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For some Zoom users we do not recommend the web option due to lack of support the for the below features - See Desktop, Mobile and Web Zoom Client Comparison for more info.
Features missing from the Web Client:
- Showing closed captions
- You can still type the Closed Captions
- Gallery View (Showing many of the other participants at once in small thumbnails)
- Local recording (You can still record to the cloud - unless you are in the Counseling Services department)
- Creating, Editing, and launching Polls
- Whiteboards
- Chat features outside of just text chat
- Saving the transcript
- Sending images or video
- Automatic creation of links from URLs
- Virtual Backgrounds and "Touch Up My Appearance"
- Live-streaming meeting to YouTube, Mediasite, or other livestreaming services.
You'll have to upload the recording later. - Showing a schedule of your upcoming Zoom meetings
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- Zoom chat without a meeting
Feature only in the Web Client:
- Disable Video Receiving - Don't show other peoples webcams or Screenshares to save on Bandwidth, similar to dialing in, but without showing your phone numberscreensharing.
Steps
- Open the Zoom.us link
- When it prompts to open Zoom, click the "Cancel" button
- Click on the "Click here" in " in "If nothing prompts from browser, click here to launch the meeting"
- Click on the "Cancel" button again
- There will now be a "start from your browser option" link, click on it
- Click on the "Join Audio by Computer" (Or Dial in if your internet is goes in and out during meetings)
- In the URL Bar click "Allow" to allow Zoom.us to use your Microphone
- In the URL Bar click "Allow" to allow Zoom.us to use your Microphone
- If you want to show video, click "Start Video" in the bottom left
- In the URL bar click "Allow" to allow Zoom.us to use your webcam
- In the URL bar click "Allow" to allow Zoom.us to use your webcam
- You can still share your screen as well, select "Share Screen" like usual
- A window will pop up asking which screen you want to share, if you have multiple : select which one to share, then click share.
- You can also share a specific Application such as just Word, or OneNote under "Application Window by clicking on the application, then clicking share
It will not show minimized applications. - The final option is to share just a single tab in your browser
- You can stop sharing by clicking any of the "Stop" or "Stop Sharing" buttons
- A window will pop up asking which screen you want to share, if you have multiple : select which one to share, then click share.
- When you are done, you can click "Leave meeting" in the bottom right
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