How to join a Zoom meeting for the first time

Zoom is one of the most popular collaborative tools that is used by companies all around the world. It allows you to hold meetings with your team and can support up to 100 different members at once in a video meeting call.

You can video call with all your team members simultaneously and share important guidelines and requirements for any upcoming or ongoing projects. You can even host audio call conferences depending on your needs and requirements.

If you are new to Zoom and are looking for a guide to help you get started with your first meeting, then fear not. We have you covered. Here is a quick and simple step by step guide that will help you get started with your first project meeting in no time.

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Joining a meeting using an invite link

Similarly, if you are a mobile user, the meeting should open inside the Zoom app as soon as it is installed. If that does not happen, you can click on the invite link again and you will be directly taken to the Zoom app.

Things to note: In case, when you have set up the Zoom app on your phone or the software on your PC, or you have logged in through the website, you can simply join a meeting by clicking on the Invite link. Easy, right?

Joining a meeting using the Zoom web/desktop client/mobile app

If you are signed into your account, you will find the invite to your specific meeting under the ‘Meetings’ tab at the top of your screen.

If you are already signed in, simply click on the ‘Join’ option once you open the desired meeting under the meetings tab.

Note: You can request for the meeting ID from your administrator in case you are unable to find it. Moreover, if you would like to change your username for the particular meeting if you are already signed in, head over to the profile tab and change your default username.

You should now be connected to the meeting in question and you will be able to communicate with all your team members.

Also, here’s a video tutorial by YouTuber Russell Hembel to help you join a Zoom meeting easily.

Why do I see ‘Waiting for the host to start this meeting’?

If you see a window/dialogue box displaying ‘Waiting for the host to start this meeting’ it means that you have joined the meeting in question earlier than it was supposed to commence. You will see the start time for the meeting in concern below this alert. Once your host starts the meeting, this dialogue box will disappear and you will be able to join the Zoom meeting in real-time.

We hope this guide easily helped you connect with your first meeting on Zoom. How was your first experience using Zoom? Feel free to share your views and questions with us in the comments section below.