ZOOM INTRODUCTION

How to join a Zoom meeting on desktop or mobile without the “OY VEY”.

Many people in our community are trying to figure out how to join a Zoom meeting, the “OY VEY’S” can be heard echoing far and wide – don’t panic – we’re here to help you out – SABABA.

As an ever-increasing amount of at-home-workers, students, teachers and groups of family and friends learn of Zoom by word of mouth, we’re not surprised that they’re trying to figure out how to make it work both on desktop and mobile.
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Millions of people are using Zoom, one of the best video chat apps and teleconferencing software solutions, while they’re staying at home.

Learn how to join a Zoom meeting, whether it’s for work, an online class or talking to family and friends.
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ZOOM REQUIREMENTS?

To join a Zoom meeting, a host first has to create a meeting and share the invite URL or meeting ID. You do not need a Zoom login to join a meeting, all you need is that meeting URL or ID.

Once the host starts the meeting, participants can join unless the host enabled the option allowing participants to join before the host arrives.

Alternatively, as we note below, you can sign up for Zoom with your contact info, and then your fellow Zoom users can use those details to ‘call’ you without an invite URL.

DESKTOP

Join a Zoom meeting using the desktop app​

1. Download the Zoom desktop app on your Mac or PC.
2. Open the Zoom app.
3. Click join a meeting.
4. Enter the meeting ID and your name, and set audio/video permissions

How to join a Zoom meeting on desktop via meeting invite link

1. Click on the meeting invite URL that the host shared via email or text.
2. Open the Zoom app.
3. Approve the request for permission to use your computer’s audio and camera

Depending on the meeting’s set-up, you may enter the meeting right away, you may need to wait for the host to arrive first or you may be placed into a waiting room that the host controls.

How to join a Zoom meeting through a web browser

You don’t need to install any extra software to join or even host a Zoom meeting. You can do it all through a web browser.

1. Click on the meeting invite URL that the host shared via email or text.
2. A new tab will open on your preferred web browser. If you don’t have the Zoom desktop app installed, the page will urge you to download the app.
3. Ignore that and skip down to the small print: “If you cannot download or run the application, join from your browser.”
4. Click the highlighted text in “join from your browser”.
5. Sign in with your name to join the meeting.

How to see everyone on Zoom desktop app

1. Download the Zoom desktop client for Mac or Windows.
2. Open the client and start or join a meeting.
3. In the top right corner, click Gallery View.
4. If the meeting has 49 or fewer people, all participants will be displayed on a single page. If there are more than 49 people, they will be displayed on other pages. You can click left and right arrows to scroll to the other pages.

MOBILE PHONE

Join a Zoom meeting using the mobile app

​Download the app;

APPLE Zoom app for iOS

ANDROID Android on Google Play

Set it up using your contact information – which the host can use to “call” you.

Your app will ring when the host “calls” you (Accept the call)

How to join a Zoom meeting on mobile phone (iPhone, Android)​​

1. Open the mobile app.
2. Tap on “Join a Meeting.”
3. Enter the meeting ID and your name and set audio/video permissions, or
4. Tap on the meeting invite URL that the host shared via email or text, which will open the Zoom app. The app may ask for permission to use your phone’s camera.
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Again, depending on the meeting’s set-up, you may enter the meeting right away, you may need to wait for the host to arrive first or you may be placed into a waiting room that the host controls
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How to see everyone on Zoom mobile app

The Zoom mobile app on Android and iOS can display Active Speaker or Gallery View.

1. The Zoom mobile app on Android and iOS can display Active Speaker or Gallery View.
2. Download the Zoom app for iOS or Android.
3. Open the app and start or join a meeting.
4. By default, the mobile app displays the Active Speaker View.
5. Swipe left from Active Speaker View to display Gallery View.
6. You can view up to 4 participants’ thumbnails at the same time. To view more participants, keep swiping left.

HOW TO DELETE ZOOM

Step 1: Delete your Zoom account first using the steps 2-5.

Step 2: Sign in to the Zoom web portal.

Step 3: Click Account Management > Account Profile.

Step 4: Click ‘Terminate My Account.’

Step 5: Click ‘Yes’ to confirm that you would like to delete your Zoom account.

Once you’ve deleted your account, you can go ahead and delete the Zoom application from your devices. Here’s how to do it on every device:

How to delete Zoom on your iPhone, Android phone or iPad

To delete the Zoom app on your Mac, make sure you’re signed out of your Zoom account.

Open the Zoom desktop application and select zoom.us from the menu at the top of your screen. Click Uninstall Zoom and select ‘OK’ to start uninstalling the Zoom desktop application and all of its files.

If you’re running macOS version 4.4.53909.0617 and below (which is several years old), read this Zoom support article for detailed steps on how to delete Zoom on your Mac.

How to delete Zoom on Windows

To delete Zoom on a Windows computer, click on the Windows icon and click apps if you don’t see Zoom in your shortcut programs list.

Scroll down until you find Zoom and right click on Start Zoom. Select Uninstall from the pop out menu.

Find Zoom on the window that appears and click on Uninstall. Click ‘Yes’ to delete Zoom on Windows.