The steps invited participants need to take to join a Zoom meeting are:
Receive Zoom Invitation
Install Zoom (first time only)
Join Zoom Meeting (two options)
Receive Zoom Invitation
When you receive your zoom invitation, it will look something like this:
- On your invitation you will need to click the link located under "Join Zoom Meeting" (highlighted above in the red box). This link will take you to a webpage and will prompt to download the Zoom installer.
If the web page does not automatically open when you click on the link, you may need to copy and paste the link into your web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc).
Install Zoom
- The web page should automatically start downloading Zoom.pkg. If it does not automatically start the download, follow the instructions on screen.
- You will be prompted by an orange alert to open the package that has been downloaded. Click on the package
- If the package is not available at the bottom of your browser, check your Downloads folder, or Desktop, to see if it saved in those locations.
- After clicking on the package, you will see an installation program pop up:
- Click "continue" through all of the menus. You may need to put in your computer password to complete the installation
- After clicking on the package, you will see an installation program pop up:
Join Zoom Meeting (Two Options)
- Option 1 (for first time use)
- In the invitation click on the link under "Join Zoom Meeting" (and now skip to When In A Meeting for further instruction)
- In the invitation click on the link under "Join Zoom Meeting" (and now skip to When In A Meeting for further instruction)
- Option 2 (for every subsequent use)
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