How to Start Your Own Zoom Meeting

Many of us have joined a Zoom meeting after being invited with an email link, but not everyone knows how to start a Zoom meeting. With a FREE Zoom account, your calls can last up to 40 minutes with up to 100 people. When the time runs out, just start another meeting and keep going!

Here are step-by-step directions showing how to start a Zoom meeting and invite friends and family to it:

• How to Start a Zoom Meeting (PDF)

These instructions assume:

• You are using a Mac or a Windows PC (note: steps on an iPad are similar, but your screens will look a bit different)
• You have joined a Zoom meeting before (which means the Zoom program is already installed on your computer)
• You have an email address for the person/people you want to call
• You have set a time (by phone or email) for the call so the friends and family you’ll invite are ready to participate at that time