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ZOOMERS
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SCHEDULED ZOOM MEETING - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th @ 7:00 pm,
EST
"Join anytime you are available, I'll probably stay
around until 9:00 or until we run out of inane things to
say," Bill.
No
restrictions - anyone can join us. It would be
nice to know ahead of time so I can add your information
below. |
Shown below are the 11
that have indicated they would like to join a Zoom Meeting with fellow
classmates they haven't seen in years - Below are the earliest and
the latest images I have of each one.
Easy Entry:
Also included are
extensive
instructions on how to use
Zoom.us
Mt Lebanon, Class of 48, Zoom Meeting
Information
(For
Word Document [if you use this file, remember where you saved
it!])
Introduction:
Hi, Classmate
stranger. It has been a long time since most of us have had the
opportunity to speak to one another. Last time may have been 74 or
more years ago!
Enough of the chit
chat.
The following is a
guide to joining us for Zoom session, written for fist timers and
previous user. It is NOT complete but it should allow everyone a
chance to join fellow classmates in what should be, Very
Interesting.
Unfortunately, not
all computer screens will look exactly like mine. You may have to
hunt for icons similar to my examples.
Ladies,
please sigh in with your maiden name! Guys dont know who Mary
Hardy or Pat Weideman are, but Guys do remember Mary
Murrie and Patty Acosta!
To Join Meeting:
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Go to a
blank Internet page in your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft
Edge, Safari, Brave, Opera, Chromium, Internet Explorer).
Easy Entry:
Step by step Entry:
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On blank
address line, type zoom.us. Press Enter.
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That is
zoom.us NOT zoom.usa
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Click on
Join or Join Meeting at top of
page.
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IF
a window opens that looks like this:
 , click on
Always allow
. Then click box that says, Open
URL Zoom Launcher
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Otherwise
this window will open:
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Where is
says, Enter Meeting ID or Personal Link Name,
type our Meeting ID, 837
4588 4043 or 83745884043.
Click on Join.
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A
shortcut: Highlight
83745884043 here in WORD, hold Ctrl
& click key C (copy). Go to
Internet screen, highlight space for ID, hold
Ctrl & click key V (paste).
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In window
titled Enter meeting passcode will appear.
Enter passcode MtL48.
Click on :Join Meeting.
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Be patient. There may be a time lag
depending on your computer setup.
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This
window
 should
open.
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If you
are using a computer, make sure Computer Audio
is selected.
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If you
wish to test your Audio settings, click on Test
Speaker and Microphone.
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Make
sure Automatically join
is checked as On
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Click on
Join with Computer Audio.
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A window,
Video Preview,
 should
open, showing your image.
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Check
box Always show video
as ON.
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Click Join
with Audio.
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At last,
your zoom meeting screen will open
 with
your image staring at you! You will probably yell, "Yikes!
Who is that old person staring back at me? Quick, how do I get
me off the screen?
Using Zoom Screen
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The
following are too may instructions or too few, depending on your
computer prowess.
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Somewhere on your screen (Not all Zoom screens are the
same), locate the Stop Video icon
 and click
it.
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Screen
will change to this
 .
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We will cover how to correctly display your name in later
steps.
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The
remainder of these instructions will cover most of the icons on
the screen that we will be using. Remember, our screens may
look dissimilar but the icons are basic.
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Top of
screen:
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Top
left: Meeting Information
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Not too
exciting - Click on icon to provide data about the
meeting. Of interest only to the gurus.
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Top Right: Screen Setup
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Click
icon to display menu:
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Speaker view - Full screen of the
individual that is talking the loudest / has the floor.
Several other viewers are shown in mini-images also.
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These mini-images can be moved around the monitor if
they are in the way - click and drag to do so.
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These can be scrolled to see others
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Images moved sequentially.
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Gallery view - Everyone is shown in a
mosaic - the more participants, the smaller their image.
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No particular order.
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Pesron speaking has yellow border around image.
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Fullscreen view -
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Just what it says, Full Screen.
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It is a toggle icon - Fullscreen to
To Exit Fullscreen and back.
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Shortcut - Just hit :ESC: key.any time
to revert to variable screen .
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Bottom
of screen:
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Bottom Left, 1st icon:
 Mute
icon is the most
important icon on the screen - Always be aware of it and its
purpose!.
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Mute
- Toggles from Muted to Not muted
and back.
 vs  . Note:
Muting also hides your name on your image view
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Unmute
to speak to the group. Mute to prevent
distracting, extraneous background noises. The larger
the group the more annoying this noise become.
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E.g.,
your spouse eating potato chips or snoring in the
background, nuisance calls from politicians or scam
artists trying to sell you something useless.
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Common
problem: Being Muted and saying
something brilliant the group cant hear! When I do
this, I immediately forget what pearl of wisdom I
had just spoken.
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Dont
worry, people are anxious to remind you that you are
Muted - It is a Gotcha
moment.
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Important icon if you have to sneeze or cough for 5
or 6 minutes!
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Be
courteous and aware of other peoples need to share
stuff with you.
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Bottom
left, 2nd icon:
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Stop Video.
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Stop
Video toggles from live video of you to just
your name and back.
 vs 
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Use for
those times that you have to leave the room, make a
face, scratch your face, etc.
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It does
NOT mute you - the group just wont see
you in distress.
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There
are a myriad of settings available from this icon but
too numerous to explain here. In your spare time, try a
bunch of different settings. For instance:
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Revise
video - True view vs mirror view.
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Skin
tone for raised hand.
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Your
own Background.
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Touch
up your appearance.
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Bottom
left, 3rd icon:
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Participants. (Superscript number tells you how
many viewers there are)
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Click
Participants icon and a small window will
open,
 , showing a list of
participants, a Mute icon you already
know about and a More icon.
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The More
icon will allow you to revise your screen name.
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Enter
your name as you remember it:
 , Click OK
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Several
more icon will be ignored at this time:
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 ,  - Chat,
Share Screen, Apps and More
are beyond our scope here.
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 - Leave:
- You are a certified graduate of Mt Lebanon High
School, you can figure this out yourself!
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This
leaves (pun intended) us with
 icon.
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Click
here and
 window comes up.
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In the
order shown here: Clap, Thumbs Up,
Joy, Open Mouth, Heart,
Tada, ●●● 8 million More
icons, and Raise Hand.
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These
icons show in the upper left corner of you image.
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Dont
be too disappointed if people dont respond to your
raised hand - It is easy to miss, they
may want to ignore you or leader doesnt like you.
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.Right
click main screen will let you do all kinds of
interesting things:
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Mute
- You know all about this now.
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Stop Video - You know this one also.
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Blur Background - Fuzzes the background so
viewers cant see that the house is a mess.
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Choose Virtual Background - Add your
own background - sometimes makes your head look weird.
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Choose Video Filter - I havent a clue.
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Rename your Screen Name - Another way to do this.
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Miscellaneous:
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All of
us are in our 90s.
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Most of
us are not computer gurus.
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All of
us have some memory loss.
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None of
us will really know what to say to each other.
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We may
be expected to talk with someone we didnt talk to in High
School.
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If the
women use their married name, the men will not have a clue
as to who they were in High School.
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This is
not a final exam or even a test. This is an adventure!
Treat it as something that very few people will ever get to
do.. Experience - A bunch of old duffers with short memories
trying to sound healthy and upbeat but actually feeling old
and weary.
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Something will go wrong and probably you will have to log in
again if the screen goes blank. Computer hate people over
60.
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Dont
fight it, enjoy it!
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If all
else fails, log out and start all over again. Well wait
for you. We arent is a hurry to go anywhere. We still
wont recognize you when come back on.
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These
instructions meant to educate you, not confuse you.
Confused? So am I. Im over 90 also.
Bill Erdman <><
To
e-mail me:
wce96@seeoursite.org
Revised:
November 10, 2022 |
