SMART Zoom Participant Guide v2
SMART Zoom Participant Guide v2
Participant Guide
Contents
Join a meeting .............................................................................................................................2
Join meeting with a web browser .............................................................................................3
Join meeting using Zoom client application on a PC ...............................................................5
Joining meeting through mobile (iOS/Android) ........................................................................6
If you have an existing Zoom business/personal account .....................................................10
In meeting controls ....................................................................................................................11
Using Chat .............................................................................................................................12
Audio Only .............................................................................................................................12
Creating a Zoom account ..........................................................................................................13
Downloading Zoom client application for a PC .........................................................................15
Join a meeting
The SMART online calendar may be accessed at:
https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/calendar.php
You do not need to create a Zoom account to join a meeting. Please refer to the section
on creating an account if you wish to do so.
The meeting title will indicate if the meeting is Video only, Voice/Video, Voice Only or Text and
will indicate the availability of meeting verifications.
When you click on a particular meeting, it will show the specific meeting details.
Please do not turn your video on or text via the mobile app while driving!
Instructions on how to enter a meeting for the above methods are described below.
Link to click on if
you are on PC
You will be redirected to a page that looks like the image shown below, please click on “join
from your browser”
After you click on the above link, you will be redirected either directly to the meeting if you are
already logged in the Zoom client or to the page which will request your username.
To ensure that you can obtain a verification please Click here to join
input your name as your SMART Recovery the meeting
username
Open Zoom application client, then select Join A Meeting > Join
Enter the Meeting ID number and input your SMART Recovery username. Also select if you
would like to connect audio and/or video and select Join.
3. Enter Zoom in the search text area, and then tap Zoom Cloud Meetings from the search
results.
7. In Zoom, tap Join a Meeting, sign up for an account and sign in if you have an account.
8. In the "Join a Meeting" window, enter the Meeting ID (you can get this number from
SMART online meeting calendar) and Your Name (you can either leave the default or enter
another display name for the meeting). (Note: In the example below, "123 456 789" is entered
as the Meeting ID, and "John Saxa" is entered as the user name.) Tap Join when you're done.
Once you join the meeting please refer to the following guide for in meeting controls and check
android or iOS section: https://support.Zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/200941109-Attendee-
Controls-in-a-Meeting
If you use Zoom for other purposes outside of SMART and wish to log in with your SMART
username:
In meeting controls
Once you join a meeting there are different controls that you can use to interact in the meeting
located at the bottom of the Zoom window.
To learn more about these controls please refer to the following guide and select the option
that applies to the device you are using for the meeting. https://support.Zoom.us/hc/en-
us/articles/200941109-Attendee-Controls-in-a-Meeting
Using Chat
You can use the ‘Chat’ facility to send text chat to all participants or privately to specific
participants.
Click on the ‘Chat’ icon in the tool bar. Hover your mouse over the Zoom window if you can’t
see the tool bar.
A chat window will open. Select ‘Everyone’ or the name of the person you wish to send a chat
message to.
Audio Only
It is possible that during the conference participants will be asked to turn off their cameras and
move to audio only, particularly if there are problems with the available bandwidth.
To do this simply click on the camera icon at the bottom of the Zoom window.
Click on the “SIGN UP, IT’S FREE” button on the top right of the home page. This will redirect
you to a sign-up page.
Insert your email address and wait for the confirmation modal to show on the screen.
Check email account for Zoom activation email open it and click on Activate Account.
Once you receive the email. Accept the activation and you will be direct to a web page to
complete your account.
Fill in the blanks with your first and last name as well as a password then click “Continue”
This next window appears, you may just click “Skip this step”
The first step to do, is to access to the meeting, click on the link.
Link to click on
if you are on PC
When entering a Zoom meeting for the first time from a computer you will need to download
the application file. Zoom will ask your permission to send the file to you. Respond to the
prompts to allow the download.
This process is easy to complete on all commonly used browsers. The examples below are
shown using Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox
Click ‘Save File’ and follow the instruction in the orange box.
Google Chrome
Google Chrome should automatically download the file and point to it as shown above.
Clicking on the Zoom_launcher.exe file will install Zoom, there will be a short pause before a
blue progress bar appears indicating the installation.
Start meeting. (you should not have a Zoom account for this process)
If you already have the Zoom application installed, the next process is going to be applied.
If an ‘Application Launcher’ or ‘External Protocol Request’ box appears simply tick the
‘Remember my choice…’ option box.
Just before entering the meeting you will be prompted to enter a display name if and only if
you have not logged in, try to use your SMART recovery username to receive a verification.