Zoom – Mobile App user guide
Zoom offers free video conferencing and messaging across any device, with up to 100 participants (with a 40 minutes time limit on meetings with three or more total participants), and unlimited 1:1 meetings.
This guide provides basic instructions on creating an account and setting up a meeting using Zoom from your phone or tablet.
Downloading the App
Open your device’s App manager – this will be the Google Play store for Android devices, or the Apple App store for Apple devices:
https://play.google.com/ https://www.apple.com/uk/ios/app-store/
Use the Search Bar at the top of the page to search for ‘Zoom’ and click Install
Once successfully downloaded, the Install button will turn into an Open button. Click Open to launch the app.
With the App launched, you will be given the option to Join a Meeting if you have been invited to join one hosted by another person, Sign Up if you have not yet registered or Sign in with an existing account.
Registration
Option 1: Registration by email address
Option 2: Registration through Google
If you selected to Sign In you will have the option to register using your Google Account
Click the Google icon where you will select which Google Account to use, or enter the details manually.
Option 3: Registration through Facebook
If you selected to Sign In you will have the option to register using your Facebook Account
Click the Facebook icon then when prompted click Continue as [NAME]
If you selected to Sign Up you will have the option to register using your Email address.
Enter a valid email address, your First and Last Name and agree to the Terms and Conditions
The Next button in the top right will become active. Click Next
Login
Enter your Email address and Password, or sign in using the Google or Facebook account that was used earlier.
From the Meet & Chat screen you can Add Contacts from your Phone Contacts or using an Email Address.
Enter your phone number to search for any contacts registered for Zoom. You will need to give the App permission to view your Phone Contacts to do this. If there are no matches, you can invite any of your contacts to join Zoom.
Alternatively, search for the Email address in the Zoom database, and Add any Matched Contacts
Matched contacts can later be found in the Contacts area
Starting a meeting
From the Meet & Chat screen, click on New Meeting
If you do not want your meeting to have Visual, Move the slider to turn off Video
If Use Personal Meeting ID is switched off (default), participants will need to use a password to enter your meeting (recommended). To disable this and allow anyone with the meeting number to join, move the slider to turn this off.
From within your meeting, you can invite people to attend using the Participants icon. From here you will have the option to invite Zoom contacts, your Phone contacts through Messaging, Facebook contacts through Messenger, or email an invitation via Outlook or Gmail.
You can also copy the URL for this meeting and distribute this to potential participants.
Scheduling a meeting
From the Meet & Chat screen, click Schedule
Help
Give your Meeting a Unique Name Set a Date
Set a Start Time
Set an End Time
You can set the meeting to recur every Day, Week, Two Weeks, Month or Year
If want to permit attendees to enter your meeting using only the Personal Meeting ID number, move the slider to enable this feature.
or
Disable the requirement of a Meeting Password to enter your meeting, move the slider to disable this feature.
You can watch instructional Video guides here: https://us04web.zoom.us/resources
You can attend live webinars here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360029527911
You can visit the Zoom help centre here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en- us?flash_digest=eca740e9f3660525382eb5ceee4cb6ce1726943b
You can log a helpdesk query here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/requests/new Getting started with Zoom:
Scheduling a meeting: Scheduling a Meeting – YouTube
Sharing your screen: Sharing Your Screen – YouTube
Joining a Zoom conference: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vFhAEoCF7jg?rel=0&autoplay=1&showinfo=0 Setting audio & video options: https://www.youtube.com/embed/HqncX7RE0wM?rel=0&autoplay=1&showinfo=0 Controls for the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/embed/4w_pRMBEALE?rel=0&autoplay=1&showinfo=0 Running a meeting and sharing your screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8UwTwjpE6E
https://zoom.us/docs/doc/Education%20Guide%20-
%20Getting%20Started%20on%20Zoom.pdf
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