Zoom

After login the Zoom window will provide you with the following options and information:

1. Join: join a meeting. 
   • you need a meeting ID to join. 
   • in addition you have the possibility to edit your display name as wells as turn off audio and video before joining.
2. New Meeting: start a new meeting.
   • you can start a meeting using your personal ID or invite others.
   • video can be turned off in advance.
   • if you click on your ID you can copy it or go to the PMI settings.
3. Schedule: schedule a Zoom meeting.
   • more detail can be found at Schedule-Options
4. Share Screen: share your personal screen.
   • this functionality needs a meeting ID of a running meeting and shares the content of your screen with all participants of the meeting.
5. Today: overview of todays meetings with Zoom.
6. Profile: userprofile including statusicon.
   • enter your personal message
   • Settings
   • shortcut to change your state
     • available    
     • away
     • do not disturb and other >
   • my profile
   • help
   • check for updates (not needed if using the AppV version)
   • about Zoom
   • change to portraitview
   • sign out

1. title of the Zoom meeting
2. startdate and time as well as duration of the meeting
3. reocurring meeting option
4. videosettings
   • host video: on or off when joining the meeting
   • participants video: on or off when joining the meeting
5. audiosettings
   • phone
   • computeraudio
   • phone and computeraudio
   • 3rd party audio
   • by default one can dial in from Switzerland or the US, you can change this setting by clicking on edit 
6. options (advanced view)
   • password for the meeting
   • let participants join if host is not yet in the meeting
   • use personal meeting ID
   • record the meeting
   • alternative hostst
7. calender - used to send the invitations
   • Outlook
   • Google Calendar
   • other calender
8. Schedule button
   • after clicking on Schedule the calendar application you choose will open a new window including the meeting information to sent to the participants. 

In the Zoom chatview you have the following options:

1. create/use a chat with one person 
2. create/use a channel with several people
3. mark chats or channels with a star to find them in the left navigationbar on top

clicking on the + next to Recent, you can create a new Chat or Channel.

Chatfunctionality

In the chatwindow you can use text, screenshots, files, emojis and gifs. 

Channel options and functionality

1. start a videocall with all participants
2. show participants - shown on top of the right sidebar
3. invite other participants
4. Images: all images that have been sent to the channel
5. Files: all files that have been sent to the channel
6. Starred Messages: shows all starred messages
7. Notifications: customize your visible notifications such as number of unread messages or push notification behaviour
8. more options:
   1. edit channel - change title and description as well as visibility of the channel
   2. assign new channeladmin
   3. delete chat history
   4. leave the channel
   5. delete the channel
9. chatinput where you can use text, screenshots, files, emojis and gifs
10. join a running meeting or copy its link
    • you can use this if you missed agourpcall or left the meeting and want to rejoin