Zoom Control Bar
Learn about the different options and features available as a participant in a meeting.
Understanding the Control Bar
[1] Audio – click the Audio icon to mute/unmute yourself
[2] Video – click the Video icon to toggle your camera on/off
[3] Participants – click the Participants icon to see a full list of participants in the meeting
[4] Chat – click the Chat icon to see the in-meeting chat
[5] React – click the React icon to provide non-verbal reactions such as raising your hand, yes/no indicators, giving a thumbs up, and more.
[6] Share Screen – click the Share icon to open the options for sharing your screen with the meeting participants
[7] AI Companion – if enabled, click the AI Companion icon to ask questions about the meeting, get caught up if you missed something, and more
[8] More – click the More icon to see additional features available
[9] Leave – click the icon of someone leaving a room to leave the meeting
Clicking any arrow to the right of an icon will display a menu of available settings.
You can personalize your control bar by clicking and dragging icons to rearrange their order if you would prefer.
Changing Your View
In the top right corner of a Zoom meeting, you can control your view preferences.
Here you can change how you view participants in a meeting, change the color scheme of your Zoom meetings, and more.
Meeting Tips
Here are some tips and best practices for participating in a Zoom meeting:
- Check your audio and video ahead of your meeting – see the audio and video page for more information
- If you are in a space with others, communicate that you have a meeting and use headphones or a headset if possible to avoid extraneous background noise
- Remain muted while you are not speaking so any background noises are not distracting for the speaker
Having Issues?
You can either contact the Client Experience Team on your campus (TSC, Delaware CX Helpdesk, or Commonwealth CX Helpdesk) or you can fill out a QuickTicket.