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In the Zoom desktop client, the menu can be accessed by tapping the bottom of the client window. </div><div class="doc-body"> <?xml encoding="UTF-8"?><h2><span style="font-family: Arial;">Zoom Menu Features</span></h2> <p>If you don't see all those features, please click on "More." From there, you can drag and drop any features that you would like to have on the menu bar.</p> <div><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span><img src="/images/group406/shared/TrainingAndWorkshops/zoomworkplacetoolbar.png" title="Zoom menu image" alt="Zoom menu image" width="1314" height="51" /></span></span></span></b></div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Mute</span></b><span style="color: #444444;">: Mutes and unmutes your microphone.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Invite</b></span><span style="color: #444444;">: This lets you bring more people into the if your instructor/meeting host provides those permissions.</span></span></li> <li><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Share Screen</b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">: Allows you to share a variety of windows and applications. Participants can share views of their desktops and specific windows currently open on their</span><span style="color: #444444;"> computer, write on a digital whiteboard, and even share a screen directly from their iPhone or iPad. For more information on screen sharing go to the Zoom Help Center, </span><u style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4b6f19;"><b><a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362153-How-Do-I-Share-My-Screen-" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sharing your screen</a></b></span></u></li> </ul> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #954f72; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><u><span> </span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #191c1f;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b>Note</b>: It is helpful to have two monitors when sharing screens for easier access to the meeting controls</span></span></p> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #191c1f;"><b>Whiteboard</b></span><span style="color: #191c1f;">: The whiteboard feature will allow you to share a whiteboard that everyone view and annotate. For more information on this go to the Zoom Help Center, <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205677665-Sharing-a-whiteboard" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span></span><b>Sharing a whiteboard</b></a></span><p></p></span></li> </ul> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span><img src="/images/group406/shared/TrainingAndWorkshops/zoomworkplacewhiteboard.png" title="whiteboard tools image" alt="whiteboard tools image" width="800" height="353" style="border-style: solid;" /></span></span> <ul> <li><span style="color: #191c1f;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b>Annotation Tools</b>: Meeting participants can annotate on a shared screen as a viewer or the one who started the share. For more information on this go to the Zoom Help Center, <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005706806" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span></span><b>Using annotation tools on a shared screen or whiteboard</b></a></span></span></li> </ul> <span style="color: #954f72; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><u><span><img src="/images/group406/shared/TrainingAndWorkshops/zoomworkplacescreenshare.png" title="Zoom annotate tools" alt="Zoom annotate tools" width="550" height="67" /></span></u></span> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Chat:</b></span><span style="color: #444444;"> Works just like Facebook Messenger, but without the fun GIFs and stickers. You can send messages to everyone, just the instructor/meeting host, or a specific person (depending on the permissions set by the meeting host). For more information go to the Zoom Help Center, <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203650445-Using-in-meeting-chat" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span></span><b>Using in-meeting chat</b></a></span> and select whether you are using a computer or Android/iOS mobile device.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Record:</b></span><span style="color: #444444;"> If the meeting host allows it, you can record and download as much of the meeting as you want. More information on the recording can be found at the Zoom Help Center, <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362473-Local-Recording" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span></span><b>Local recording</b></a></span> <span style="color: #191c1f;"> NOTE: Class recordings may not be shared outside of class. Refer to <a href="/images/group406/shared/Teaching,Learning,andClassrooms/Melody/Section602CodeOfStudentConduct.pdf" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span></span><b>Code of Student Conduct</b></a></span><b> </b>regarding privacy, responsibilities, and respect.<p></p></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Leave Meeting: </b></span><span style="color: #444444;">Click <b>Leave Meeting</b> when you're ready to leave.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>More </b></span><span style="color: #444444;">(on the Zoom client/app): Allows you to <b>Raise your Hand</b>, and other features. Check out the Zoom Help Center article on <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001286183" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span></span><b>Nonverbal feedback during meetings</b></a></span> and scroll down to <b>Providing and managing feedback</b>.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p> <h2 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">Immersive Features for Your Zoom Sessions</span></h2> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The newest Zoom update allows you to invite more participation and add everyone’s video inside a new shared scene, including one you upload yourself. The new Immersive View is only active for Hosts of a Zoom room; however, a Host can give Host permission to anyone else in your room. Zoom also now offers more emojis and a vanishing pen!</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Before Your Meeting</span></h3> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Upgrade-update-to-the-latest-version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Update to the newest version of Zoom</a> - version  5.6.3 or higher.</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Log in to <a href="https://ndsu.zoom.us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NDSU.Zoom.us</a> and go to Settings > Meetings > Advanced to turn on Immersive View.</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <h4 style="color: #414141; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Immersive View in Meeting</span></span></h4> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Read <a href="https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0058351" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this article from Zoom's support page</a> to see how to enable Immersive View</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sign into your Zoom Client (Turn on in Settings prior to meeting)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">This feature is available to the Host only, but a host can assign another person as Host (under Participants > More)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Click View (upper right corner of video screen), select Immersive View, and choose one of the Scene options</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Click Start</span></li> </ul> <p><img src="https://kb.ndsu.edu/images/group406/shared/TrainingAndWorkshops/Zoom-New_ImmersiveView.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib" alt="Immersive View screenshot" /></p> <p style="color: #414141; margin: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Place participants into view - Automatically - or, Manually</span></p> <p style="color: #414141; margin: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <h4 style="color: #414141; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Notes:</span></span></h4> <ul> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Each scene allows a different number of participant video images.</span></li> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Click the + to add your own scene image.</span></li> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Click on anyone’s image to move/resize it.</span></li> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Users may need to log in to their Zoom Client or they see only the camera images, and not the scene. Ask your attendees to log into Zoom before joining the meeting.</span></li> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Test before the meeting with a friend.</span></li> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Immersive view does not carry into Breakout rooms and is not available during Screen Share.</span></li> <li style="color: #414141; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Immersive view is not available on Chromebooks, iPads or any device that doesn’t support virtual backgrounds.</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">More emojis</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Select Reactions and click on the three dots to expose more emoji options.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><img src="/images/group406/shared/TrainingAndWorkshops/zoomworkplacereactions.png" class="fr-fil fr-dib" alt="Reactions and more emojis screenshot" width="318" height="197" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">More emojis available ....</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vanishing Pen</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Available to the person sharing their screen: Select Annotate, Spotlight, and the Pen icon. 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