is a great application and it is available for all platforms, including Windows PCs, Android devices, iPhones or iPads.

If you just joined zoom and you are wondering how to use it, below is a guide for you.

Guide on how to use zoom

Before you can start to use zoom video conferencing, you will need to download the zoom app first. 

Zoom can be downloaded directly from a web browser, or the Zoom app on your PC or mobile device. Zoom app is available on google play store and app store.

After downloading the zoom app, you will need a valid email ID and a very strong password to create a zoom account.

Now, there are many types of zoom account but the most common one is the zoom basic account. 

Zoom basic account is free, it allows just one host and has a time limit of 40mins on group meetings but no time limit on one on one meeting. 

There is no limit to number of participants as it can hold up to 100 participants and also no limit to number of meetings. 

A lot of people are making use of this zoom basic account as it is very affordable and easy to use. When you compare the zoom account to other video conferencing services like Google Hangout, Blue Jeans, Skype and WhatsApp, you will know that zoom is better.

Zoom also have other account for individuals or large businesses that are more functioning. These includes the Zoom Pro that is available at $14.99 per month and per host. It has the ability to hold a 24-hour presentation and user management among other features.

The Zoom Business and Enterprise is also available at $19.99 per month and per host. It also has the ability to hold meetings with 300 participants at once. 

How to join zoom meeting

 

If and whenever you get an invitation by someone to join zoom meeting,

1. Just click on the meeting URL and a new tab will open in your web browser. 

2. The zoom browser window will ask you to download zoom app. Just ignore it if you don’t wish to download zoom.

3. Move down beneath it to "If you cannot download or run the application, join from your browser."

4. Click on the highlighted text in "join from your browser" and you'll be presented with the Zoom 

meeting page. 

5. You can sign in with your name and join the meeting.

Another way to join zoom meeting

You can also join zoom meeting by downloading a thin client for Zoom in your browser that allows you to join meetings through video.

How to host zoom meeting

 

When you have zoom app downloaded on your phone or PC, you can then host a zoom meeting. If you don’t know how, here is a guide for you.

To set up or host zoom meeting, 

1. Sign in to your zoom account. You will see the option to schedule a meeting.

2. Click on "Schedule a New Meeting" button.

As the meeting host, you’ve got to decide when the meeting should be held, who and who will be attending, and so on.

3. When you have that done, zoom will give you login information for participants and the ability for each participant to log in with their phones or the app.

Now, if any of your meeting participant don’t have a zoom account, they can call the Zoom number and Zoom will automatically get them into the meeting by inputting their meeting ID.

How to use zoom chat with participants during meeting

 

Zoom has many interesting features with includes chit-chatting with participants during meeting.  

If you want to know how this is possible, here is it.

1. Just click on the “…” option and then,

2. Click on “Chat”. 

This will allow you to send chat, text messages, emoji’s like thumbs up, clap, smile etc., with participants while a meeting is on.

Another zoom interesting feature is the screen recording which allows you to record any video you are showing, record chats, meetings which you can forward to people anywhere or at any time. 

You can also view what you have recorded over time. Just go to the recording section and watch all that you have recorded so far.