How to open and navigate tools for a Zoom Meeting

3.18.20

An informal screen-short tutorial by Mary Waller

If you plan to attend a meeting via computer, before you start, check on these things –

never loaded Zoom on your computer, the system will prompt you to do so (it’s free and fast).

Allow yourself some extra time. Take a breath if this is new to you. New is nerve-wracking. But

once you get used to Zoom, you will find it is very user-friendly.

TIP #4

Don’t double click on Zoom buttons. You might end up with multiple “Launching” or “Join the

Meeting” boxes on your screen. That can be confusing and frustrating. If that happens, try

closing one of the duplicate boxes. If that doesn’t work and you feel you can’t enter the meeting,

just exit and start over. You won’t have caused any harm!

How to log into Zoom –

Look for your invitation to the meeting. This may have come to you via an email, and if so, open

the email. If the invitation came to you through an Outlook calendar invitation, click on the

meeting appointment day/time and see if the Zoom login details were included there.

Your Zoom login details/information should look something like this: