Paul McFedries - Teach Yourself VISUALLY Zoom

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About the Author

Paul McFedriesis a full-time technical writer. Paul has been authoring computer books since 1991, and he has more than 100 books to his credit. Paul’s books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11 , Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2016 , Amazon Fire TV For Dummies , Alexa For Dummies , and Cord Cutting For Dummies . Paul invites you to drop by his personal website at www.paulmcfedries.comor follow him on Twitter @paulmcf.

Author’s Acknowledgments

It goes without saying that writers focus on text, and I certainly enjoyed focusing on the text that you’ll read in this book. However, this book is more than just the usual collection of words and phrases. A quick thumb-through the pages will show you that this book is also chock full of images, from sharp screenshots to fun and informative illustrations. Those colorful images sure make for a beautiful book, and that beauty comes from a lot of hard work by Wiley’s immensely talented group of designers and layout artists. I thank them for creating another gem. Of course, what you read in this book must also be accurate, logically presented, and free of errors. Ensuring all of this was an excellent group of editors that included project editor Lynn Northrup, technical editor Doug Holland, copy editor Kim Wimpsett, and production editor Barath Kumar Rajasekaran. Thanks to all of you for your exceptional competence and hard work. Thanks, as well, to acquisitions editor Devon Lewis for asking me to write this book.

How to Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

The Conventions in This Book

Steps

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered stepsare actions you must do; bulleted stepsclarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented stepsgive you the result.

Notes

Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross-reference to a related area of the book.

Icons and Buttons

Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

Tips

Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

Bold

Boldtype shows command names, options, and text or numbers you must type.

Italics

Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 About the Author

5 Chapter 1: Getting Started Understanding Zoom Meetings Understanding Other Zoom Products Create a Basic Zoom Account Sign In to Your Zoom Account Upgrade Your Zoom Account Download and Install the Zoom App Join a Test Meeting Explore the Zoom Desktop Window Explore the Zoom Mobile Window Understanding Presence Status Set Your Presence Status

6 Chapter 2: Hosting a Meeting Start an Instant Meeting Start an Instant Meeting in Your Personal Meeting Room Invite People to a Meeting Schedule a Meeting Schedule a Recurring Meeting Start a Scheduled Meeting Explore Host Controls Allow a Person into Your Meeting Enable the Co-Host Option Make an Attendee a Meeting Co-Host Assign an Attendee to Type Closed Captions Enable Screen Sharing for Participants Enable Breakout Rooms for Participants Create Breakout Rooms Enable Recording for Participants End a Meeting