Zoom Quick Start
Zoom packs a lot of power and utility into a sometimes hard-to-understand set of interfaces that differ slightly across each operating system and browser they support. Use this Quick Start to find the parts of the book most useful to you the fastest.
If you want to leap into a meeting, jump to “Be part of a meeting.” If your paramount concern is safety, read the sections under “Consider safety.” If you will never host—initiate or manage—a meeting, you can skip later chapters in the book focused on hosting and co-hosting, listed in “Learn to host Zoom meetings.”
Consider safety:
Maintain your safety as a participant; see Stay Safe in a Meeting.
As a host, create safe conditions for a meeting; see Plan for Safety as a Host.
Deal with safety issues while a meeting is underway when you’re hosting it; see Protect a Zoom Meeting.
Get set up in Zoom:
Install Zoom software and configure it; see Get Set Up with Zoom.
Prepare your surroundings and yourself for video chats; see Prep for Meetings.
Make sure you’re using the best audio and video inputs you can for your purposes; see Upgrade Your Audio and Upgrade Your Video.
Be part of a meeting:
Conference with people in a Zoom meeting; see Participate in a Meeting.
Understand the many kinds of things Zoom lets you share to other people in a meeting; see Share Your Screen.
Learn how to make effective presentations within Zoom; see Present in Zoom.
Talk via text with people inside and outside a Zoom meeting; see Chat in Zoom.
Learn to host Zoom meetings:
Use host controls to create meetings; see Set Up a Meeting.
Handle a meeting while it’s underway; see Manage a Meeting.
Manage breakout rooms; see Break Meetings into Smaller Groups.
Create polls during a meeting; see Run a Poll.
Control participants’ screen sharing; see Manage Screen Sharing.
Record and distribute Zoom meetings:
Make an audio and video record of a Zoom session; see Record a Meeting.
Livestream a Zoom meeting to YouTube, Twitch, and other services; see Stream a Meeting.