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Zoom Login Help from the PACG Webmaster

1/20/2021

Finding Your Zoom Login Email - A Zoom Help Blog

Message from the PACG Webmaster

Our Inauguration 2021 Virtual Parade and Dance Party starts tonight at 6:45 pm CT. If you registered by yesterday (January 19th) you got an email like the one below that states that our party begins in 24 hours. It will contain the Zoom login link (which is blued-out below).

This email would have come to you from PACG's gmail account [email protected]. You can use that to search your email for the login.

You will receive an email like the one below one hour before our event. It contains the same Zoom link as the one you got 24 hours ahead of the event.

You may still register for our event up until an hour before it begins. But we ask that you contact our Office Manager, Julie Ross, at 563-508-2209 to do so.

We also ask that you not share your Zoom link with friends. Ask them to register at our blog post or contact Julie.

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Zoom Chat Help from the PACG Webmaster

1/10/2021

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Using Zoom Chat - A Zoom Help Blog

A Message from the PACG Webmaster

Zoom Chat is a useful tool that you can use in a Zoom meeting to Direct Message (DM) the entire group or a particular member. On a computer Chat is found at the bottom of your Zoom meeting screen (see below).

Clicking on the word "Chat" brings up your Chat pop-up window (see below). If the Chat window gets in your way during the meeting, you may drag it out of the way.

Hover your cursor over the word "Everyone" and you will see a drop-down list of all participants in the meeting. You may choose the person with whom you wish to Chat. If you Chat with just one other person no one else will be able to see what you say. However, if the host decides to Save the Chat when the meeting ends, your private messages may be seen.

Write the message to the person you want to Chat with.

When you have written your message, press Return on your computer keyboard. Your message will be sent.

It's a good idea to keep your Chat open during a meeting in case you receive a message from the group or if you need to message someone.

If you are using an iPad to log into the meeting, Chat is found in the upper right hand corner. Find the three dots with "More" beneath it. Touch the "More" and a dropdown menu will appear. Select "Chat" and write your message where it says "Tap here to chat or tap a message to reply." Then select the Send icon to send your message.

If you are logging in on other devices you can find information online about where you will find Chat. Or ask our PACG Webmaster or Office Manager.

If you would like to practice this on Zoom, contact the PACG Webmaster or Office Manager.

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Zoom Breakout Room Help from the PACG Webmaster

1/3/2021

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Joining Zoom Breakout Rooms - A Zoom Help Blog

From the PACG Webmaster

In some of our larger Zoom meetings we employ Breakout Rooms (BORs). This is a way for Zoom meeting attendees to converse, work and socialize in smaller groups. We thought it would be helpful to explain how you get in and out of these rooms.

There are three ways that you get from a Zoom meeting into a BOR: Zoom-Assigned, Host-Assigned or Self-Selected.

Zoom-Assigned: Your Zoom host (PACG or a forum facilitator) may allow the Zoom platform to randomly assign you to a BOR. Once the BORs are launched you will have to accept your assignment to the room by clicking on a pop-up window with the name of your room on it.

You may leave the BOR at any time by selecting the blue Leave Room button on your screen (in the lower-right corner on a desktop computer).

In the image below your BOR is listed at the top (Room 1). The Leave Room button is in the lower-left of the computer screen.

Once you select the blue Leave Room button you will be asked if you would like to Leave Breakout Room or Leave Meeting. If you want to return to the Main Zoom meeting, select Leave Breakout Room. If you want to leave the meeting, select Leave Meeting.

Host-Assigned: your PACG Host may assign you to a Breakout Room. To enter and leave it, see the directions above in Zoom-Assigned above.

Self-Selected: If the meeting is set up for this option by your host, you may be able to select the BOR of your choice. You must meet the following criteria for this option – you cannot be logging in from a mobile device (computer only) and you must have the most recent version of Zoom on your device. When your host launches the BORs, a list of the room names will appear on your screen.

Across from each room you will see a list of the names of the participants in each room. In the example below there are no other attendees yet so the number zero appears instead. Once members join the meeting the zeroes below will change to people's names.

To join the room of your choice, place your curser to the far right of the room that you wish to join (over the blue number of participants in the room). The word "Join" will appear in blue. Click on "Join" to enter the BOR.

To leave your BOR see the directions in Zoom-Assigned above. You may also go from the BOR you are in to another one by using the method above. You do not have to go back to the main meeting before going into a different BOR.

When you are in a BOR you may ask for help from the host by selecting the button on your Zoom screen that says "Ask for help." Someone will join your room to assist you.

If you would like to practice any of this on Zoom, contact the PACG Webmaster or Office Manager.

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Zoom Login Help from the PACG Webmaster

Finding Your Zoom Login Email - A Zoom Help Blog

Zoom Chat Help from the PACG Webmaster

Using Zoom Chat - A Zoom Help Blog

Zoom Breakout Room Help from the PACG Webmaster

Joining Zoom Breakout Rooms - A Zoom Help Blog

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