Zoom

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Last updated: Sept 03, 2020 by Kyle Levenick (Unlicensed)
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Texas A&M University students and employees have access to Texas A&M Zoom Pro accounts by signing in with your Texas A&M NetID and password.

Only active faculty, staff, or students, along with approved and active emeritus faculty, have access to Zoom at this time.

Getting Started with Zoom

Use Zoom in Your Browser

Zoom in your browser by going to zoom.tamu.edu and clicking sign in.

  1. Open a browser and navigate to https://tamu.zoom.us 

  2. Click the Sign In button

  3. Login with Texas A&M NetID or email address

Use the Zoom App

Download Zoom for your computer, tablet or smartphone at tamu.zoom.us/download.

Once installed, click Sign in with SSO and enter in your Texas A&M email (ending in @tamu.edu or @arch.tamu.edu) or click I know the company domain and enter tamu into the box before .zoom.us. 

When prompted, sign in with your Texas A&M NetID and password.

Zoom Meetings

How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting

  1. Open Zoom by opening the Zoom app or logging into tamu.zoom.us

  2. Click Schedule a Meeting 

  3. Choose the appropriate settings for your meeting.

    1. Set the meeting topic and description

    2. Choose the date, start time, and duration of the meeting

    3. Other recommended settings:

      1. Meeting ID: Generate Automatically

      2. Password: Do not require a password

      3. Video: Host ON; Participants ON

      4. Audio: Telephone and computer audio

  4. Click save (in the browser) or schedule (in the app)

  5. After scheduling a meeting, information on when and how to join your meeting will appear. Send this information to your participants.

How to Access Meeting Information

If you were unable to send the information about your meeting to your participants when you scheduled the meeting, you can still access this information.

  1. Open Zoom by opening the Zoom app or logging into tamu.zoom.us

  2. Click meetings

  3. Select the meeting that you want information for from the Upcoming Meetings list

  4. Click copy invitation

  5. Paste the invitation into an email or calendar invite and send to your participants

How to Start a Scheduled Zoom Meeting

  1. Prior to the start time, open Zoom by opening the Zoom app or logging into tamu.zoom.us

  2. Click meetings

  3. Select the meeting you want to start from the Upcoming Meetings list

  4. Click Start this Meeting

How to Host an Instant Zoom Meeting

Zoom meetings can be started instantly when you need to quickly speak with a colleague.

  1. Open Zoom by opening the Zoom app or logging into tamu.zoom.us

  2. Click Host a Meeting or New Meeting

    1. Choose if you would like video on when you start the meeting

  3. Once the Zoom meeting has started, click invite on the bottom tab bar

  4. Click Copy Invitation 

  5. Paste the invitation into an email, Slack, or your communication platform of choice and send to your participants.

For more details, please see Zoom’s detailed instructions on inviting participants to a meeting.

How to Join a Zoom Meeting

  1. Open Zoom by opening the Zoom app or logging into tamu.zoom.us

  2. Click Join a Meeting 

  3. Enter the meeting ID number and your display name

    1. The meeting ID can be a 9, 10, or 11-digit number.

  4. Select if you would like to connect audio and/or video and click Join

For more details, please see Zoom’s detailed instructions on joining a meeting using a desktop computer, using the Zoom mobile app, from a landline or mobile phone, and more.

Zoom Interface (Host Perspective)

 

1. Audio Options

Mute / Unmute

  • If your microphone is muted, no participants can hear you

  • If your microphone is unmuted, all participants will hear you and the ambient sound where you are recording.

Select a Microphone

  • For laptops and mobile devices, choose use computer audio

  • For desktop computers, choose built-in microphone if you have one

  • For most devices, you can also use an external device such as a USB microphone or headset. See compatible microphones with Zoom for more details.

  • If you do not have a microphone option, you can join a meeting by phone

Select a Speaker

2. Video Options

Start or Stop Video

  • If your video is stopped, or if you do not have a camera, participants will see your display name

  • If your video is started, participants can see you using the camera you have selected.

Select a Camera

  • For most laptops and mobile devices, you will have a built-in camera option

  • If you do not have a built-in camera, you can use an external USB camera. See compatible webcams with Zoom for more details.

3. Invite Participants

Send an invitation to your contacts, or Copy URL / Copy Invitation to invite participants through email, Slack or the communication platform of your choice.

4. Manage Participants

Mute / unmute all participants and other options for managing your meeting.

5. Share

Share your computer screen, a window on your computer, use the white board feature and more.

6. Chat

Send messages through the in-meeting chat to everyone on the Zoom call or to individuals.

7. Record

Start or stop a recording of your Zoom meeting.

Record Location Options

  • Computer: save a local recording to your computer. Recorded files can be uploaded to various file storage services including Dropbox, Google Drive, and YouTube.

  • Cloud: save your recording to the Zoom cloud.

8. End Meeting

End Zoom meeting for all participants.

Additional Resources

Teaching with Zoom

The Office of the Provost has provided step-by-step instructions for holding classes using Zoom and guides for using features to maximize your teaching experience at keepteaching.tamu.edu.

Using Zoom