Zoom Meeting Controls

The person who started or scheduled the meeting is the host. When you join a Zoom meeting hosted by another person, you’re a participant.

Host controls differ from participant controls. For instance, the host can control various aspects of a Zoom meeting, such as managing the participants and recording. See below for a list and descriptions of commonly used host and participant controls.

Zoom also offers controls to secure your meeting room and your participant’s actions during a meeting.

• Participant Meeting Controls
• Host Meeting Controls

Participant Meeting Controls

Zoom Participant Meeting Controls

Meeting Control	Description
	Enables you to mute and unmute your microphone. (When your microphone is turned off, you’ll see a strikethrough line across the Audio icon.) Click the corresponding up-pointing arrow to access the following additional audio options:  — Choose your audio input from microphone or speaker options — Test your speakers — Switch current audio input selection
	Turns off or turns on your camera. (When your camera is turned off, you’ll see a strikethrough line on the Video icon.) Click the up-pointing arrow to display additional video options: — Settings for your background (blur, different background) — Provide a link to display individual- and group- (meeting participant) level video settings.
	View the number of people (including yourself) who have joined the meeting.
	Enables you to display and participate in chat discussions during your meeting.
	Enables you to silently communicate about anything discussed or stated during a meeting. You can virtually raise your hand or post a reaction via a list of emojis.
	Enables you to share your computer screen during the meeting. Screen sharing options include, but are not limited to, the following: — Entire computer screen — Part of your computer screen — Active application window — Open documents — iOS (iPhone, iPad) device screen (via AirPlay)
	Enables you to ask the meeting host to turn on AI Companion. If the host turns on AI Companion for the meeting (you’ll see a confirmation message in your meeting window), you’ll then be able to ask questions about the meeting discussions thus far.
	Opens a panel listing Zoom-created apps that you can add to your Zoom meeting.
	Displays the following additional meeting options: — Captions (displays closed captions) — Record (enable the meeting to be recorded) — Notes — Whiteboard — Reset to default * * Any item from the More drop-down menu that you turn on will automatically move to the main menu. Select Reset to default from the More drop-down menu to move the item(s) back to the drop-down menu.
	Allows you to leave the meeting. (The meeting will continue until the host ends that meeting.)

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Host Meeting Controls

Host Meeting Controls

Meeting Control	Description
	Enables you to mute (strikethrough displayed) and unmute your audio.  Click the corresponding arrow to display the following additional audio options:  — Choose your audio input from microphone or speaker options — Test your speakers — Switch current audio input selection
	Click the Video icon to turn off or turn on your camera. (When your camera is turned off, you’ll see a strikethrough line on the Video icon.) Click the arrow to display options for your background (blur, different background), and provide a link to display individual- and group- (meeting participant) level video settings.
	View the number of people (including yourself) who have joined your meeting. Click the up-pointing arrow to display options for sending ad hoc meeting invitations to others. Clicking the Participants icon opens the Participants panel with additional participant-related host controls, such as the ability to mute or unmute any or all meeting participants.
	Enables you to display and participate in chat discussions during your meeting.
	Enables you to silently react to any item discussed or stated during a meeting. You can virtually raise your hand or post a reaction via a list of emojis. Hosts can also set a chime to sound for raised hands.
	Enables you to share your computer screen during the meeting. Screen sharing options include, but are not limited to, the following: — Entire computer screen — Part of your computer screen — Active application window — Open documents — iOS (iPhone, iPad) device screen (via AirPlay) Hosts can allow one, or multiple, persons to share their screen at a time.
	Displays options the host can allow or remove for participants. Among these options are requests that the host can allow participants to make, and features (e.g., chat) that the host can allow participants to view. Displays other meeting-related options the host can turn on.
	Turns on Zoom’s AI Companion (Meeting Summary and In-Meeting Questions). When you turn on AI Companion, you (and all meeting participants) will see a flashing star-shaped icon at the top right-hand corner of the Zoom meeting window. (IMPORTANT: Hosts must inform meeting participants that they will turn on AI Companion for the meeting.)
	Displays a panel listing Zoom-built apps that you can add to your Zoom meeting. Hosts can click the up-pointing arrow to display options for collaboration during the meeting.
	Displays the following additional host controls: — Record (to record the meeting) — Transcript (generates a meeting transcript) — Captions (display captions) — Breakout rooms (set up breakout rooms [separate sessions within your meeting]) — Polls / quizzes (generate ad hoc polls and quizzes) — Notes (create note documents during the meeting) — Whiteboards (opens a whiteboard for participants) — Live stream (allows your meeting to be live streamed from streaming services) — Reset to default * *Any item from the More drop-down menu that you use will automatically move to the main menu. Select Reset to default from the More drop-down menu to move the item(s) back to the More drop-down menu.
	Allows you to leave or end the meeting. (Note: If you, as the host, leave the meeting but want to keep the meeting open, make sure you’ve first assigned a co-host for the meeting.)

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