In-Meeting Controls

Instructors are expected to be familiar with Zoom's basic in-meeting controls. They are located on the menu bar at the bottom of your screen.

Participant Controls

Meeting attendees have a number of controls available.

  • Mute/Unmute: turn audio on and off. Select and test your audio input by clicking the up arrow by the microphone icon.
  • Start/Stop Video: turn video feed on and off
  • Participants: non-verbally communicate with the other participants
  • Chat: send messages to other participants (hosts can disable this feature)
  • Share Screen: share your screen if the meeting host has enabled screen-sharing for attendees. This will open a window that will prompt you to select what you would like to share; you can share your entire computer screen, an individual application, a tablet or mobile phone screen connected to your computer, or the Zoom whiteboard.
  • Record: record the meeting to the cloud or to your computer, if the host has allowed attendee recording. By default, only meeting hosts can record the meeting. When recording, this button changes into a Pause button, then a Resume button.
  • Reactions: choose an emoji to give the presenter non-verbal feedback
  • Leave: exit the meeting

Host Controls

Hosts and co-hosts have the same controls as attendees (some with increased functionality) plus some additional controls.

  • Security: access in-meeting security features (Lock Meeting , Enable Waiting Room, or Remove a Participant) and manage participants (allow participants to use the chat, unmute themselves, share the screen, or rename themselves)
  • Participants: open the Participants Menu. As the host, you will receive notifications on the Participant icon when someone enters the waiting room or raises a hand. You can also invite additional participating by clicking the "up" arrow located next to Participants.
  • Polling: compose or launch polls
  • Breakout Rooms: assign Breakout Rooms manually or automatically. Only meeting hosts can assign Breakout Rooms.
  • End: end the meeting for all participants. If a host leaves the meeting but wants participants to be able to remain, host privileges can be passed to another attendee.