{"id":164938,"date":"2021-04-07T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=164938"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:09:52","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-zoom-meeting-in-3-fast-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-set-up-a-zoom-meeting-in-3-fast-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set up a Zoom Meeting in 3 Fast Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The recent pandemic and lockdown have made <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a top-rated tool for businesses, schools, and families to use. It makes staying in contact with employees, learners, and family easy and effortless.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Steps to Set up a Zoom Meeting<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Setting up a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a simple process.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">basic plan that you can use for free,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and if you would like more features such as more than 100 participants at a time or social media streaming.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Step 1: Download and Install Zoom&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, you need to download and install the app for your device. You will need to sign up with a username\/ email address and password.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164944\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/zoom_1_iwlk8d.jpg\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>Step 2: Run Zoom and Click on \u2018New Meeting\u2019<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you start <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and have signed in, you will have a few options to choose from. Click on \u2018New <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meeting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 to set up and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">host<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164941\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/image\/upload\/v1617697894\/Step_2_h8jipe.png\" width=\"297\" height=\"335\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>Step 3: Add Participants<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will be redirected to a virtual video conference room. At the bottom of the screen, you will find an \u2018Invite\u2019 button. Click on it to start <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inviting others<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the call. You can invite people directly from your contact list or send participants an email inviting them to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You are also able to schedule meetings in advance. This allows <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you as a host<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to send the meeting details, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting ID<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s and invite others to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> starts. This works well for classes and businesses that have to schedule a few <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meetings<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164942\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/image\/upload\/v1617697897\/Step_3_dtwb0h.png\" width=\"348\" height=\"97\"><\/p>\n<h2><b>Stay in Touch With Zoom<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> allows you to stay in touch with people when you are not able to meet physically. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can bring people together from different countries and time zones. And, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoom<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is very easy to install and start using<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/2486f21e-867f-42e2-ae4f-27a6359b8c2b\/1955750890\/zoom-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Best Zoom tips and tricks (for beginners)<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.en.softonic.com\/articles\/best-zoom-tips-and-tricks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read more<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.en.softonic.com\/articles\/best-zoom-tips-and-tricks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent pandemic and lockdown have made Zoom a top-rated tool for businesses, schools, and families to use. It makes staying in contact with employees, learners, and family easy and effortless. Steps to Set up a Zoom Meeting Setting up a Zoom meeting is a simple process. 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