

The application’s interface targeted informal communication, and allowed people to stay connected with friends and family. Until a few years ago, Zoom was primarily used as a messaging app for individuals. The ‘centerstage’ is taken by the participant who’s speaking, since Zoom app automatically detects audio from users. All the participants are displayed in thumbnails stacked at the top of the main window. Right at the bottom of the window, you can find multiple meeting controls, giving access to various functionalities. When you join or start a meeting, a pop-up window appears on the screen. There’s a dedicated ‘ Meetings’ tab, which gives information about scheduled and completed virtual meetings. The program takes cue from leading platforms, and displays everything in large-sized icons.

Once you launch the application, the ‘ Home’ screen displays multiple options, such as ‘ Share Screen’, ‘ New Meeting’, ‘ Join a Meeting’, ‘ Schedule a Meeting’, etc. In this case, 1789471xx is the Meeting ID.Compared to other collaboration tools, Zoom comes with a simpler interface. If someone sends you the Zoom URL such as: 1789471xx, the Meeting ID are the numbers at the end of the URL. You may be required to authenticate with your Notre Dame NetID and password to claim host.Ģ. Your Zoom client will open and you will join the meeting. Double-click the scheduled meeting in the calendar.ģ. Sign into Google Calendar with your Notre Dame NetID.Ģ. For more information on the Google Calendar add-on see, Google Calendar add-on - Zoom Help.ġ. Zoom has a Google Calendar Integration that helps with scheduling and joining Zoom meetings.

In this case, 1789471xx is the Meeting ID.

Open the Zoom application on your device.ģ. If you have not installed Zoom before, you will be prompted to download before joining the meeting or you can download it now.ġ. Security Precaution: If the Zoom link does not start with and you think it’s hosted by someone at Notre Dame, confirm with the meeting host that it’s the correct link before joining. You may receive an email or calendar invite with a link that starts with. Zoom can be downloaded from the Zoom website.įor more information on joining from your specific device (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android etc) see, Joining a Meeting - Zoom Help. You must have the Zoom application on your computer or an app on your mobile device installed before joining a meeting. There are several ways to join a Zoom meeting:Īny faculty, staff, or student can join or host a Zoom meeting. 7.0 - Updated on by Laura Cira Options for Joining a Zoom Meeting
