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Revision as of 14:50, 7 April 2020
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: This article is incomplete and under construction. Direct questions to TLT (tlt@winona.edu). |
Zoom Mobile App Guide
This article will show you how use Zoom App from your mobile phones once you have joined the meeting. For instructions on installing and join a meeting using the Zoom App on your mobile phone click this link.
Home Screen For Zoom
After you are done installing and signing in, the first screen you will be taken to is shown below. It has has following options you can click on:
- New Meeting
- Join
- Schedule
- Share Screen
- Meet And Chat
- Meetings
- Contacts
- Settings
Functions of Above Mentioned Buttons
New Meeting
When you click on this option you can Host your personal meeting by clicking on Start a Meeting on your screen or you can click Cancel to go back to Home Screen. You also have Option to control your video to be on or off while Hosting a meeting by using Toggle Button.
Join a Meeting
To learn about joining a Zoom meeting please visit this link and follow along.
Schedule Meeting
Under this option you can schedule your personal meeting. You are host of your personal meeting. You can decide when to start meeting, how long meeting is going to be, if password is required to join a meeting and many more options. You can schedule your personal meeting as per your convenience. This can be done to set up a group project meeting and other meetings that you might want to host. Once you are done scheduling your meeting, click Done.
This option allows you to share your screen without being part of any on-going meetings. Ignore this option to Share Screen. Only practice Share Screen option when you have to.
Meet and Chat
This is by default your Home Screen for Zoom. All the above mentioned options can be seen under this option.
Meetings
This option allows you to Start a meeting, Send Invitation to person from your contacts to join a meeting and Edit the setting of your personal Zoom meetings. This is also the window where your scheduled personal meetings are seen, if you have scheduled any.
Contacts
This option allows you to see the contacts you have and channels you are part of. You can search for your classmates and instructors from search box and chat with them. You can also Click Phone Contacts and add your cell phone number to see your phone contacts on this Screen. You can also add new Contacts by clicking + sign on top right corner of your phone screen. The screen for Contacts is shown below:
Settings
Under this Option you can Manage Setting of your Zoom Account and you can also manage the setting of your personal zoom meetings, contacts and chat. The screen that displays on your screen after you click setting is shown as:
Under Setting Window select the option where you want to make changes. Click on the area as shown in the image above to change your Profile Photo, Display Name, etc. This is also the where you Sign Out if you have to.
Features You can use While Being in a Zoom Meeting
Once you have joined a Zoom Meeting by following instruction on Joining a Zoom Meeting wiki page, you will see the screen similar to the one shown below.
All the parts highlighted by white rectangles in the above shown picture are the are the area where you can touch and make changes. Each option has different functions which are as follows:
a. Speaker Icon: If you look at top left corner of your phone screen you will see the small speaker icon. That icon is clickable or touchable. You can mute and unmute speakers by touching the part of screen where the Speaker Icon on your phone screen is.
b. End: If you look at the top right corner of your mobile phone screen you will see End option written in red letters. Click on that to end the meeting you no longer need to be part of.
c. Microphone Icon: On the bottom left of your screen you will see the microphone icon. Tap on that icon to control your microphone. If you don't want other people to hear you you can tab on that icon to Mute and if you need to use microphone tap again to Unmute. It is recommended that you mute your microphone when you are not speaking in a Zoom Meetings.
d. Video Icon: Next to Microphone Icon you will see the Video Icon. You can tap on that icon on your phone screen to control your video to be on or off while being in a Zoom meeting.
e. Share Content:
Next to Video Icon you will see the Share Content option which allows you to Share your mobile Phone Screen. If you tap on that option, you will see the screen shown as below:
Choose any options out of the many available options, as seen in above image, to share screen from your Mobile Phone to your Zoom Meetings.
f. Participants: Next option available is participant where you can see the number and name of the people joined in a current zoom meeting that you are in. After you tap on Participants on your mobile screen the following screen will come up.
If there are more than one participants at a time you can chat with your Zoom Meeting Participants and you are also allowed to send text privately by selecting the name of the person. You can invite people to the meeting by taping on Invite option. If you are a host of the meeting you have access to mute and unmute all.