Zoom
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Did you know that every UGA employee has access to a licensed Zoom account? Looking for the steps to log in? Then you are in the right place. In this post, we will walk you through the steps of Logging into Zoom with your UGA MyID! Information for new users If you are a new…
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Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-defined conference room solution into one easy-to-use platform. With your licensed Zoom account, up to 300 participants can join your virtual conference and enjoy such features as: How do I create my account? How to download and install Zoom OIT provides Important See also:…
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What is Slide Control? Slide Control allows a presenter to give control of a PowerPoint presentation to one or more participants.This feature is useful if you’d like to give someone other than the presenter control over the progression of slides. Prerequisites for Slide Control Prerequisites are accurate as of May 6, 2022. Zoom Desktop Client…
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What is a Virtual Background? A virtual background is a display of an image (photos, PowerPoint, etc.) or video as your background. Virtual backgrounds allow users to hide their background with a projected image or video. With Zoom, you can set your PowerPoint presentation as this virtual background. And you get something like this: Notice…
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At present, the CAES Office of Information Technology manages several Zoom Webinar accounts for the use of CAES and UGA Extension Faculty and Staff. Where regular Zoom meetings can hold up to 300 participants, Zoom webinars will accommodate up to 1,000 participants! In addition, webinars offer better security options for meetings with a public audience…
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Overview of upcoming changes In order to improve security and reduce the instances of “Zoom Bombing,” UGA will enable the Zoom Waiting Room setting for all future Zoom meetings at close of business on 11/13/2020. After 11/13/2020, meeting hosts will now have to “admit” each attendee into the meeting before they can view and participate.…
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Update as of Sept 21, 2020 We received the following information from Zoom regarding the security changes previously announced for September 27th. “At Zoom, customers are our number one priority, and we always strive to bring you the best, most secure video meeting experience in the industry. In June we reached out about a new…
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Zoom meeting security is largely a matter of which settings and options you choose. This post contains some of OIT’s recommendations for securing your Zoom meetings. Step 1. Update Zoom Before you do anything else, be sure your Zoom software is up to date! Certain options and features may not be visible or available to…
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Zoom has recently changed many settings and features. You won’t receive these critical updates unless you’re on the newest version of the software. Here’s how to make sure you’re on the most recent version, and how to manually upgrade if you’re not.
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Update as of 3/30/2020 As of March 26th the screen sharing settings within your Zoom account have automatically defaulted to “Only Host.” This setting gives hosts sole permission to share content within their meetings by default. This effectively ends the ZoomBombing threat. If you’d like to give participants screen sharing permission, simply click the arrow to the…