Creating and Managing Zoom Meetings

To create a Zoom meeting

  1. Log into your personal Zoom account.
  2. Click on “My Account” in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Click on “Schedule” to the left of the Avatar on the right side of the page.
  4. Type in the meeting name in the “Topic Box.”
  5. Select the date and time – to the right of the “when” heading.
  6. Enter the duration of the meeting if you have a paid Zoom account. Otherwise the meeting will automatically end after 40 minutes if you have a free account.
  7. Select the Time Zone.
  8. Meeting ID: Select “Personal Meeting ID” for recurring meetings OR select “Generate Automatically” for a one time meeting.
  9. Click on “Save.”
  10. Under “Manage My Meeting,” verify the information is correct. If changes are needed, go back to the previous page and make adjustments and again click “Save.”
  11. Scroll down the page and click on “Copy Invitation.” This will copy the invitation to clipboard.
  12. Open your email to send invites. Paste an invite into email and send it to all participants you want to join the meeting.

To record chat

  1. Click on “Chat” in the bottom panel of the screen.
  2. Click on the 3 dots to the right of the smiley face.
  3. Click on “Save Chat.”

To mute all

  1. Click on “Participants” in the bottom panel of the screen.
  2. Click on “ Mute All” at the bottom of the box.

To unmute all

  1. Click on “Participants” in the bottom panel of the screen.
  2. Click on the 3 dots to the right of the “Mute All” button.
  3. Click on “Ask all to unmute.” Participants must unmute themselves.