Set up audio and video, share screen and chat

When starting/joining a meeting, you are presented with the choice to join the audio by phone or computer. We encourage everyone to choose Join with computer audio option when you join the meeting.

To tell Zoom which of your connected microphones or speakers to use during a meeting, click the arrow next to the microphone icon in the lower left of the meeting window and select the desired device for both your microphone and speaker:

Clicking on the microphone icon will let you mute and unmute your audio once connected.

• When joining a meeting, choose Test Computer Audio
• At anytime, click the arrow next to the microphone icon > Audio Settings... 

To tell Zoom which of your connected microphones or speakers to use during a meeting, click the arrow next to the microphone icon in the lower left of the meeting window and select the desired devices.

Participants may select stereo audio or original audio during a meeting. These settings may be helpful for music instruction or performance.

Access video settings before or during a meeting by clicking on the Settings icon on your Zoom Desktop Application.  On the Video tab you can preview and change your camera source via the down arrow.

Clicking on the Stop Video icon  in the lower left of the meeting window will let you start and stop your video feed. The meeting will continue.

By default, screen sharing is set to Host Only.  During screen sharing you and your attendees can use the Annotation tools for drawing, pointing, highlighting, etc.

1. Click Share Screen
2. Choose to share your: desktop, specific application, whiteboard or camera feed

• Click the arrow to the right of the Screen Sharing icon
• Select Advanced Sharing Options
• Select All Participants

1. Go to https://buffalo.zoom.us/profile/setting
2. Select In Meeting (Basic)
3. Scroll down to Screen sharing
4. Under Who can share? select All Participants
5. Click Save

From this window you can also control annotation, whiteboard and remote control settings.

1. Click Chat to start an in-meeting message with participants in the meeting
2. The dropdown on the chat window will allow you to message Everyone, or a specific participant

1. During the meeting, click the three-dot menu on the bottom-right of the chat window
2. Click Save Chat

1. Go to https://buffalo.zoom.us/profile/setting
2. Under Meeting (Basic) toggle Auto saving chats to on

See also: Controlling and Disabling In-Meeting Chat