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How to Use the Chat in a Zoom Meeting

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Overview

Description: This guide covers how to use the chat feature in Zoom to communicate with participants during a meeting. 

Estimated time of completion: 2 minutes 

Instructions

  1. Join your Zoom meeting. 
  2. Click on the “Chat” button in the meeting toolbar to open the chat panel.
    red arrow pointing to the Chat button on the Zoom menu
  3. Type your message in the text box at the bottom of the panel.
    red arrow pointing to the text box where a user can type their message
  4. Choose whether to send your message to everyone or privately to a specific person using the “To:” drop down.
    red arrow pointing to the "TO" drop down menu where a user can select who they want to send their message to.
  5. Press Enter to send your message.
    red arrow pointing to the send button in the text box window

Troubleshooting

  • If chat isn’t working, ensure its enabled by the host.
  • Rejoining the meeting can resolve delays in chat delivery. 

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