Step by Step for Joining a Zoom Meeting from Various Devices

If you are joining the meeting from a computer, you will be prompted to download and run a small program once you click on the invitation link. Your internet web browser will open and then show a similar message to the one on the right.

Once the small program downloads, click on it (as shown in the screenshot below):

Once you’ve clicked on the program to install, you will see a similar screen shown below.

 you might be prompted to “allow this app to make changes to your device“? This is okay and go ahead and click on the “Yes” button.

Zoom will now ask for your name, which is how others will know who you are when you are connected to the meeting. If you are assigned to comment, please make sure you use your first and last names to avoid any confusion. Some congregations are also putting the number of listeners at the end of the name, so that they can get an accurate count of how many are listening (not just the number of connections to the meeting).

Once the small program downloads, click on it (as shown in the screenshot to the right):

The installation will continue pretty quickly and the Zoom application will start, as shown in the screenshot to the right.

If you clicked on the meeting invite link, then you will also be automatically connected to the meeting in a new window.

If you choose to connect via your computer, you will see a screen like the one to the right:

If you click on the arrow next to the microphone, you will have additional options including the option to change which speakers and microphone you are using (if you have other options), as well as other settings.

To join via a standard telephone dial-in, at the Audio Conference option screen, click on the “Phone Call” section. This will display a list of telephone dial-in numbers that you can use (any number is fine), along with the Meeting ID that you will need to enter when prompted. You will also be asked for your Participant ID which you will need to enter when prompted.

Once you dial into the meeting, Zoom will see that you are connected and it will show you a confirmation on the screen, like the one to the right.

The icon in the lower left of the Zoom window will now show a telephone, and will automatically be muted. To un-mute your connection, click on the telephone icon. To mute the connection again, click on the telephone icon again.

First, install the “Zoom Cloud Meetings” app from your devices “App Store”.

For Apple Devices: click this link if you are on your mobile device

For Android Devices: click on this link if you are on your mobile device

Open the Zoom mobile app and click on the “Join a Meeting” button. There is no need to “Sign up” or to “Sign in”.

Next, enter the “Meeting ID” that you received to join the meeting. If you clicked a link to join the meeting, the meeting ID will automatically be filled in.

For “Screen Name” enter your name, followed by how many listeners are listening to the meeting. For example: “Smith-3”
This will help us get an accurate count of everyone who is listening/watching the meeting.

Optional: You can turn off your video by enabling the “Turn off My Video” option by tapping the slider next to the option.