What You Need To Host Zoom Meetings
- Internet Ready Device
- Internet Access
- Email Account
- Zoom Account
Creating an Account
- Visit the Zoom website: https://zoom.us/
- Click the Sign Up, It’s Free Button
- Verify Your Age by Typing in your birth year and click the continue button
- Enter your email address and click the continue button
- You will receive an email from Zoom (no-reply@zoom.us). In this email, click Activate Account
- You will be directed back to the zoom website to create your account
- Type in your name, username, and password you would like to use for your account
- Click the Continue button
Scheduling A meeting
- Sign in to your Zoom web portal or Zoom App
- Click Meetings
- Click Schedule a Meeting
- Choose the date and time for your meeting
- Click Save
Starting A zoom meeting
- Sign in to your Zoom web portal or Zoom Client App
- Click Meetings
- Under Upcoming, click Start next to the meeting you want to start
- The Zoom client should launch automatically to start the meeting
How to invite others to join your meeting
- Sign in to the Zoom desktop client or Sign in to Zoom.us
- Start the meeting
- Click Participants in the meeting controls
- Click Invite at the bottom of the participants panel
- Choose from the following invite options:
- Click the Email tab
- Select your email provider
- Add recipients to the email and send it
- Copy Link (RECOMMENDED)
- Click Copy Invite Link
- Paste URL into a text message, email, or post on social media
- Select your email provider