Online Services & Zoom

You will typically receive an email invitation to a Zoom meeting that will look something like the following

(the following details are just for example; they are not real)

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Join Zoom Meeting (by computer, tablet or smartphone):

https://zoom.us/j/832473524?pwd=cFJYaWV5cEVTNlN3ZDJ5ZSs0QlBnZz09

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What does all this mean?

Using the Zoom Meeting Link

You may click on the link following “Join Zoom Meeting”. This will bring up a web browser page that looks something like this:

and from there, if you click on the Open Zoom button, it will bring up the Zoom app.

Note: Some users have encountered browser issues when attempting to use this approach. See below for a more direct approach that does not involve a browser.

Using the Meeting ID Directly

A more direct approach that does not involve a browser is to:

Run the Zoom app directly, which will bring up something like this:

Then, click on the “Join a Meeting” button, which will bring up something like this:

Enter the Zoom Meeting ID from the email invitation, and your name (if it isn’t already there), and click on the “Join” button, and you’re in!

Joining via Phone

If you wish, you can join a Zoom meeting via telephone. Look at the Zoom meeting invitation to select the telephone number closest to your area (which would be New York for New Englanders). For more details, click here.

“One tap mobile numbers” contain the meeting ID; other telephone numbers will require you to enter the meeting ID.