Quick Guide for Presenters

Join Audio

After joining the Zoom meeting, you will be prompted to join the room’s audio. Zoom allows audio participation through your computer’s internal speakers, a headset, or a phone line. The initial step of joining the audio by computer looks like this:

Click on Join With Computer Audio so you can listen in and use your mic.

If you experience audio problems after clicking on Join With Computer Audio, click the arrow next to the microphone icon in the bottom-left hand corner, and choose Test Speaker and Microphone.

If you need to change your audio/video input device, click the arrow next to the microphone/camera icon and select the appropriate device.

Mute/Unmute Mic

Click on the microphone icon on the bottom left corner of the Zoom window to mute/unmute your audio. The red line through the microphone icon indicates that it is muted.

Click on the up arrow to the right of the mic icon to see more audio options. If you have multiple mics and speakers on your computer (e.g. if you are using a headset with mic on a laptop that already has built-in mic/speakers), make sure the correct mic and speaker have checks next to them to indicate they are being used. You can also run the Test Mic and Speakers wizard to check that you're using the correct mic and speakers.

Stop/Start Video

Click on the camera icon near the bottom left corner of the Zoom window to enable/disable your webcam. The red line through the camera icon indicates that your webcam is disabled.

If you have multiple webcams and want to switch between them, click on the up arrow to the right of the camera icon, and click on the name of the webcam you want to use.

If other participants tell you that your video and/or audio feed is freezing (usually as a result of a poor connection), close other programs and disable your camera in Zoom to free up bandwidth. This way, you can perhaps still see, hear, and speak though no one can see you.

Screenshare: General

You can initiate screen sharing by clicking on the green Share icon on the Zoom toolbar. The sharing window will pop up, and you can choose to share an entire screen (if you have multiple monitors, you can choose which screen you want to share), or share a particular window or app you have opened. Please keep in mind that unless you are using dual monitors, you will not be able to see your presenter notes, nor chat messages or raised hands.

If you select to share your whole screen, be sure that private tabs like emails, etc. are closed.

If you are sharing audio and/or video, check the Share computer sound and Optimize for full screen video clip options.

Once you've made your selection, click on the blue Share button.

Once you are done screen sharing, click on the red Stop Share button.