Introduction to Zoom
Setting Up Your Zoom Profile Hosting a Meeting
• Zoom is an online video conferencing application and • Before hosting a meeting, download and install
requires a computer with a microphone or a phone. Zoom from the software center.
• To use Zoom go to https://unc.zoom.us to access • Go to https://unc.zoom.us
UNC’s Single Sign On • Click Host Meeting
• Click Sign In • Click Open Zoom Meetings
• Login with your ONYEN and password • Click Join with Computer Audio
• In the profile you can upload your a picture, edit
your Personal Meeting ID, and set a Personal Link.
• Your Personal Meeting ID and Personal Link enables
users to request a Zoom meeting with you. It is
recommended to set it as your office phone number.
• To invite users inside and outside of UNC, click
Invite
• Click Share to broadcast your computer screen
• Click Chat, to view and send messages to
participants
• Click End Meeting to conclude the meeting
Downloading and Installing Zoom
Joining a Meeting
To install zoom, download the Zoom Client Installer
There are multiple ways to join a meeting. You may:
from the Software Center.
• Join via email:
• Search Software Center in
• Open Zoom Meeting Invitation in Outlook
the search bar on the left of
the taskbar • Click on the Meeting URL
• Click Software Center • Click Open Zoom Meetings
Desktop App
• Click Join with Computer Audio
• Click Applications
• Search Zoom • Join online with a Meeting ID:
• Click Zoom Client Installer
• Go to https://unc.zoom.us
• Click Install
• Click Join
• Enter the Meeting ID
• Join via Phone:
• Dial +1 669 900 6833
• Enter the Meeting ID followed by #
• Follow the instructions
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Using the Zoom Desktop Application Troubleshooting Tips
Instead of navigating to the unc.zoom.us site, you can Before Hosting a Zoom Meeting be sure to download
schedule, host, and join meetings with the Zoom the Zoom Desktop Application from Software Center.
Cloud Meetings application. See Downloading and Hosting a meeting without the Zoom Application will
Installing Zoom on the first page for details on how to require an IT administrator’s password.
install the Zoom Application.
Equipment Setup
• Open the Zoom Cloud Meetings Application
̶ Utilize the search bar on the left of the taskbar When you first join a meeting your video and
to find the application microphone will be on mute. Be sure to activate both by
clicking the mic and camera icons in the lower left of the
• Click Sign In with SSO
zoom window.
Testing Equipment
In the meeting controls, click the arrow next to
mute/unmute to view a list of connected devices.
Choose the desired device to use for speaker and
microphone. Click Audio Options to test the speaker and
mic.
In the meeting controls, click the arrow next to the
camera button to view a list of connected devices.
• Enter unc when prompted for the company Choose the desired device to use for the camera. Click
domain Video Settings for additional options.
• Sign in with your ONYEN and password Meeting Audio
• Click Open Zoom Meetings
If you are hosting a meeting and multiple attendees are
Zoom will open a small window on the home menu in the room, decrease the computer volume and mute
with options to schedule, start, and join a meeting. attendee’s microphones when they are not speaking to
prevent feedback and echoes. Consider using the Jambra
meeting microphone and speaker at the front desk for
large groups.
If you mute your microphone you can temporarily
unmute your microphone by holding down the spacebar
while talking.
Resources
Zoom has a comprehensive guide on all the features
Zoom offers. You can download the Getting Started with
PC and Mac Guide at http://go.unc.edu/zoomhelp.
• New Meeting will start a meeting with you as host. Zoom has video tutorials posted online for users to
• Join will enable you to join a meeting provided you review on Joining Meetings, Meeting Controls, Closed
know the meeting ID number Captioning and more! View the videos.
• Schedule will create a calendar invite and zoom
link for a meeting in the future that can be sent Zoom live trainings enable users to learn in Zoom with an
through Outlook expert. Meeting links are emailed out to registered
attendees and all attendees receive a recording of the
• The Meetings tab includes all of the scheduled Zoom
training. Register for training at
meetings as well as any recorded Zoom meetings
http://go.unc.edu/zoomtraining
• Contacts enables users to contact anyone within the
organization for a meeting For assistance with Zoom simply submit an IT Service
• Chats opens a text based messaging system Request at help.fo.unc.edu
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