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ZOOM is a cloud-based video conferencing tool where you can host calls with others. Users can open chat rooms and can have a large number of attendees all sharing the feed from their webcams, thus giving the similar experience of an offline meeting. | ZOOM is a cloud-based video conferencing tool where you can host calls with others. Users can open chat rooms and can have a large number of attendees all sharing the feed from their webcams, thus giving the similar experience of an offline meeting. | ||
To use ZOOM, either download the desktop client (software) or | To use ZOOM, either download the desktop client (software) or use your web browser. | ||
DOWNLOAD CLIENT | |||
The software is for free. To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center. Click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting. | The software is for free. To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center. Click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting. | ||
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1. Open Firefox or Chromium or another browser. | 1. Open Firefox or Chromium or another browser. | ||
2. Go to https://zoom.us/join | 2. Go to https://zoom.us/join | ||
3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer. | 3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer. For example: 265-940-3509 | ||
[[File:join-with-zoom-browser.jpg|center|500px|Image]] | [[File:join-with-zoom-browser.jpg|center|500px|Image]] | ||
Note: If nothing prompts from the browser, click to launch the meeting, or click download & run Zoom. | |||
4. Enter the meeting password: | |||
DESKTOP CLIENT | |||
[[File:join-with-zoom-client.jpg|center|500px|Image]] | [[File:join-with-zoom-client.jpg|center|500px|Image]] | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 12 May 2020
ZOOM is a cloud-based video conferencing tool where you can host calls with others. Users can open chat rooms and can have a large number of attendees all sharing the feed from their webcams, thus giving the similar experience of an offline meeting.
To use ZOOM, either download the desktop client (software) or use your web browser.
DOWNLOAD CLIENT
The software is for free. To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center. Click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting.
BROWSER
1. Open Firefox or Chromium or another browser. 2. Go to https://zoom.us/join 3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer. For example: 265-940-3509
Note: If nothing prompts from the browser, click to launch the meeting, or click download & run Zoom.
4. Enter the meeting password:
DESKTOP CLIENT
