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Zoom - Host a Meeting and Invite Participants

To learn how to host a screen-sharing or video conference from within the Zoom.us application, follow the instructions below.

*Note: If you have not yet downloaded the Zoom application, please visit the Zoom Download and Setup tutorial.

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Open the Zoom.us application.

Depending on whether you wish to host a meeting immediately, or schedule a meeting for later go to one of the following sections:

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Host a Meeting

Click either the Start without video or Start with video button, depending on your needs.

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Click the Invite button at the bottom of the meeting window.

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You can share the invitation in a few different ways:

  • Clicking the Copy URL button, then paste the URL into an email message to the participants you wish to invite.
  • Click the Copy invitation button, then paste the message into an email to the participants you wish to invite.
  • Click one of the email service buttons. Your chosen email service will appear with a preformatted invitation.

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Schedule a Meeting

Click the Schedule button.

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Enter a meeting title, in the Topic field.

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In the When options, enter:

  • Start time
  • Duration (only 45 minutes allowed for Basic accounts)
  • Time Zone

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Choose from the following options:

  • Video: Host and Participant video appearing when joining a meeting
  • Audio: Telephone, Voip Only or Both

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Select additional Meeting Options, including Require meeting password, if desired.

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Select which Calendar type you wish to create the invitation with.

*Note: Selecting Other Calendars will allow you to copy and paste the meeting information into any calendar program.

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Click the Schedule button.

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Your meeting will be scheduled.

Click the Copy to clipboard button, then paste the information in your desired calendaring program in order to invite other participants.