On the next page, fill in your first and last name and a password.

Assuming you aren’t, click the “No” button and then click “Continue.”

On the page that opens up in your web browser, you’ll next be asked if you’re signing up on behalf of a school.

Click the “Activate Account” button in the email or copy and paste the activation URL into your browser to activate your account.

If you entered an email, Zoom will send an activation email to that address.

You can also create an account by clicking the “Sign in with SSO,” “Sign in with Google,” or “Sign in with Facebook” buttons, after which you just download the Zoom desktop app and move on to step seven.

In March, it was reported that Zoom leaked some email addresses and user photos via Zoom’s Contact Directory feature because the app could think people with certain email domains work for the same company, but Zoom removed that domain-matching feature in April. Even though Zoom asks for a work email, a personal email should work fine. At the top, you can enter your email in the box labeled “Your work email address.” If you do this, move on to step two. You’ll next be presented with a few options for creating an account.That’s because if you are younger than 16, you aren’t eligible to make a Zoom account unless it’s for school. You might first be asked to enter your date of birth. Once you have input the passcode, click on join. If there has been a passcode set for the meeting, you will be prompted to enter it.Select Allow to allow you to use video and audio in the meeting. You will be prompted to allow access to your microphone and camera.Click on the Join from your Browser link towards the bottom of your screen.Click on launch meeting. You will be prompted again to open or download the app.If you want to join via the browser, click on cancel. You will be prompted to open the Zoom meetings app if you have it downloaded on your machine, or to download it if you don't.The meeting ID should have been sent to you by the meeting organiser. Enter the meeting ID for your meeting and click on join.

Click on Join a meeting from the top right of the screen.

Depending on the settings of the meeting, you may be required to sign in before you can join. Tip : If you are not signed in you will be prompted to enter your name and complete the reCAPTCHA information when you join the meeting.

Zoom join meeting page