Zoom has come to be the reigning champion of quarantine communication. Maybe not for long as Facebook is a worthy contender with its new platform.
Nigerian teacher, Emmanuel Ntaji, speaks to his students during an e-learning class via Zoom app, at his home, during a lockdown imposed by the authorities to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria April 23, 2020. Picture taken April 23, 2020.
There has been a slew of privacy issues with Zoom. Don't wait for a moment that this would happen to you, though. One of the most vitals is to protect the privacy of your meetings. Otherwise, a hacker, a troll, or maybe a well-known inventor might pop-in your meeting.
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Most office workers are familiar with this simple application, but Zoom has masses of tricks and shortcuts. Whether you are making plans a one-on-one coffee date or a vital board assembly, Zoom allows you to interact - or even appear - precisely the way you need.
Useful Zoom Tricks 2020
Enter silently
If you're seeking to input a Zoom call without making a ton of noise, you can prefer to enter silently. This tip is specifically useful while meetings have already begun, and you're trying to be late stealthily.
Open the Zoom app and click Settings. On the Audio tab, click the "Always mute the microphone" tab when joining a meeting. To turn your microphone turned on, use the button at the lower part of the screen.
You can also enter a Zoom call without video on, which is pretty beneficial when you're coping with low bandwidth or having video quality issues.
Just open the Zoom app and click Settings. On the Video tab, click the checkbox for Always flip off video while joining a meeting at the bottom of the page under the Meetings tab.
Change your history
Are you worried about your coworkers seeing your messy kitchen or living room? You can trade the history to your Zoom call. It doesn't even require a green display screen to do so (though you could indeed use one).
Click on Settings > Virtual Background. From there, Zoom will provide you some selections you could use, or you can upload any image you want.
Mute all people at once
There may be cases when you want to mute every person on the call at once.
You can hit ⌘Cmd+Ctrl+M on a Mac or Alt+M on a PC to mute everybody. You also can navigate to Host controls in the Zoom app to your desktop and click on Manage Participants, then Mute all.
Mute and unmute with spacebar (and other shortcuts)
If you want to add a conversation but don't like leaving your Zoom unmuted, press and save the spacebar, and it will quickly unmute you so you can throw all your thoughts into the ring.
Zoom additionally has plenty of keyboard shortcuts for both Mac and Windows. You can see them all right here.
Set up Zoom to reveal names
If you're bad with remembering the names, you can go to Settings > Video and check the field for Always display participant's name.
Don't leave out Zoom conferences anymore
Download and open the Zoom app for iOS or Android. Toggle to the Meeting Settings segment of the Zoom app and choose Meeting reminders on your cellular device. Your Zoom app will automatically send a notification when it's time to sign up for a meeting.
Look a bit better with Zoom's beauty filter
Quarantine haircuts and selected webcams aren't a flattering combination. Luckily, Zoom filters already thought of that.
Find Settings > Video. From there, take a look at the field for Touch up my appearance, and Zoom will soften the focus to your camera, giving your skin a refreshing glow. Nice.
Record your meeting onto your computer
There are tons of motives to document video calls. You may need to reference it for notes later or proportion it with humans who want the information.
Go to Settings > Recording and toggle the choice on. Once that's done, you could click on the Record icon whilst you're hosting a Zoom assembly on the bottom toolbar to file your meeting and keep it on your computer.
Quick invite
If you're in the middle of a conference meeting, and suddenly realize you forgot to send an invite to a coworker or two, you can send a "brief invite."
Here's how:
Type ⌘Cmd+I on a Mac or Alt+I on a PC to open the Invite window. Click the Email tab, copy the URL, and send it to every person who you want to join the conference.
