高效且成功的团队知道视频会议软件(video conferencing software)是他们成功的基石。
免费的Zoom Cloud Meetings等工具使一群人能够在虚拟的面对面会议中一起工作。
Zoom是一种基于云的视频通信解决方案,适用于所有设备上的协作、实时聊天、音频和视频会议、会议记录和网络研讨会。
本文将向您展示如何在您的桌面或智能手机上创建和主持Zoom云会议。
在您的桌面上开始使用 Zoom Cloud 会议(Get Started with Zoom Cloud Meetings on Your Desktop)
首先,如果您想主持Zoom会议,您需要创建一个帐户并下载该应用程序,
注册一个缩放帐户(Sign Up for a Zoom Account)
首先访问 Zoom 网站( Zoom website),注册并开设一个帐户。您可以使用您的电子邮件地址设置您的帐户或使用Google或Facebook登录。
Zoom将向您发送一封确认电子邮件以激活您的帐户。激活后,您将看到欢迎(Welcome)屏幕,在其中输入您的姓名,选择密码,然后继续。
现在单击左上角的Zoom徽标返回可以加入或主持会议的页面。
如何下载缩放应用程序(How to Download the Zoom App)
从网站下载Zoom 应用程序( Zoom app)。
这会将软件包作为 PC 或Mac(Mac)上的独立应用程序下载到您的计算机。单击(Click) 保存文件(Save File)开始下载。
启动 .exe 文件。
要返回主页(Home)部分,请单击主页。(Home.)
如何在桌面上主持 Zoom 会议(How to Host Zoom Meetings on Your Desktop)
Zoom有一个功能强大且功能丰富的免费版本,最多可容纳 100 名参与者。付费版本最多允许 1000 名访客参加任何会议。
单击主屏幕上的新会议(New Meeting)以在您的计算机上启动Zoom 。选择加入计算机音频。(Join with Computer Audio.)
您可以在下面的屏幕截图中看到Zoom会议有几个选项。我们将从左到右解释每个。
选项(Options)
如果您正在召开会议并且不希望参与者听到您的任何外来噪音,静音按钮会派上用场。(Mute)
单击(Click)静音旁边的向上箭头以查看其他选项。
从可用选项中选择要用于会议的麦克风和扬声器。
使用视频(Use Video)
要在会议中展示自己,请单击开始视频(Start Video)。要停止视频,请单击停止视频(Stop Video)。
请注意,停止视频并不会结束会议或停止音频。开始视频(Start Video)和停止视频(Stop Video)旁边还有一个向上箭头,您可以在其中选择摄像头、虚拟背景和其他视频设置。
如何邀请参与者(How to Invite Participants)
设置音频和视频后,您可以邀请其他人加入您的会议。点击(Click)邀请(Invite. )。您可以使用您的联系人、电子邮件或单击复制链接(Copy Link)来获取要手动发送的 URL。
电子邮件选项非常简单。
它将显示如何加入会议,包括URL、会议 ID(Meeting ID)和密码(Password)。
管理参与者(Manage Participants)
如果您有很多与会者,那么能够管理会议中的人员尤其有用。您可以单独或作为一个组控制每个参与者。
如果您正在演示并且不希望其他人互动,请单击全部静音(Mute All)。如果参与者不记得自己静音,这有助于在进入时静音参与者。(Mute Participants on Entry )
分享(Sharing)
您可以分享三个类别。
基本的(Basic)
- 与与会者共享您的屏幕(Share your screen with meeting attendees)
- iPhone/iPad screen:安装所需插件,连接Wi-Fi,点击Screen Mirroring,然后选择Zoom-info
- 在白板上绘图(Draw),与观众分享视觉概念
先进的(Advanced)
仅共享屏幕的一部分、音乐或计算机声音,或来自第二个摄像头的内容。
文件(Files)
从您的硬盘、Dropbox、Microsoft OneDrive、Google Drive或Box与参与者共享文件。
还有高级共享选项。单击共享屏幕(Share Screens)旁边的向上箭头以查看它们。
如何管理聊天和记录您的会议(How to Manage Chat and Record Your Meeting)
聊天功能位于三个点下方的更多选项卡上。(More)
这将使所有参与者能够聊天和共享文件。如果您不希望每个人都能够使用聊天功能,请单击File旁边的三个点。
从中选择:
录制会议(record your meeting)的选项也在“更多”(More)选项卡下。当您停止录制并结束会议时,它将在您的桌面上转换为MP4文件。(MP4)
会议结束后,按结束会议(End Meeting)。你会得到两个选择。一种是离开会议,让其他人在没有你的情况下继续。
如果您是主持人,另一种选择是结束会议。如果您正在录制会议,请注意显示MP4(MP4)文件 所在位置的弹出窗口。
然后,您将返回主页,您可以在其中安排新会议或加入现有会议。
在哪里可以找到 Zoom 会议的 ID(Where to Find Your ID for Zoom Meetings)
要从应用程序中查找您的个人会议 ID,请单击主屏幕顶部导航栏中的会议(Meetings )。
在哪里可以找到您的 Zoom Cloud 会议 URL(Where to Find Your Zoom Cloud Meeting URL)
要获取会议URL,请单击应用程序主页部分的会议。然后点击显示会议邀请(Show Meeting Invitation)。
如何在智能手机上创建和主持 Zoom 会议(How to Create and Host a Zoom Meeting on Your Smartphone)
Android、iPhone 和 iPad上的Zoom应用程序的移动版本是在线平台的简化版本。
主要选项卡位于屏幕底部。由于空间有限,移动设备上的设置与桌面上的设置不同。
将应用程序下载(Download)到您的移动设备上。对于本文,我们将使用 iPhone。
登录(Sign In)您的Zoom帐户或点击(Zoom)注册(Sign Up)创建一个。
您现在位于Zoom应用程序的“开会(Meet)和聊天(Chat)”区域。当它启动时,它会在主页(Home)和聊天(Chat)选项卡上打开。
底部栏上的会议选项卡将显示任何即将发生的事件和您的个人会议 ID。(Meetings)在此屏幕中,您可以开始通话、发送邀请或编辑活动。
如果您有即将召开的会议,点击它以添加参与者并通过短信或电子邮件向联系人发送邀请。
联系人(Contacts)选项卡看起来像桌面版本。它会在您的联系人列表中列出您的收藏夹和其他人。
要添加联系人,请点击右上角的加号。这将打开一个弹出菜单,供您添加新联系人、加入公共频道或创建新频道。
联系人是指个人,而渠道是联系人组。
使用“设置”(Settings)选项卡更改您的帐户。缩放(Zoom)设置按以下方式组织:
点击屏幕顶部的您的姓名以更改您的个人资料图片、显示名称或更新您的密码。
如何在移动设备上开始会议(How to Start a Meeting on Mobile)
要开始会议,请单击新会议(New Meeting)>开始会议(Start a Meeting)。
要调出底部栏菜单,请点击屏幕中间。
要邀请其他人参加您的会议,请单击参与者(Participants)>邀请(Invite)。
您可以通过电子邮件、消息、联系人或发送会议URL来发送邀请。
您的消息包含供收件人单击并加入您的会议的链接。
准备好举办 Zoom 云会议了吗?(Ready to Host a Zoom Cloud Meeting?)
如您所见,Zoom是一款功能强大且免费的虚拟会议工具,易于使用,并提供多种选择,让您可以随时随地与任何人进行虚拟会面。
到 2020 年为止, Zoom用户的数量已如滚雪球般猛增至222 万。(2.22 million)而(Whereas)2019 年,Zoom拥有 199 万用户。
您是否尝试过将 Zoom 云会议用于您的业务或虚拟拜访家人和朋友?让我们知道您最好的 Zoom 会议技巧。(Have you tried using Zoom cloud meetings for your business or to virtually visit family and friends? Let us know your best Zoom meeting tips.)
How to Host a Zoom Cloud Meeting On a Smartphone or Desktop
Productive and successful teams knоw that video conferencing software is the cornerstone of their success.
Tools such as the free Zoom Cloud Meetings enable groups of people to work together in a virtual face-to-face meeting.
Zoom is a cloud-based video communications solution for collaboration, live chat, audio and video conferencing, meeting recordings, and webinars across all devices.
This article will show you how to create and host a Zoom cloud meeting on your desktop or smartphone.
Get Started with Zoom Cloud Meetings on Your Desktop
First, you need to create an account and download the app if you want to host a Zoom meeting,
Sign Up for a Zoom Account
Start by going to the Zoom website, sign up, and open an account. You can set up your account with your email address or sign in with Google or Facebook.
Zoom will send you a confirmation email to activate your account. Once activated, you will see the Welcome screen where you put in your name, select a password, and continue.
Now click on the Zoom logo in the top left-hand corner to get back to the page where you can join or host a meeting.
How to Download the Zoom App
Download the Zoom app from the website.
This will download a package to your computer as a standalone app on your PC or Mac. Click Save File to start the download.
Launch the .exe file.
To get back to the Home section, click on Home.
How to Host Zoom Meetings on Your Desktop
Zoom has a robust and feature-rich free version for up to 100 participants. The paid version allows up to 1000 visitors for any meeting.
Click New Meeting from the home screen to launch Zoom on your computer. Choose Join with Computer Audio.
There are several options for Zoom meetings as you can see in the screenshot below. We will explain each starting from left to right.
Options
The Mute button comes in handy if you are running a meeting and don’t want the participants to hear any extraneous noise from your end.
Click the up arrow next to Mute to see other options.
Select the microphone and speaker you want to use for your meeting from the available choices.
Use Video
To show yourself in the meeting, click Start Video. To stop the video, click on Stop Video.
Note that stopping the video doesn’t end the meeting or stop the audio. There is also an up arrow next to Start Video and Stop Video where you can choose a camera, virtual background, and other video settings.
How to Invite Participants
After you set up your audio and video, you can invite people to join your meeting. Click on Invite. You can use your contacts, email, or click Copy Link to get a URL to send manually.
The email option is very straightforward.
It will display how to join the meeting, including the URL, Meeting ID, and Password.
Manage Participants
Being able to manage people in your meeting is especially useful if you have a lot of attendees. You can control each participant individually or as a group.
If you are presenting and don’t want others to interact, click Mute All. It’s helpful to Mute Participants on Entry in case they don’t remember to mute themselves.
Sharing
There are three categories from which you can share.
Basic
- Share your screen with meeting attendees
- iPhone/iPad screen: Install the needed plugin, connect to Wi-Fi, tap Screen Mirroring, and choose Zoom-info
- Draw on a whiteboard to share visual concepts with your audience
Advanced
Share a portion of the screen, music or computer sound only, or content from a second camera.
Files
Share files with participants from your hard drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, or Box.
There are also advanced sharing options. Click the up arrow next to Share Screens to see them.
How to Manage Chat and Record Your Meeting
The chat feature is on the More tab under the three dots.
This will enable all participants to chat and share files. If you don’t want everyone to be able to use the chat feature, click on the three dots next to File.
Choose from:
- No One
- Host Only
- Everyone Publicly
- Everyone Publicly and Privately
The option to record your meeting is also under the More tab. When you stop the recording and end the meeting, it will be converted into an MP4 file on your desktop.
When your meeting is over, press End Meeting. You will get two options. One is to leave the meeting and let others continue without you.
The other option is to end the meeting if you are the host. If you’re recording the meeting, watch for the pop-up showing you where the MP4 file is.
You will then be back on the home page where you could schedule a new meeting or join an existing one.
Where to Find Your ID for Zoom Meetings
To find your Personal Meeting ID from the app, click on Meetings from the top navigation bar on your home screen.
Where to Find Your Zoom Cloud Meeting URL
To get the meeting URL, click on Meeting from the home section of the app. Then click on Show Meeting Invitation.
How to Create and Host a Zoom Meeting on Your Smartphone
The mobile version of the Zoom app on Android, iPhone, and iPad is a simplified version of the online platform.
The primary tabs are on the bottom of your screen. The setup on mobile devices is different than on desktop due to limited space.
Download the app onto your mobile device. For this article, we will be using an iPhone.
Sign In to your Zoom account or create one by clicking Sign Up.
You are now in the Meet & Chat area of the Zoom app. When it launches, it opens on the Home and Chat tab.
The Meetings tab on the bottom bar will show any upcoming events and your Personal Meeting ID. From this screen, you can start a call, send an invitation, or edit an event.
If you have an upcoming meeting, tap on it to add participants and send invitations to contacts via text message or email.
The Contacts tab looks like the desktop version. It lists your favorites and others in your contact list.
To add a contact, tap the plus symbol in the top right-hand corner. This will open a pop-up menu for you to add a new contact, join a public channel, or create a new channel.
Contacts refers to individual people, whereas Channels are groups of contacts.
Use the Settings tab to make changes to your account. Zoom settings are organized by:
- Meetings
- Contacts
- Chat
- General
- Siri Shortcuts
Tap on your name at the top of the screen to change your profile picture, display name, or update your password.
How to Start a Meeting on Mobile
To start a meeting, click on New Meeting > Start a Meeting.
To bring up the bottom bar menu, tap the middle of your screen.
To invite others to your meeting, click on Participants > Invite.
You can send an invitation via email, message, contacts, or by sending the URL of the meeting.
Your message includes the link for recipients to click and join your meeting.
Ready to Host a Zoom Cloud Meeting?
As you can see, Zoom is a robust and free virtual meeting tool that is easy-to-use and offers numerous options to meet anyone anywhere virtually.
The number of Zoom users has snowballed to 2.22 million so far in 2020. Whereas, in 2019, Zoom had 1.99 million users.
Have you tried using Zoom cloud meetings for your business or to virtually visit family and friends? Let us know your best Zoom meeting tips.