Joining a Zoom meeting

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How to join a Zoom meeting on the desktop client #

Sign up to Zoom though this link https://zoom.us/signup#/signup . If you have your Zoom account already, proceed to the next step. 

  1. Open the Zoom desktop client.
  2. Join a meeting using one of these methods:
    • If you want to join a meeting without signing in, click Join a Meeting.
    • If you want to join a meeting by signing in:
      1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
      2. Click the Home tab.
      3. Click Join.
         
  3. Enter the meeting ID and your display name.
    • If you’re signed in, change your name if you don’t want your default name to appear.
    • If you’re not signed in, enter a display name.
  1. Select if you would like to connect audio and/or video.
  2. Click Join.

How to join a Zoom meeting on the mobile app #

Android #

  1. Open the Zoom mobile app.
  2. Join a meeting using one of these methods:
    • Tap Join a Meeting if you want to join without signing in.
    • Sign in to Zoom then tap Join.
       
  3. Enter the meeting ID number and your display name.
    • If you’re signed in, change your name if you don’t want your default name to appear.
    • If you’re not signed in, enter a display name.
  4. Select if you would like to connect audio and/or video and tap Join Meeting.

iOS #

  1. Open the Zoom mobile app. If you have not downloaded the Zoom mobile app yet, you can download it from the App Store.
  2. Join a meeting using one of these methods:
    • Tap Join a Meeting if you want to join without signing in.
    • Sign in to Zoom then tap Join.
  3. Enter the meeting ID number and your display name. 
  4. If you’re signed in, change your name if you don’t want your default name to appear.
  5. If you’re not signed in, enter a display name.
  6. Select if you would like to connect audio and/or video and select Join.

Google Chrome #

  1. Open the Chrome browser.
  2. Go to join.zoom.us.
  3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer.
  4. Click Join.
    • If this is your first time joining from Google Chrome, you will be asked to open the Zoom desktop client to join the meeting.
    • (Optional) Select the Always open these types of links in the associated app check box to skip this step in the future.
    • In the pop-up window, click Open Zoom Meetings (PC) or Open zoom.us (Mac).

Safari #

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Go to join.zoom.us.
  3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer.
  4. Click Join.
  5. When asked if you want to open zoom.us, click Allow.

Microsoft Edge #

  1. Open Edge.
  2. Go to join.zoom.us.
  3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer.
  4. Click Join.

Mozilla Firefox #

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Go to join.zoom.us.
  3. Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer.
  4. Click Join.
    • If this is your first time joining from Firefox, you may be asked to open Zoom or the Zoom installer package.
    • To skip this step in the future, select the Remember my choice for zoommtg links check box.
    • Click Open Link.
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