ZOOM TOPIA

By Life Techie

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Zoom has its own set of popular shortcuts that help you quickly mute and unmute the microphone, start or stop your camera, and more. There are a number of shortcuts that you can enable and use, but here are some of the most popular shortcuts to get you started in Zoom.

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• Mute or unmute audio: Alt + A (Command + Shift + A)

• Mute the entire group at once: Alt + M (Command + Control + M)

• Start or stop video: Alt + V (Command + Shift + V)

• Pause or resume screen sharing: Alt + T (Command + Shift + T)

• Start recording a meeting: Alt + R (Command + Shift + R)

• Pause or resume screen recording: Alt + P (Command + Shift + P)

• Switch camera: Alt + N (Command + Shift + N)

• Raise or lower hand: Alt + Y (Option + Y)

• Open the invite window: Alt + I (Command + I)

To access these shortcuts: Zoom -> Settings -> Keyboard Shortcuts

Transcribe:

Zoom’s artificial intelligence will help transcribe your meeting — complete with timestamps — and save the transcript as a .vtt text file. The meeting notes can be edited, if needed, for accuracy.

Step 1: Open the Zoom web portal and sign in. Then select the Settings tab on the left side of the screen.

Step 2: Click on the Recording tab and enable the Cloud Recordings option. You will need a premium Zoom account to use this feature, so you may have to inquire with your IT administrator or manager to see if your business is a subscriber.

Step 3: Enable Audio Transcript within Advanced Cloud Recording Settings, and save your changes.

Step 4: When you start a meeting, be sure to hit the Record button, and choose Record to the Cloud.

Step 5: After the conclusion of the meeting, you will receive emails alerting you that your cloud recording and your transcript are ready.

Mic - Off:

Zoom also allows you to change settings so that you always enter a meeting with a muted mic. This is an excellent protocol to follow and it’s polite to other users since entering with a live mic can cause sudden noises or bursts of static that can be disruptive,

Step 1: If you are in a meeting, select the upward-facing arrow within your Microphone button, and choose Audio Settings from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, if you are not in a meeting, navigate to your Zoom Settings menu and then choose Audio from the left pane.

Step 2: In the Audio Settings window that opens, scroll to the bottom, where you will find several features that can be enabled or disabled. Make sure that the option to Mute My Microphone When Joining a Meeting is enabled.

Video Touch - Up:

A feature borrowed from beauty mode in selfie cameras on many popular Android smartphones, Zoom’s “Touch Up My Appearance”.

Step 1: Go to Zoom’s Settings menu.

Step 2: Click on the Video option in the left panel.

Step 3: Under My Video, select the option for Touch Up My Appearance. A slider bar will appear next to this option, and you can further customize the feature by sliding the bar left or right to increase or decrease its use in your video.

Pro tip 1: If you have the internet bandwidth at home, increase your stream by also selecting the HD option within the Camera section of the Video settings page.

Pro tip 2: If you’re meeting with a large team, you can increase the gallery view of your video-conferencing session by choosing the 49 Participants option underneath the phrase Maximum Participants Displayed per Screen in Gallery View. You’ll find this option within the Video settings page as well.