7 Zoom Meeting Tips Every User Should Know!

[@Simpletivity]

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[@maysam535]

Simpletivity How can I know what’s the name of the editor as the host?

[@christopherTheCarpenter]

Great video, you dod a fantastic job explaining in detail. Thank you for sharing 👍🏻

[@Simpletivity]

You are most welcome!

[@truetech4158]

@@Simpletivity Zoom has been hacked to pieces by the dark web sociopaths. Those are the chinese govt spying on you, and nazi types who think its funny that youtube still isn't checking ID's at the door during new account sign up procedures even though they could but would lose piles of ad revenue billion$. KZbin would lose pile$ from those over middle manned donation$ via the many live streaming events at 30 cents of every dollar. You make me want to barf Simpletivity, for not boldly informing your subscribers and other viewers who float past your door at 475k viewers on that presentation with you acting as a type of retailer for unsafe hacker enabled social engineering. You should be looking at your shoes, rather than encouraging usage of Zoom. Anyone reading this unless the channel owner or nefarious youtube employees renders it shadowbanned, delete the app while researching why to verify this WARNING. FU you dark web creeper sociopaths laughing at the miles of abuse and suicides you caused. Gonna take your gun collections and your hacker tools and you will never work in this town again. KZbin, i'm thinking lawsuit at this point.

[@stephaniev1072]

Could you show how to add captions to our zoom meetings/

[@toney5043]

Scott, one of the simplest yet most important tips has to do with your device that you are using. If you are working off of a laptop or tablet, one must always elevate their camera to just slightly above eye level. As you mentioned in your opening, a lot of people are conducting video conference meeting today. Good examples on why this is important can be found on the hundreds of people appearing on cable news shows. 8 out of 10 times, they are looking down at the camera and you as the viewer are looking up their nose. What I have done is grabbed an old Amazon shipping box about 4 or 5 inches in height. I place my laptop on it and when I am in a meeting, I am in essence making "eye contact" with the viewer on the other side. A stack of books couls also work.

[@Simpletivity]

Love this tip! Thanks so much for sharing, Toney.

[@skipneumann1]

@@Simpletivity Any suggestions about how to position the Logitech Brio? I am struggling on where to look so it appears that I am looking at the other person-- the Brio is hanging off the top of the imac. I recorded a meeting and I appear to be not making eye contact at all. Thanks

[@toney5043]

@@skipneumann1 Skip, when you say that the Brio "...is hanging..." what do you mean. I have a Logitech C922 1080P HD webcam mounted to a 27 inch Sharp computer monitor. The C922 is of similar design to the Brio and it mounts perfectly to my monitor. I place it in the middle and make sure that the rear attachment if flush to the back so that the front of the camera angles down ever so slightly. When on a Zoom call think Television newscaster. While they are looking at a teleprompter mounted to the side of below the camera, it is "the camera iris" that they are actually looking at. It takes some getting used to so you have to stay really focused when you are speaking to look at the camera and not the screen where everyone else is at. If you will also review any of the current TV reporters on the news channels that are reporting from home, you will notice that they are looking straight ahead to the camera. Hope this helps.

[@jaclyncastro]

Cool tip! I always have a box underneath my laptop just for ergonomics sake but good point on the nostrils 👃🏻!

[@stevepowsinger733]

If the cam is at the top of the screen how are you looking down at it? (assuming you are square in front of the screen as I am with this tablet)

[@charlesfabara7254]

It's nice to hear someone pronounce words as clearly as you, Scott.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks!

[@monicavargas4391]

Thank you for the "floating menu" tip! I often wondered how to hide it temporarily for the same problem you highlighted in the video. Tip I'd like to share: when creating your meetings, click on "enable join before host" which allows participants to join the meeting room before I do. I use Zoom to schedule my own meetings as well as for my executives and this tip allows everyone to join without me having to start the meeting or my executives can use different devices and still lead their meetings.

[@Simpletivity]

Great tip. Thanks for sharing!

[@simono1958]

I understand that there could be security issues with doing this, e.g. if a bad actor gets access to your meeting and offends your participants before you join. There may be other settings (such as authentication) which help you still do this though.

[@pearlokine]

What I really loved is the annotations and the virtual background. So fascinating.

[@AmerAlipmp]

Hello Which version of Zoom you are using, I am unable to find Poll button in my bar which I was seeing in your bar

[@cate1456]

This is AMAZING. Why doesn't zoom have people like you explaining their product to us? Everytime I joined a session to learn something I very quickly felt left behind. You made this so simple, so interesting, so informative, so useful!! Thanks so much :-)

[@macthemessenger]

Cate Hardy word!

[@Simpletivity]

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate your kind words.

[@NataliaKuna]

I totally agree. I think zoom could be easier and more easier titorials.

[@eponymousIme]

@@NataliaKuna Uh...you might want to correct your spelling of "titorials."

[@ravindelhiheaven]

@@NataliaKuna You mean Tutorials

[@primetyme61]

Oh my gosh!! This video is an ON-TIME answer to prayer!! I wanted to become more INDEPENDENT with INCREDIBLE Business Building technology and YOU sir have equipped me to do so in a very clear & concise, SIMPLISTIC tutorial. THANK U THANK U THANK U!!!🙏🏾

[@Simpletivity]

You are so welcome!

[@christopherevans9130]

Having recently been thrust into online teaching "thanks" to COVID, I've watched a host of YT videos and participated in many webinars on Zoom to get up to speed, but this video contains a serious amount of REALLY useful information I'd still not come accross. Personal favourite: the Zoom add on for the calendar/browser! Many thanks for this short, polished and practical video!

[@ianwallhead2363]

I am due for an employment Zoom meeting tomorrow and (having never used the app before) was worrying about connecting, possibly missing the meeting etc. This is an extremely helpful video - calm, clear and consice. Many thanks for uploading.

[@Simpletivity]

Best of luck!

[@rhodoragabutina2624]

The way you deliver and explain with these features is flawless. The explanation pace helps a lot in comprehending your tips. Thank you and congratulations!

[@Simpletivity]

Awesome, thank you!

[@maverator]

HIde floating meeting controls made this worth an immediate like.

[@Simpletivity]

So glad that you found this one helpful! Thanks for liking and sharing.

[@trinigyul7507]

I agree!

[@shahnazkapadia-rahat1217]

Thank you for the excellent presentation - i have been using ZOOM for three months now, and i really did not know about most of what you covered. My favourite was the annotate function.

[@DebDrive]

My two favorites: Mute All and Annotate. I didn't know about either of these, but can't wait to try them out. It was a little hard to decide which of the tips are my favorites. Even though I use Zoom every day, and have been using it for years, I learned A LOT from this video! Thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

Glad you like them!

[@AntiFaGoat]

The last tip was definitely the best for me. I just started a remote job working with people who have developmental disabilities. Having options for pointing and circling while we look up websites or write out notes is great when I don't know if I have their attention.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@yeaplingyan7781]

Sir, you really make life more beautiful, thanks. I will remember the words you said: being productive does not need to be difficult. In fact, it is very simple!!! Appreciate what you shared.

[@Simpletivity]

So nice of you to say. Wishing you the very best!

[@anniefroese]

Wow! This was great! I signed up for Zoom 3 days ago because people were asking me if I could post on-line classes. You answered many of my questions in this post. My favourite tip today was you talking about how to use the share screens. Thanks

[@Simpletivity]

You are so welcome!

[@cody7202]

But if you get the free version you cant have some of the features

[@Nautilus1972]

Don't forget the Whiteboard .. .and click on Annotate to draw on any screen you're sharing.

[@bsabdu]

Great info -- I especially liked learning about the HIDE FLOATING CONTROL PANEL as it was limiting the usefulness of a screen share

[@Simpletivity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deidrejohnson]

just today i struggled with this!

[@blindmagicwindowcoverings-4296]

I simply moved it the bottom of the screen so it is not interfering with the top menu bar. Works well also and it is always present on the screen.

[@rajukumarasamy9498]

Kamala erukku

[@rajukumarasamy9498]

Kamala

[@jsmalec]

The floating menu bar was driving me crazy. I am using Zoom for the first week only so this is very helpful. Thanks

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome!

[@carolwolfe9412]

How to move the floating bar was probably my favourite, but also knowing what the participants are seeing when I am doing various things is VERY helpful!! Thanks so much!!

[@joannebartsch6627]

My school just switched to Zoom from Google Meets. This is so much more powerful - thank you for these hints. This makes a huge difference!!

[@christineclark3286]

The shortcut for mute all was everything! Thanks for this video. I found all of the tips helpful. I can't wait to do a video virtual background.

[@Simpletivity]

You're so welcome!

[@miriamhennessy9562]

Hi Scott, I found it all fascinating and so useful, but i particularly loved the background scene, so I dont have to worry about doing any housework before the meeting. Thank you so much for your very effective and straighforward presentation.

[@Simpletivity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThomasBrennanthombre55]

Aroura Borealis,

[@Yiorgie1]

Miriam, you will need to experiment with your background to get this to work, it entirely depends on the background and may not work. You will need a monochromatic background and tell Zoom what colour that is. When it does work, don't move around a lot.

[@mtaylor1026]

My favorite was "Pause Share," because it can result in more professional (polished) recordings.

[@RockyRuggiero]

Thank you for this great video! Would you mind explaining how you get the yellow circle around your cursor while you present your screen? Thanks again - good job!

[@sunshineenglishschool8753]

When you pause your screen share, will your small video on the side continue to show? I'm wondering because you said it's a good way to check something when you don't want everyone else to know what you're doing.

[@naledimokoena1342]

My favourite: The last tip on pointing to items on the screen.

[@danielgedeon8766]

Great video! Thank you for sharing. My question is: What if I am the attendee (not the host) to a reoccurring meeting. How can I set a reminder to myself for that meeting?

[@deborahhoft7766]

annotation , and the google calendar add on to schedule at meeting from calendar. Brilliant!

[@Simpletivity]

So glad you liked them, Deborah.

[@charleswaterman8890]

So helpful! (College instructor in Japan here.) Especially useful for me are the Mute all/Unmute all keys, andt the last two tips = Pause Share and the specific Annotation features you highlighted. Thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jbborg]

Great explanations. Enjoyed Virtual Background Branding I will use this at next Toastmasters meeting. Is there a way for me to be running zoom on 2 separate computers? Thanks for this one.

[@janowens7610]

I’ve been scouting many ZOOM YTs, this is the best presentation, thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

Wow, thanks!

[@LearnwithShaliniMam]

Sir..you missed one imp.feature that is of disabling annotators...so that participants do nt scribble on host's screen.Thnk you

[@walterzikalala]

I'm a new Zoom user, many thanks for very useful navigation tips. Much appreciated!!!

[@christinegraves9150]

I just subscribed about a week ago. Your meetings are very helpful. I like the annotate. While you were presenting I shared your link with my daughter. We both are in sales. As a baby boomer this virtual stuff can be intimidating, but you are giving me more confidence. Thanks.

[@Simpletivity]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@GeraldineMazza]

I loved these tips especially learning about the annotations tool. Thank you so much!

[@Simpletivity]

You're so welcome!

[@alansunshinemd]

Before you share a screen, how do you organize what is in the share folder, to prepare for the meeting?

[@user-pz6et7bi5w]

You can keep the relevant screens open.

[@PCConditioning]

I am brand new to zoom and just had a quick question for you please: I noticed that you are using headphones and an external mic. I need to teach exercise workouts online to participants on zoom so would you advised me picking up a wireless mic? My other question would then be about would I be able to hear participants or would I also need to get a headset?

[@lisamariehintze7545]

I teach fitness classes on Zoom with just my laptop and camera/audio from the computer. There is even an option in the setting where you can have the audio/sound adjust automatically. They can all hear me well and I also play music while I am instructing/speaking. Of course they are all muted. You can ask the participants and check in with them.

[@dataventurer9998]

I suggest getting a bluetooth headset. The Plantronics 5200 is excellent, stays on your ear well and runs several hours of talking. I have had three of that model (two of the earlier Voyager Legend). I bought one recently on eBay for $46.

[@susanweisler-smith5642]

I loved the annotate tool, I don't know why I never looked into this. Teaching reading has been an adjustment when my students and I were quarantined. I wish I had come across your spotlight tool sooner! Thank you!

[@rebatheteacher.rebalamaest5186]

Awesome tips!! Looking for tops when using my iPhone for meetings. I have too much delay when sharing my iPhone internet with my Chromebook.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@leonantonelleo]

I find it very handy the fact that i can temporarely unmute myself by pushing the pace bar. When i stop pushing I get muted again.

[@Simpletivity]

That's a great tip, Leonardo. Thanks for sharing!

[@tombilcze1945]

Easy to follow, good speaker, andlearned the basics I needed to get started.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching, Tom.

[@ulfino]

One of my favorite settings is to set the meeting to automatically open up. Then the meeting is less dependent on you being there on time. Done in settings (somewhere...)

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, great tip. Thanks for sharing!

[@alliphil1]

I agree with that. Alternatively, I also created a 20min "meeting will begin soon" video. So I manually start the meeting about 10-15mins prior to start time for the early birds, share-screen while that video is playing just in case I'm running a bit late. The video is just a bunch of video clips of nature scenes with added copyright-free elevator type music and words on screen saying "Welcome, meeting will begin soon." That way the meeting officially starts and everyone knows they're in the right place. Makes the "waitiing time" look more official. For people in business, you can create this type of "meeting will begin soon" video and include silent ads of your products, services or even ads for upcoming events for your biz. Easy to create in PowerPoint.

[@dataventurer9998]

@@alliphil1 That is a great idea for people arriving early. Maybe add a video with some extra content as a bonus for the early birds!

[@soniasnotes1777]

I liked the share screen and pause . It helped me to look into things or work while they shared the screen. It was my first day on zoom teaching class yesterday and will try on the other tips too. Thank you for such a short and wonderfully explained video.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for sharing!! All the best with your classes.

[@kaydraellis3638]

Very helpful!! Thank you so much for doing this. My favorites were the Annotation tip and the "Hide floating Menu."

[@maverick5218]

I love everything especially the pause and the annotate. I will always refer to this until I become adept to zoom meetings. Thank you.

[@Simpletivity]

You're so welcome!

[@donnazacharuk2571]

Hide floating meeting controls - perfect thank you!

[@brownieluvsyall]

I have an online school and this was SO helpful!

[@rosehuling7032]

#1 I look forward to sharing the virtual screen branding tip.#2 The great questions and responses in the comment section. I will be using that info and also checking out your video links and articles. Thanks, Scott. Well Done!

[@Simpletivity]

You are most welcome, Rose. Thanks for commenting!

[@yolandadestefano2161]

I love it! I have been only using the share button. Everyhting is new info to me until this video. Thank you very much!!!

[@Simpletivity]

You are so welcome!

[@brianwilson932]

Thank You , you made my life much easier , Just Learning this to host a 15 person Committee meeting , I loved all of the tips , but especially pause Share and annotate ,

[@Simpletivity]

You are so welcome!

[@elizabethparkkari3522]

Hej

[@franciscoandino1695]

I loved the virtual background options.

[@sofiaciro2525]

Using the spotlight feature I like to use the arrows in case someone is colorblind. They can still follow. Although they may see gray or other color the arrows give a better efferct.

[@Simpletivity]

That's a great piece of advice. Thanks for sharing!

[@truetech4158]

@@Simpletivity Here's a piece of advice! Zoom has been hacked to pieces by the dark web sociopaths. Those are the chinese govt spying on you, and nazi types who think its funny that youtube still isn't checking ID's at the door during new account sign up procedures even though they could but would lose piles of ad revenue billion$. KZbin would lose pile$ from those over middle manned donation$ via the many live streaming events at 30 cents of every dollar. You make me want to barf Simpletivity, for not boldly informing your subscribers and other viewers who float past your door at 475k viewers on that presentation with you acting as a type of retailer for unsafe hacker enabled social engineering. You should be looking at your shoes, rather than encouraging usage of Zoom. Anyone reading this unless the channel owner or nefarious youtube employees renders it shadowbanned, delete the app while researching why to verify this WARNING. FU you dark web creeper sociopaths laughing at the miles of abuse and suicides you caused. Gonna take your gun collections and your hacker tools and you will never work in this town again. KZbin, i'm thinking lawsuit at this point.

[@eponymousIme]

@@truetech4158 Can you try again--maybe this time with shorter sentences and some punctuation--to explain why I shouldn't be using KZbin? I don't get it. . . . especially this sentence: " Anyone reading this unless the channel owner or nefarious youtube employees renders it shadowbanned, delete the app while researching why to verify this WARNING."

[@christyfigueroa4071]

pause and annotate I love the most... but all the info is beneficial to my moderator training today . thank you

[@Simpletivity]

You're so welcome!

[@MrsFoxyCleo]

Loved the Highlight feature, New Share, and Pause. Those will make the difference in the flow of my presentation as I screenshare. Thanks.

[@richtraube2241]

Perhaps you could recommend conferencing software that actually has end to end encryption?!

[@dataventurer9998]

Zoom announced some encryption upgrades coming. Check their website. I saw that on May 30, all users will need to upgrade to the new release.

[@invercargillchristadelphia7525]

How do I get on with adding a Virtual Background when the background is 'all wavey' and turning off the green screen isn't an option because my computer doesn't meet requirements?

[@AsdfgHjkl-sj5wc]

Invercargill Christadelphians same here 😥

[@dataventurer9998]

@@AsdfgHjkl-sj5wc I have been fooling with this, too. It's a power issue with your computer's processor. If your processor doesn't meet the requirements, even with a green screen to make it easier, that option won't work.

[@philgloriac5117]

Learning that the other p articipants do not see the broker when you click on Pause. In addition I need to know how show a You Tube video during a meeting.

[@predrag-peterilich900]

Finally! An effective and intelligent presentation; thank you.

[@alicemarcus5421]

this is my second Simpletivity video and I find them very helpful. I like especially the review of settings (Zoom) and use of Alt key shortcuts.

[@Simpletivity]

Awesome, thank you!

[@augustinsasi1389]

As a teacher I love the facility of annotating.

[@craftsoup2623]

Great tips and tricks! Learned a ton. My fav was the Alt-M for Mute All. I have needed that sooooo manyyyyyy times! Thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

Great to hear!

[@sfcpianoman]

Hi Scott. If I am hosting a zoom, how do I have an alarm sound when someone is waiting for me to let them in? Thanks, Steve C.

[@Simpletivity]

I'm not aware of an audible sound that can be produced. But you should receive a visual notification when someone enters the waiting room. Please see the following for more details: support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115000332726-Waiting-Room#h_f493a86f-7d08-4e3b-9d6d-9b236fe9cdcd

[@TomTalley]

Thanks so much. The annotate one is going to be a great help to me and my grandson on helping with homework coaching...

[@Simpletivity]

Wonderful!

[@donnablack8427]

My favorite tip was the New Share,remove the floating menu bar along with the annotation pen. The whole video was great and very very helpful.

[@stanman07]

I like the annotation factor for presenting during the zoom meeting. the instructor can keep his audience on track and the visuals help the audience to locate where on the screen the instructor is providing his information from. It is a win/win situation!

[@kathyspencer3857]

Favorite tip was the virtual background. Had some fun playing with this so that I could have a professional but fun background for my middle school students. I have had some trouble allowing my students to annotate on the whiteboard. This is really important to me. Any tips on settings I should pay attention to?

[@Simpletivity]

Take a look at this for more details: support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005706806-Using-annotation-tools-on-a-shared-screen-or-whiteboard

[@eponymousIme]

Whoa. You teach middle school and have lived to tell the tale? We bow to thee, most valuable but underappreciated member of our society. . .

[@rachelhelenmiller7899]

I'm still figuring out how to control class mayhem on Zoom--i.e., some students attending the meeting coloring on the screen, erasing, etc. There's something about stopping annotations I have to get a handle on.

[@stampinsocialmediatraining1959]

See if this helps you Rachel.... If you started the shared screen or whiteboard, click More in the screen share controls for these annotation settings: Allow/Disable participants annotation: Allow or prevent the participants from annotating on your shared screen. Show/Hide Names of Annotators: Show or hide the participants' name when they are annotating. If set to show, the participant's name will briefly display beside their annotation.

[@PeterSdrolias]

I am reluctant to teach via ZOOM. A better option may be to just record, edit and then post your lesson. You can link a Google form with questions that could be handed in.

[@stevepowsinger733]

Lots of teachers are struggling with Zoom recently.

[@RotaryTeamVincent]

@@PeterSdrolias I am a facilitator and one important aspect of good learning from my experience, is to have interaction to engage the participants. For me, Zoom (or some other live platform) is an important aspect of the process allowing back and forth discussion between participants and the teacher. When I have a challenge, I always go back to "what would I do in a live classroom situation" which helps me find a solution.

[@theresafelger701]

Scott after being on so many meetings in Zoom mode. It was nice to learn these 7 simple tips the back ground one was key for my business needs. Thank you so much for this quick easy guide. Loved it....

[@datflakovato_scrazya4003]

Hey thanks for taking the time to post this video. Very informative. Question. When screen sharing say a video playing on KZbin will the audio from the KZbin video also be heard by others in the meeting??

[@Simpletivity]

As long as you check 'Share computer sound' when sharing, yes they will hear the audio.

[@JunDLasco]

Great tips! Muting a specific participant is also quite handy ... Sometimes people join and they don't even know how to mute themselves or just not as sensitive to the need to do so ....cheers !!

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, great point. Thanks for sharing!

[@tatianapouladian7901]

This is one of the BEST presentation. But I don't have the same options on my Zoom :((( Why is that? Can you please help me? Options on My Settings are very limited.

[@lemuiz]

You may not have subscribed for the paid version of Zoom therefore... Perhaps the guy is using the Premium version of it.

[@sampickett3843]

I can’t answer your question with certainty. I have the same issue and think it might have to do with the type of device that you are using. When I use my iPad the settings menu does not have the virtual background. I will need to try it on my windows desktop and see if the menu is different.

[@JuliusMagic]

I am just getting started with my free Zoom meetings account. I would like to see tips on doing PowerPoint presentations. I use two monitors and am learning by trial and error. I would love to see tips on the best settings to use when you have two monitors. Also, is there a way I can have the participants' screen show the screen share "side by side" with my video by default? Or is this something over which only they have control?

[@JuliusMagic]

I upgraded to a PRO Zoom account and am getting better at using Zoom. Participants control the "side-by-side" view during screen shares. They can also adjust the size of the screen share.

[@islamicthought206]

if you are interested in a 1 on 1 zoom call to explain tips for Powerpoint or Google Slides, let me know. [e-mail]

[@themagicman6965]

Hi guys! I have a technical question. Do you think it is possible to doublicate a zoom call from one device to another? I have my mobile phone and my laptop in front of me and i want to doublicate my zoom call so i can see it on both of these devices at the same time. But I dont want to make another link or account for it, only doublicate the screen. Do you know if this is possible? Thanks!

[@dnllmaurer1]

@@themagicman6965 if you are presenting you could sign in as a participant to view their perspective. I doubt it's possible to login with 2 devices from the same user position. I expect that would cause a conflict, therefore not be supported by Zoom.

[@themagicman6965]

@@dnllmaurer1 Yes I think your right! Thank you for your Tip! :) BUt there should be a way to duplicate a screen to another screen. I will look into this matter.

[@susanmedwards06]

I loved all of the seven tips. My most favourite it the last tip of pointing and sharing pointer to let the participant know which item I am referring to. Thank you!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Susan.

[@susanmedwards06]

@@Simpletivity I will be checking out your videos. I am so glad that I came across your video. Take care and keep up the excellent work you are doing in servicing the public me.

[@TonyAltham]

Thanks - found this very helpful as a relatively new user of Zoom. I particularly found the Pause and Resume Share useful and the annotation facility

[@arshitaanmolsoni4610]

These are some really important tips here, nd halpful too Just wanted to know how can we switch to gallery mode on browser, since we can't see the icon on top right corner unlike the app

[@lianemarston453]

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[@themagicman6965]

Hi guys! I have a technical question. Do you think it is possible to doublicate a zoom call from one device to another? I have my mobile phone and my laptop in front of me and i want to doublicate my zoom call so i can see it on both of these devices at the same time. But I dont want to make another link or account for it, only doublicate the screen. Do you know if this is possible? Thanks!

[@alexkennedy1820]

@@themagicman6965 It might "echo" if you do that. Install Zoom on both devices. Join the meeting on your laptop and then join on your mobile phone.

[@themagicman6965]

@@alexkennedy1820 I could turn the volume down on one of the devices. And making a second link as a new participant in the chat is no option for me because the person that I am chatting with should not know that I have a second screen. I am a magician and want to do some Zoom Magic. A second screen could help me secretly peeking information^^ Any tips?:)

[@rteest]

When using Zoom on my computer, I like to invite myself so that I can enter the meeting with my iPhone. That way, I have an extra camera I can use. I teach painting so I can show how I'm mixing paints, for example, while keeping the main camera on my painting or myself.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for the tip!

[@davidlevins93]

When I add a virtual background, my screen became pixelated. This happens regardless of the background chosen. Do you know how to fix this? Thank you.

[@Simpletivity]

The quality of your video and virtual background is often directly related to the performance of your device. You can view the recommended requirements here: support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background

[@enawok]

What is often not discussed with regards to virtual backgrounds is even lighting in your work area. You will have pixelation on the side that may be brighter than the rest of the room or with light filtering in during morning or late afternoon hours. If you have window shades, blinds or curtains, adjust them for the right amount of coverage.

[@deecross5028]

AMAZING!! Thanks so much! My favorite tip is the one you answered before I had to go looking for it: NEW SHARE!

[@producermind9030]

Hide the tool bar. So useful. Always gets in the way! Thanks for the tip.

[@Simpletivity]

You bet!

[@donplincocolo]

Branding with the background image was my favorite. Good job.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for sharing!

[@cheftutko]

When I schedule weekly meetings with different group members, how do I create and save the guest lists rather than have to re-enter everyone’s name?

[@AliShafqatAli]

Keep email addresses saved in the different groups inside a document. Copy and paste the whole group in Guest list box inside Google Calendar.

[@brianputt984]

Use the chat window to introduce the participants if they might know who is on the call. Also provides a record of who participated.

[@truetech4158]

Not sure if you care, though Zoom has been hacked to pieces by the dark web sociopaths. Those are the chinese govt spying on you, and nazi types who think its funny that youtube still isn't checking ID's at the door during new account sign up procedures even though they could but would lose piles of ad revenue billion$. KZbin would lose pile$ from those over middle manned donation$ via the many live streaming events at 30 cents of every dollar. You make me want to barf Simpletivity, for not boldly informing your subscribers and other viewers who float past your door at 475k viewers on that presentation with you acting as a type of retailer for unsafe hacker enabled social engineering. You should be looking at your shoes, rather than encouraging usage of Zoom. Anyone reading this unless the channel owner or nefarious youtube employees renders it shadowbanned, delete the app while researching why to verify this WARNING. FU you dark web creeper sociopaths laughing at the miles of abuse and suicides you caused. Gonna take your gun collections and your hacker tools and you will never work in this town again. KZbin, i'm thinking lawsuit at this point.

[@DogShowMentor]

I wish zoom would provide an option to give presenters a list of attendees as they do provide the chat. I continually give attendees a reason to post in the chat so I can see who attended, but not all do.

[@truetech4158]

@@DogShowMentor Hackers reportedly put $500K price tag on latest security exploit. As the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of people to stay home over the past month, Zoom suddenly became the video meeting service of choice: Daily meeting participants on the platform surged from 10 million in December to 200 million in March. With that popularity came Zoom's privacy risks extending rapidly to massive numbers of people. From built-in attention-tracking features to recent upticks in "Zoombombing" (in which uninvited attendees break into and disrupt meetings with hate-filled or pornographic content), Zoom's security practices have been drawing more attention -- along with at least three lawsuits against the company. Sarah Tew/CNET Dogs enjoy being expected to perform like pt barnum circus events for scooby snacks? How well does it pay and at what cost?

[@DogShowMentor]

I actively encourage everyone to post in all meetings so I have a record in the chat. Still wish they could/would provide as they do the uploads of the registrants.

[@jeanniemathewsconnally555]

I don't know that I can pick one favorite - I liked the Zoom Add-on, the Annotate, the Hiding - I loved it all - thanks!!

[@DebbieLawrenceSign]

My favorite tip: New Share Pause Share. Now I understand their functions. Thank you! How can I set up to have audio-text included in my recording? I have a pro account and have followed the tutorial but not successful.

[@Monika.todologa]

Thank you, I love the voice, you have a talent for speaking, I didn't lose my concentration at any time versus many others that put me to sleep immediately, and of course, I loved the tips!

[@Simpletivity]

Wow, thank you!

[@bar06]

Some of the features you show here don't show on my screen. Is it because I'm using a free basic zoom, not a pro, paid one?

[@Simpletivity]

I thought that all of these features were available to both free and paid users. Can you please share which ones you can't see?

[@bar06]

@@Simpletivity The Virtual Background doesn't work, but later I realized that the problem is my comp. I need to upgrade it to a higher version to download and use the images. Your tutorial is great. Thank you so much, Scott, for replying to my comment right away. I really appreciate it!

[@peterstamps9715]

@@bar06 Or you can use a physical "green" screen behind you (my computer is the same - too old to use virtual background without a physical screen). Depending on size and need for a stand, you can get it for less than $100

[@bar06]

@@peterstamps9715 Thanks a lot for the advice, Peter!!! I guess that maybe because I'm still using the old version of MacOS (High Sierra) and not MacOS Catalina, my comp does not have enough capabilities to download extra files.

[@chazjonez9763]

What tips can a participant use when utilizing the Dial-in feature? Ex: Are there quick tips, on the users end, to prompt the host, on the phone pad?

[@nlcithelpdesk]

I believe dial in will be just for audio. You will still be on a computer where the usual tips apply.

[@chazjonez9763]

@@nlcithelpdesk I guess what I was hoping to see were 'Quick Tips'. Example: phone participants can press *9 (star nine) to activate the 'raise hand' feature and the host will see it. This is the only quick tip I've learned, so far. Are there more?

[@nlcithelpdesk]

@@chazjonez9763 From the zoom support site. Participants 6 - Toggle mute/unmute *9 - Raise hand Host *4 - End the meeting for all participants *5 - Lock or Unlock the meeting *6 - Mute or unmute yourself *7 - Start or Stop Recording Note: all participants in the meeting will be notified when recording is stopped or started. *# - Hear the number of participants in the meeting 99 - Mute or unmute all participants support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

[@tcmerrill8018]

I would love to see an overall video just on participant access to features. I was on one in which the moderator said “oh Cheryl has her hand up”. And I’m thinking to myself “hand up what WTF I don’t see any place where I can put my hand up.” Etc. etc. for example, can participants share docs from their screen? This would be particularly helpful in a collaborative workspace.

[@nlcithelpdesk]

@@tcmerrill8018 TC Merrill The host has to turn on features to make them available to participants - audience reactions, file share, annotation during screen share are just a few of the many features that can be turned on by the host. Once turned on my host, then the participants can use. How to get to settings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rou9hWV3prSqd5Y Zoom push to talk in a handy feature that participants can setup, but again the host has total control over whether or not an attendee can turn on their audio support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360000510003-Push-to-Talk

[@voiceofreason5893]

Great video. Virtual background and stop video at start of the meeting were my favorites.

[@Simpletivity]

Awesome, thank you!

[@WayneSmith-nv9jt]

HI, I'm a newbie at working remotely and especially enjoying the flexibility that Zoom offers. Your Share this morning has been very helpful. I have Subscribed so that I can pick up more of these 'nuggets'. Thank you.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for subscribing, Wayne. So glad that you are enjoying these videos!

[@kelliepitman5595]

Great tips! I am VERY happy to know how to access my tabs at the top of the screen by hiding the meeting control bar. That has also been a problem for me. Thank you!

[@SisterPerry]

Never knew about the annotate: love that feature. I'm going to see how I can use it later

[@Simpletivity]

All the best as you try it out!

[@shaeholden1743]

This was absolutely fabulous, thank you! I had a basic knowledge of Zoom but always wondered how to find/implement the exact options you described. Great job, thank you!

[@Simpletivity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marytaylor3172]

Loved the pause share and new share. Annotate is very important! Great job. You are direct which I am not finding with other video clips. I know I just want to get to the tips without the long dialogue before, so thank you!!

[@mg5thgrademathlessons181]

My favorite was the annotate...perfect for kids to see the spotlight to follow along. Thank you. You have an excellent way of articulating information:))

[@eileenhutchinson867]

Love the virtual background in Setting Can you take a simple free image on internet like a border of books or simple teaching pic as background with name, title and logo in upper right hand corner? And you open google calendar first before the zoom meeting or make it a split screen to do some of the other features?

[@gerilynalfedmdmba1415]

Yes, Ellen. Save whichever picture you want. When you're in the virtual background window, click the + button. It will open your folders. Choose your image and it will appear in the virtual background window as an option. Whichever image has a green rectangle around it is the active one (you'll also get a preview at the top of the window of how it will look once you activate that image)

[@bazooka9652]

Can you use virtual background with a 1st generation ipad?

[@pmNewGenThinking]

@@bazooka9652 - a green screen works (afaik) with all versions of zoom BUT a non greenscreen does need a decent spec - my MS-Surface won't substitute the background as its too low spec - but it will green screen - My big desktop PC works without a screen

[@dataventurer9998]

I tried using an image for the background that wasn't large enough. I pulled the pic into my photo app and resized it to 1920x1080 pixels. A couple times I needed to crop the photos to get them in that format.

[@zendamatogautam1283]

Re virtual background: My computer doesnt meet the minimum requirements to use this feature without a green screen :( Any hacks?

[@Simpletivity]

Sorry, I'm not sure of possible workarounds.

[@user-pz6et7bi5w]

@@Simpletivity Many a times, virtual backgrounds are not working properly. It looks as if I watch a predator movie 😉

[@dataventurer9998]

@@Simpletivity I just watched your video. Super! I have been adding comments going through comments from others here. One thing I just stumbled upon - my first attempt at a virtual background bombed with my laptop webcam. When I connected my cell phone with DroidCam, it worked. So though my laptop didn't meet the processor requirements, improving the quality of the webcam might be the trick. If so there are a LOT of people commenting here with challenges with the virtual backgrounds (which is a really great feature!). Maybe you could check this out and do another video about using a external webcam or cell phone as the webcam. I saw one guy suggest using green poster board from DollarTree. I got some and pasted them to the foam core boards, taped them together and lean it behind my chair to make a cheap green screen that works fine.

[@enawok]

Same predator movie look with me. I adjusted the lighting in the room by adjusting windows shade, open or closing curtains (depending on time of day) and turning on specific lights to even out lighting where I zoom. Tested with laptop, macbook and chromebook. Worked well on each device afterwards. Nothing to do with computer capacity. I just needed to make adjustments in relation to time of day--morning sun/noon/afternoon sun/evening lighting.

[@johnphilion8074]

I love the ability to use your own back ground. But how do you use your own photo>

[@gailzucker3777]

He is very clear and easy to follow. Thanks for the tips. Loved the Chrome extension ideas. Sent it forward for the Outlook calendar as well.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for sharing, Gail.

[@douglasfriesen2315]

Hugely helpful! Thank you. Makes me look more professional AND cuts down the stress of trying to find the other tab I wanted to share. Excellent!! Keep sharing and thanks again.