USING ZOOM
Cloud Meeting and Webinar Service
Information for Keeping Up and Staying Social
In the Pandemic Era
Welcome to Our OLLI-GMU Friends and Partners !!
Getting Started -
Folks with computers can just click the meeting / webinar link sent by email for a Zoom session, and 'skinny app' software will be downloaded to your computer. SmartPhones and tablets will require downloads from their app store. But more control and a better experience will result from getting a Zoom account with the submission of your email address and a password. Then you can host your own meetings, and visit with family and friends. Presenters should follow the 'personal account' path. See our 'details' offerings below. (Date References - yymmdd)
PATACS has been using Zoom to share our programs with remote members since 2013, and holds most of our Board of Directors' meetings with this technology.
Here are links to instructional videos, recommended by Dave Talaber, for those who prefer that approach to learning about new technology. He recommends subscribing to the presenters' YouTube channels and reviewing their other Zoom video productions.
- Marcia Chadly / Creative Life Center - Video (200613)
- Steve Dotto / Dotto Tech - Video (200613)
We suggest you read the detailed discussions on these topics, but there are also quick step by step references for various devices and computers in the table matrices below:
- Details - John Krout: Why and How To Create a Free Zoom Account? (Updated 200521) - PDF file
- Details - John Krout: Set Up Easy Access to the Zoom for Windows Application - PDF File
- Details - Paul Howard: Suggestions for Using Zoom Effectively - Windows PDF File (200613)
- Details - Mike Emery: Modifying Your Zoom Profile on the iPhone (New 200422) - PDF File
- Details - John Krout: Changing Your Zoom Screen Name - PDF File
- Details - John Krout: Use the Zoom App to Test Your Microphone, Earbuds, and WebCam - PDF File
- Details - John Krout: Use Your SmartPhone as a Webcam (New 200412) - PDF File
- Details - Bill Walsh: Improve Your Internet: Ethernet Non-Wireless (Updated 200331) - PDF file
- Details - APCUG's Judy Taylour- Tips for Participating in a Zoom Meeting (Updated 200410) - PDF file
- Details - John Krout: Zoom Teleconferencing Guide for Windows Presenters - PDF file
- Details - John Krout: Create a Custom Virtual Background for Your Zoom Camera Image (New 200419) - PDF File
- Details - John Krout: Make Custom Loop Videos for Zoom Virtual Backgrounds - PDF file
- Details - John Krout: Green Screen for Zoom Virtual Backgrounds (New-200422) - PDF File
How To's, General Cautions, Troubleshooting
Equipment suggestions are not endorsements by PATACS.
Members offer thoughts on gear they've used effectively; some remarks are noted from Tech trade press sources.
You'll have a better experience in meetings and webinars if you observe these tips:
- INTRUDER ALERT: Keeping ZoomBombers Out of Your Family's Virtual Get-Together - PDF File
- Video Conference Pro Tips - Zac Miller, Clarkson University - Link
- Tools for Videoconferencing - Headsets, Headphones, Earbuds, WebCams - PDF file
- Review of Headsets and a Stand- Alone Mic Option - Link
- Secrets of Video Conferences (especially applicable to small class meetings)- Link
- Computer / Device performance - Improves when you close / shut down email, browser, Facebook, etc. while using Zoom. Devote the processor's power to Zoom for maximum enjoyment. Don't let an overtaxed computer brain and video resources deter your Lifelong Learning!
- Seeing warning messages about network problems? Got audio and video loss and distortion? Bet you're using WiFi. See our articles (above) about improving internet connectivity. All your neighbors and their kids are home - they might not be on your connection, but they're probably affecting your networking performance.
- How to Use a Digital Camera as a Webcam (How-to Geek: 200427) - Link
- How to Disinfect Your Mouse and Keyboard - Link
- Every Zoom Keyboard Shortcut & How to Use Them (How-To Geek: 200424) - Link
- Check for Updates of Zoom software - see Computer / Device matrices below
iPhone
| Create a Zoom account | PDF file |
| Install the Zoom application | PDF file |
| Join an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Mute / unmute the microphone | PDF file |
| Increase / decrease the volume | PDF file |
| Turn video off and on | PDF file |
| Test your audio and video | PDF file |
| Display the menu bar within Zoom | PDF file |
| Exit from an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Raise Hand | PDF File |
| Change your Zoom screen name | PDF file |
| Change your "virtual background" | PDF file |
Android Phone
| Create a Zoom account | PDF file |
| Install the Zoom application | PDF file |
| Join an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Join a Zoom Video Conference | PDF file |
| Mute / unmute the microphone | PDF file |
| Increase / decrease the volume | PDF file |
| Turn video off and on | PDF file |
| Test your audio and video | PDF file |
| Display the menu bar within Zoom | PDF file |
| Exit from an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Submit questions in an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Raise Hand | PDF File |
| Change your Zoom screen name | PDF file |
| Change your "virtual background" | PDF file |
iPad
| Create a Zoom account | PDF file |
| Install the Zoom application | PDF file |
| Join an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Mute / unmute the microphone | PDF file |
| Increase / decrease the volume | PDF file |
| Turn video off and on | PDF file |
| Test your audio and video | PDF file |
| Display the menu bar within Zoom | PDF file |
| Exit from an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Raise Hand | PDF File |
| Submit questions in an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Change your Zoom screen name | PDF file |
| Change your "virtual background" | PDF file |
Android Tablet
| Create a Zoom account | PDF file |
| Install the Zoom application | PDF file |
| Join an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Join a Zoom Video Conference | PDF file |
| Mute / unmute the microphone | PDF file |
| Increase / decrease the volume | PDF file |
| Turn video off and on | PDF file |
Test your audio and video
Method only works w/ Zoom Account | PDF file |
| Display the menu bar within Zoom | PDF file |
| Exit from an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Submit questions in an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Raise Hand | PDF File |
| Change your Zoom screen name | PDF file |
Change your "virtual background"
Not Available Currently on Android | PDF file |
Windows Computer
| Create a Zoom account | PDF file |
| Install the Zoom application | PDF file |
| Join an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Mute / unmute the microphone | PDF file |
| Increase / decrease the volume | PDF file |
| Turn video off and on | PDF file |
| Test your audio and video | PDF file |
| Display the menu bar within Zoom | PDF file |
| Exit from an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Submit questions in an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Raise Hand | PDF File |
| Change your Zoom screen name | PDF file |
| No Camera or Microphone | PDF file |
| Gallery view vs Speaker view | PDF file |
| Check for Zoom software updates | PDF file |
| Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows | PDF File |
Mac Computer
Details - Installing Zoom on an Apple computer - pdf fileSearching for a Mac user to write the missing segments below
volunteer please email: info (at) patacs.org
| Create a Zoom account | PDF file |
| Install the Zoom application | PDF file |
| Join an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Mute / unmute the microphone | PDF file |
| Increase / decrease the volume | PDF file |
| Turn video off and on | PDF file |
| Test your audio and video | PDF file |
| Display the menu bar within Zoom | PDF file |
| Exit from an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Raise Hand | PDF File |
| Submit questions in an OLLI class | PDF file |
| Change your Zoom screen name | PDF file |
| Change your "virtual background" | PDF file |
More About Zoom
PC Magazine review - 3/26/2020 - Link
Professional Technology Help Resources
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