Using Zoom as a Host

Launch an instant meeting in the Zoom desktop app, then invite participants via the invite button, email, or by copying the invite link with call-in details.

Schedule and manage meetings in the Zoom desktop client by setting a title, date, time, and time zone, then invite attendees, enable chat, and set repeat and security options.

Launch meetings instantly with your personal meeting ID, a unique, account-specific waiting room. Schedule using the personal meeting ID and save PMI settings for security, video, audio, and advanced options.

Discover how to start an ad hoc meeting using the Zoom web application or desktop app, configure video on, join audio, and invite participants with a link.

Schedule Zoom meetings in the web client by setting title, date, time, duration, time zone, attendees, and security options, with options for whiteboard, templates, and recurring meetings.

Utilize the personal meeting room in Zoom to host meetings in a stable, always available space, customize your meeting ID, set a passcode, and enable waiting room and authentication.

As the host, switch between speaker and gallery views to manage who appears center stage. Use the view menu to toggle layouts and view up to 49 participants.

Pin a video to keep a speaker front and center in your view, or spotlight a video for everyone as the host, front and center, requiring at least three users.

Navigate the zoom client’s bottom toolbar to manage audio, video, participants, chat, screen share, and host controls, including mic and camera settings, recording options, and meeting themes.

Learn to invite attendees during a Zoom meeting by using the participants menu to add via contact, email invitations, or by copying the invite link to share via messaging apps.

Learn to manage meeting participants using the participants menu: rename, mute/unmute, chat, control video, assign host or co-host, use waiting room, and mute all.

Create polls in a Zoom meeting using the desktop app by clicking the poll icon, then add a titled question with up to 10 options and select single or multiple.

Learn to create and manage polls for Zoom meetings on the website, including adding questions, setting anonymity, saving polls, and launching or switching between polls during a meeting.

Launch polls in a Zoom meeting by selecting a poll and clicking launch polling. End polling to view results, then share, relaunch, or create a new poll for more responses.

Explore using Zoom chat to message everyone or individuals, apply formatting and emojis, attach files from cloud drives, share screenshots, and customize host permissions with chat settings.

Learn to share your screen as a Zoom host by selecting multiple application windows, choosing layouts, enabling share sound and video optimization, and using on-screen annotations.

Learn to share a whiteboard in Zoom, annotate collaboratively, and use templates, voting, timers, and frames to organize group work and capture ideas.

Access advanced sharing in zoom to use PowerPoint as a background, share sound and computer audio, and present video files with multiple layouts, including side-by-side video and a second camera.

Record a Zoom meeting as host, choosing local or cloud storage, while participants see a recording icon; stop or end to convert and save the file on your computer.

Learn how to use meeting reactions to engage nonverbally, including emojis and raised hands. Quickly gather feedback with yes/no, slow down, and speed up prompts, visible on video.

Enable the waiting room to hold new joiners until the host admits them. Admit individuals or everyone at once from the participants list and message for identification.

add and use apps in a Zoom meeting to boost collaboration and keep participants engaged. install Kahoot, authorize its access, and customize settings from the apps toolbar to host activities.

Master creating and editing meeting notes in zoom, capture minutes, tasks, and links, and share within meetings or externally with editor or viewer permissions and PDF export.

Create breakout rooms up to 50, and assign participants automatically or manually for even distribution, while letting participants choose their room and set up breakouts in advance on the website.

Go to zoom.us, log in, edit the upcoming meeting, enable breakout room preassigned, and create rooms or import from a CSV template to assign participants in advance.

Learn to edit Zoom breakout rooms as a host by assigning participants, renaming or deleting rooms, moving and swapping attendees, and configuring timing and permissions for smooth class discussions.

Launch breakout rooms, join or leave individual rooms for brief discussions, broadcast reminders to all, and close rooms to return everyone to the main meeting.