Zoom

Zoom is a service for online meetings.

Installation

Zoom is available for pretty much all platforms:

As an app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android
As a plugin for various browsers (Chrome & Firefox?).

Go to https://zoom.us/download to download an app or plugin.

How to join a meeting?

What you need to join a Zoom meeting:

A Meeting ID, consisting of nine figures, like 123 456 789
Sometimes a Password
Naturally, the day and time that the meeting takes place
The app or plugin installed on your computer or mobile device.

Meeting ID & password are often provided in one URL, like

https://zoom.us/j/123219123?pwd=NUdTbmt1cUt6VmZxN3liR29SMGZ12345

When following this link, Zoom will open in your browser (provided you have the Zoom plugin installed).

or separate, like

Meeting ID: 123 219 123
Password: BlubBlub

In this case, open the Zoom app on your device, or go to https://zoom.us/join in your browser, and enter the Meeting ID.

Using Zoom

Main Window

The Main Windows is where you usually spend most of your time during a meeting. Some parts that usually live here:

Gallery View: Video feeds of participants
Speaker View: Video feed of the speaker, maybe combined with some video feeds of participants
Shared Desktop'
Whiteboard

The Main Window can be a split screen with various objects - Really handy!

A split Main Window with a Shared Desktop, Gallery View and Participants List

Shortcut Bar

The Shortcut Bar is the horizontal black bar, in this case at the bottom of the screen. It contains all major controls, including links to the Participant List and the Chat box

Desktop share

Zoom has a desktop share or screen share function, where you can choose which part of your desktop is shared - really handy!
When sharing your screen (e.g., to share literature), for people who join through a mobile phone, stuff is still readible, as they can zoom in.

Participants list

The Shortcut Bar has a link Participants. When you click on it, a separate windows opens with a list of all participants, with several attributes. For business meetings, this list is indispensable. In large meetings, I would move this window to a separate computer screen.

The participant list can be merged with the 'main screen'.

A Participant List of a meeting with 36 participants. Some of the things you can see here: The person on the first row is me. I have video and a muted microphone. The person on the second row is sharing his or her screen. The person on the fifth row, probably has an actual Zoom account, as he or she has an actual icon. At the bottom you can see, that you can raise your hand - Indispensible in large meetings! You can also rename people - I've only tried that yet with myself

Invite button

The Invite Button in the Shortcut bar produces a text like this, ready to be texted or emailed:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/123219123?pwd=NUdTbmt1cUt6VmZxN3liR29SMGZ12345

Meeting ID: 123 219 123
Password: BlubBlub

One tap mobile
+13462487799,,123219456# US (Houston)
+16699006833,,123219456# US (San Jose)

Dial by your location
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US
+1 301 715 8592 US
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 123 219 123
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/123DHxoBs

Questions

Can participate notice, when you're recording?

Sources

https://zoom.us/