Zoom can be used for audio-only conferences using the telephone dial-in options. Chat messages are not stored in the meeting and are cleared after the last person leaves but can be saved as a text file prior. Presentations are not stored in the meeting instance, but shared live as an application or desktop window. Just make sure the microphone and speakers are muted on the laptop so echo doesn’t occur.
If required, you can share a presentation from a laptop in the physical same room if you already have another PC or video conference system in the Zoom meeting.
YouTube clips can be played back in full screen during the meeting by sharing a browser window, selecting Share computer sound and clicking Optimize for full-screen video clip. Host rights can be transferred to any participant and you can assign multiple hosts. Participants do not require a Zoom account to join a Zoom session.Ī meeting host is able to mute or remove anyone from a session if required. Video breakout rooms for groups of participants can be enabled in your account under the My Profile page by checking the box in the settings tab. Dial outįrom the Zoom window, select Invite > Invite a Room System, then enter the IP address required. Dial inįrom the video conference system, enter the appropriate IP address from the calendar invite and at the prompt, enter the meeting ID. H.323 systems can connect to a Zoom session either through dial in or dial out methods. Connecting to H.323 video conferencing systems This feature removes the need to schedule directly using the Zoom application then copying and pasting meeting details manually into a meeting invite. When creating a meeting invite, if you are logged in to the Zoom application and click the button, your invite will then be populated with the appropriate Zoom meeting information. The Zoom Plug-in for Outlook installs a button on the Microsoft Outlook tool bar to enable you to start or schedule a meeting with one-click. Once the application is open, Login with SSO and enter the Domain URL.
Zoom is also available on iOS, Android or Linux and can be downloaded from the respective app stores. You can leave other settings as default but check that your local time zone is correct. In Profile settings you can upload a profile photo and add a "personal vanity URL" of your choosing. Note: Zoom meetings can also be scheduled by visiting and selecting Zoom Account Sign On (SSO).
You will now be logged in to the Zoom application and ready to start or schedule your first meeting. Note: You will only need to do this once. Select Join a Meeting if you already know the Meeting ID or select Sign In.Įnter latrobe for the Domain URL and click Continue.
Open the Zoom application from the Start Menu (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac).
Start or schedule a meeting (Windows or Mac desktop) Visit, locate Zoom Client for Meetings and click Download.įollow the download and installation prompts (you do not need admin access). This service is free to use for La Trobe University students. Zoom is a collaboration tool that ideal for online classes, meetings, special events, webinars and job interviews.