Getting started

From your web browser, navigate to:

https://strath.zoom.us

Click on Sign in

Enter your usual Strathclyde email address and password

Testing your setup

It is a good idea to test your computer setup for Zoom using this link:

https://zoom.us/test

This will enable you to join a test meeting and check your internet connection, audio and video.

Scheduling a meeting

Click on Schedule a New Meeting

Select your meeting settings:

1. Topic (Module Code, Class Type etc.)
2. Description (optional)
3. When (Date and Time)
4. Duration (note: this is not a hard limit when the meeting will end, but will give invitees an idea of the meeting duration)
5. Time Zone
6. Recurrence
7. Meeting Password (this is best left unchecked)
8. Video (this is your webcam - it can be disabled or enabled)
9. Audio (select Both)
10. Meeting Options (select Mute upon entry)

Click Save to finish.

Inviting participants

Click on Outlook Calendar (.ics)

Click on Invite attendees and add in the participants

Click on Send

Hosting an unscheduled meeting

(Note: You can do this either from the https://strath.zoom.us home page or after you have signed in).

Click on Host a Meeting and then select either With Video On or With Video Off as appropriate .

If a dialogue box asking appears, click on Open Zoom.

Click on Join with Computer Audio.

(Note: it is always a good idea to test your speaker and microphone at this stage).

Click on Invite.

Click on copy URL. You can then send this via email to your invitees. 

(Note: you can also click on Copy Invitation - this pastes the details to the clipboard so it can then be copied into an email)

Ending a Meeting

On the menu bar, click on End Meeting

Click on End Meeting for All

(Note: If you want to hand the meeting over to someone else, you need to assign them as a Host first by right clicking on them, then you can choose the Leave Meeting option).