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Livestream – Zoom

How to join a Zoom meeting on desktop via meeting invite link

  • Click on the meeting link that was shared via email or on our website.
  • Open the Zoom app. (The web browser client will download automatically when you start or join your first Zoom meeting, and is also available for manual download here.)
  • Approve the request for permission to use your computer’s audio and camera.
  • Depending on the meeting’s set-up, you may enter the meeting right away, you may need to wait for the host to arrive first or you may be placed into a waiting room that the host controls.

How to see everyone on Zoom (desktop)

  • Once in a meeting, click Gallery View in the top right corner.
  • If the meeting has 49 or fewer people, all participants will be displayed on a single page. If there are more than 49 people, they will be displayed on other pages. You can click left and right arrows to scroll to the other pages.

How to join a Zoom meeting on mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android)

  • Download the Zoom app for iOS or for Android on Google Play, and install.
  • Open the mobile app.
  • Tap on “Join a Meeting.” 
  • Enter the meeting ID (see above) and your name and set audio/video permissions.
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  • Tap on the meeting invite URL that was shared via email or on our website, which will open the Zoom app. The app may ask for permission to use your phone’s camera.
  • Depending on the meeting’s set-up, you may enter the meeting right away, you may need to wait for the host to arrive first or you may be placed into a waiting room that the host controls.

How to see everyone on Zoom (mobile)

  • By default, the mobile app displays the Active Speaker View. 
  • Swipe left from Active Speaker View to display Gallery View.
  • You can view up to 4 participants’ thumbnails at the same time. To view more participants, keep swiping left. 

Additional Zoom resources:


If you need assistance connecting via Zoom, please contact us and we’ll do our best to help.