How to Connect to a Zoom Meeting

With Email Invite

Step 1 – Open the Zoom meeting invitation in your mailbox

You'll receive an email invitation when you're invited to a Zoom meeting. Find and click the invitation email in your mailbox. 

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Step 2 – Click the invitation link in the email

If you have already downloaded Zoom to your computer, this will automatically connect you to the meeting. If this is the case; go to step 6. 
If this is your first time using Zoom, read on to learn how to download the necessary software to your computer. 

  • On some invites, you can find the link to join next to "Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android" in the email's body text. This will open the Zoom website. 

 

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Step 3 – Click on "download here" if a download doesn't start automatically

  • If you're prompted, click Launch Application in the pop-up window. This will automatically prompt you to download the Zoom launcher to your computer. 

  • This will cause the "zoomuslauncher.zip" file to automatically download onto your computer. 

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Step 4 – Double click the downloaded file to install Zoom. 

This will open the contents of the "zoomuslauncher.zip" file. 

  • Click Continue, if prompted, to install Zoom. 

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Step 5 – Reopen your email and click on the meeting link again.

This should automatically connect you to the meeting. 

  • If it doesn't, open the Zoom app that you just downloaded, click on Join a Meeting and enter the meeting link or ID. 

  • If the host has not started the meeting yet, you'll see a message stating "Please wait for the host to start this meeting" at the top. 

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Step 6 – Click the green Join Audio Conference by Computer button.

This button should automatically appear once you join the meeting. It will connect you to the meeting with your microphone. 

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Step 7 – Click the Start Video button on the bottom-left (optional).

This button looks like a video camera icon in the lower-left corner of the meeting window. It will allow the other participants to view your computer's camera.
 
Connecting via Zoom website

Step 1 – Open the Zoom website in your internet browser.

Type https://zoom.us into your browser's address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard. 
 

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Step 2 – Click the JOIN A MEETING button on the top-right.

You can find it near the blue SIGN UP, IT'S FREEbutton in the upper-right corner of the page. 

  • If you're signed in, you'll see MY ACCOUNT instead of the sign-up button here. 

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Step 3 – Enter the meeting ID or link into the text field

You can get the meeting ID or link from the meeting's host. 

  • If you have an invitation email, you can also find the meeting ID here. 

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Step 4 – Click the blue Join button

This will find your meeting from your meeting ID or link, and connect you here. 

  • You'll see a message that says "Launching" on your screen. 

  • If the meeting doesn't automatically launch, click the blue click here link, and then click join from your browser. 

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Step 5 – Enter your display name for the meeting.

Click the Your Namefield, and enter a name here. You will connect to the meeting with the name you enter here. 

  • If you're logged in, you may automatically skip this step. 

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Step 6 – Click the blue Join button.

This will connect your audio to the meeting, and open the meeting screen in a new tab. You can now use your microphone, and start talking with your colleagues in the meeting. 

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Step 7 – Click the Start Video button on the bottom-left.

This button looks like a video camera icon in the lower-left corner of your screen. It will turn your camera on, and allow the other participants to view your video. 
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