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Zoom Best Practices

General Best Practices

  1. Restart your computer once a week
  2. Keep the Zoom app updated and sign in using the app
  3. Restart your Internet Modem/Router once a month
  4. Close your Browser windows & tabs regularly

Zoom Best Practices before starting a Zoom meeting:

  1. Stable internet required; Hardwire in if possible
  2. Present from a quiet space
  3. Mute/turn-off Vonage and Slack
  4. Turn on Do not Disturb on your computer 
  1. Hide Chrome bookmarks and Dock 

Zoom Best Practices during a Zoom meeting:

  1. Sign in using the Zoom app on your laptop
  2. Start the Zoom meeting 5-10 minutes ahead of the session time
  3. Check headphone input/output within Zoom
  1. If you plan on sharing audio when presenting, click on Share Screen and select the Share Sound checkbox
  1. Share Title slide prior to letting guests in from the waiting room
  2. Turn your camera on
  3. Use Zoom Progress Learning background or the "Blur" option
  4. Record to the cloud
  5. Zoom within Chrome as necessary. Press ⌘ and +
  6. Pause share and resume when switching between tabs

How to hide your Zoom Meeting Control Bar

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal
  2. Click Settings
  3. Click In Meeting (Basic)
  4. Ensure Always show meeting control toolbar is toggled off

How to start a Zoom session with a code:

  1. Open the Zoom desktop app

  1. Enter the Meeting ID and click Join

How to Access your saved in-meeting chats on the cloud

Access your meeting recording through either of the following ways:

  • You will receive an email when your cloud recording is available. Click the link in the email to download or view your recording.
  • To access your saved in-meetings chats on the cloud after the recording is done processing:
    1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal
    2. In the navigation menu, click Recordings
    3. Click the Cloud Recordings tab
    4. Click the meeting topic
      This will show all files for your meeting. You can download, share, or delete the TXT file called Chat file.

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