Zoom Resources
APCUG uses Zoom for its online meetings. In addition, most of its groups that are only online, or hybrid (online and in person) also use Zoom.
- Do you need a Zoom account to attend a meeting?
- No, click on the meeting link in your meeting notification email.
- You will need to allow Zoom to use your camera and microphone.
In the name field, enter your username — first and last name so people know who you are.
If you registered for the meeting, it is best to use the same name you entered when you registered.
Your first stop is the Waiting Room. The host Admits everyone via the Waiting Room.
It is easier to download Zoom at https://www.zoom.us/download
Change Your Name in a Zoom Meeting
https://teaching.nmc.edu/knowledge-base/changing-your-name-in-a-zoom-meeting/
Zoom Security Basics (3 videos) – Choose Waiting Room and Passcode options
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgs9mjnycaE
Join a Zoom Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgs9mjnycaE
Zoom Audio and Video Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugda61PyFIo
Zoom Virtual Backgrounds and Video Filters – You don’t need a green screen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CtzOslMRs8
Screen Sharing – When you are sharing a PowerPoint presentation, etc. make sure it is open with the first slide.
Sharing a video, it should be open in your browser so you can click on it to play. Make sure you have clicked on the checkbox in the lower left corner of the window before you click on the video link. Don’t click on the Optimize checkbox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4sptqFb0Bk
Meeting Reactions and Nonverbal Feedback
During meetings, workshops, etc. APCUG uses the Raise Hand option at the bottom of the Reactions pop-up. Your Thumbnail (picture or name) moves to the upper-right corner and you will be called on in order.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F2m_dLSreU
Schedule a Meeting from the Web or Desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbw1UhvSQRU
Invite Participants Before and During Zoom Meetings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yc8buRY1Mg
How To Set Your Zoom Meeting Up for Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsv4NMCpEg
How to Participate in a Zoom Meeting
AARP/Senior Planet
https://www.aarp.org/home-family/personal-technology/info-2020/how-to-use-zoom.html
The Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society (PATACS) has a comprehensive Zoom Resource at https://www.patacs.org/zoom.html