[NJSBMWR] zoom meeting instructions

[Joe Karol]

Is there a zoom meeting tonight, if so, what #.

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> On Apr 7, 2020, at 9:27 PM, William F. Dudley Jr. via NJSBMWR <njsbmwr at casano.com> wrote:
> 
> Here are some instructions on using the zoom program/app and how
> the meeting will be run.  The meeting number will be emailed out
> tomorrow.
> 
> IF YOU'RE USING A LAPTOP (smart phone users read this anyway):
> 
> Go to zoom.us and download and install the zoom program for your
> computer.  There are versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
> Create a free zoom account while you're there.
> 
> A few minutes before the appointed meeting time (7:30 April 8),
> open the zoom program, login with your zoom credentials (assuming
> you created an account) and click on "Join".  Enter the meeting
> number.  You will be put into the "waiting room".
> 
> If you move your mouse to the top right corner of the zoom window,
> you will see a control appear that says either "speaker view" or
> "gallery view".  Speaker view shows you who's talking in a big
> window.  Gallery view attempts to show everybody in the meeting.
> If there are many people in the meeting, then gallery view will have
> several pages.
> 
> If you move your mouse to the bottom of the zoom window, a tool
> bar will pop up.  There is a button to mute/un-mute your audio,
> turn your video on/off, share your screen (don't do this unless
> you have a reason to share your computer's screen with the meeting).
> There is also a button labeled "participants".  Click on that and
> a window will open, showing all the participants.  At the bottom
> of that window is a button labeled "raise hand".  Click that, and
> the moderator will see that you wish to speak.  Ed will call on you
> and un-mute your microphone.
> 
> IF YOU'RE USING A SMARTPHONE:
> 
> Go to the app store and download and install the Zoom app.  Run it
> and sign in with your zoom credentials if you created a zoom account.
> 
> A few minutes before meeting time, open the app, and click Join.  Enter
> the meeting number (TBA).
> 
> On a smartphone, swipe left and you get to "gallery view".  Swipe right
> from "gallery view" and you will see "speaker view".  Touch the screen
> and a menu will appear at the bottom.  There are your mute/un-mute
> audio button, your video on/off button, and over on the right, a choice
> "More".  Touch "More" and you will see a menu that includes "raise
> hand", which is how you get the moderator to allow you to speak.
> 
> You may have to turn on your video, as the app seems to come up with
> video disabled.  Just tap the screen, and tap video in the toolbar,
> to turn video on (or off).
> 
> ------- more information for everybody:
> 
> At the start of the meeting, the moderator,
> (probably president Ed) will admit people from the waiting room
> into the meeting.  (This prevents bad people from annoying us,
> which is unfortunately a thing these days.)
> 
> At the start of the meeting, Ed will mute everybody's microphone.
> He will then call on Jim, Joe, etc for their reports.  When the
> meeting moves to "new business", Ed will ask if the rest of
> the membership has anything to contribute.
> 
> Free Zoom meetings are supposed to be limited to 40 minutes, but
> my experience is that many times, Zoom extends the time, especially
> at night when demand for the service is low.
> -- 
> Bill Dudley
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