What Is Zoom?
Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service you can use to virtually meet with others either by video or audio-only or both, all while conducting live chats and it lets you record those sessions to view later. Over half of Fortune 500 companies reportedly used Zoom.When people are talking about Zoom, you’ll usually hear the following phrases: Zoom Meeting and Zoom Room. A Zoom Meeting refers to a video conferencing meeting that’s hosted using Zoom. You can join these meetings via a webcam or phone. Meanwhile, a Zoom Room is the physical hardware setup that lets companies schedule and launch Zoom Meetings from their conference rooms.
How Do You Pay For Zoom?
Zoom accepts credit card, PayPal, and other mobile wallet and bank payment methods which may vary based on eligibility (ie. browser or country). For more information, please visit our support article.
What Are The Main Features Of Zoom?
Here are Zoom’s core features:
- One-on-one meetings: Host unlimited one-on-one meetings even with the free plan.
- Group video conferences: Host up to 500 participants (if you purchase the “large meeting” add-on). The free plan, however, allows you to host video conferences of up to 40 minutes and up to 100 participants.
- Screen sharing: Meet one-on-one or with large groups and share your screen with them so they can see what you see.
- Recording: You can record your meetings or events too.
How Much Is Zoom Pro Monthly?
Ugx53135.54 per host per month Zoom Pricing
| Name | Price In Ugx |
|---|---|
| Basic | Free |
| Pro | 53135.54 per host per month |
| Business | 70811.96 per host per month |
| Enterprise | 70811.96 per host per month |
How Does Zoom Work?
Zoom allows one-to-one chat sessions that can grow into group calls, training sessions and webinars for internal and external audiences, and global video meetings with up to 1,000 participants and as many as 49 on-screen videos. The free tier allows unlimited one-on-one meetings but limits group sessions to 40 minutes and 100 participants. Paid plans start at Ugx53135.54 per month per host.
Zoom offers four pricing tiers (not including a Zoom Room subscription):
- Zoom Free: This tier is free. You can hold an unlimited number of meetings. Group meetings with multiple participants are capped at 40 minutes in length, and meetings can’t be recorded.
- Zoom Pro: This tier costs Ugx53135.54 per month and meeting host. It allows hosts to create personal meeting IDs for repetitive Zoom Meetings, and it allows meeting recording in the cloud or your device, but it caps group meeting durations at 24 hours.
- Zoom Business: This tier costs Ugx70847.38 per month and meeting host (10 minimum). It lets you brand Zoom meetings with vanity URLs and company branding, and it offers transcripts of Zoom meetings recorded in the cloud, as well as dedicated customer support.
- Zoom Enterprise: This tier costs Ugx70847.38 per month and per meeting host (100 minimum) and is meant for businesses with 1,000+ employees. It offers unlimited cloud storage for recordings, a customer success manager, and discounts on webinars and Zoom Rooms.
- Optional – Zoom Rooms: If you want to set up Zoom Rooms, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial, after which Zoom Rooms require an additional Ugx177118.45 per month and room subscription, while webinars using Zoom cost Ugx141694.76 per month and host.
How To Download Zoom App?
The desktop app is available for Windows and macOS, while the mobile app is available for Android and iOS. The desktop app offers the best experience.All the apps let you join a meeting without signing in, but also let you sign in using a Zoom account, Google, Facebook, or SSO. From there, you can start a meeting, join a meeting, share your screen in a Zoom Room by entering the meeting ID, start Zoom Meetings, mute/unmute your mic, start/stop the video, invite others to the meeting, change your screen name, do in-meeting chat, and start a cloud recording.If you’re a desktop user, you can also start a local recording, create polls, broadcast your Facebook live on Facebook, and more. In other words, the desktop app is more fully featured, although, if you’re a free user, you can still get a lot of mileage from the mobile app.
How Do I Pay Monthly For Zoom?
If you purchased your subscription online, you can change from an annual to a monthly subscription.
- In the navigation panel, click Account Management, then Billing.
- Click Edit Plan to the right of the subscription you wish to change.
- Click the Monthly option.
- Click Save & Continue.
- Review the changes.
How Do I Install Paid Zoom?
On your smartphone, head over to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and search for Zoom. Mac users can open the App Store and search for the Zoom Meetings app. As for the Windows PC users, they can head over to the Zoom Download page and click on download right below the Zoom Client for Meetings option.
How To Record Zoom Calls As A Video?
Zoom lets you record calls as videos. You do need permission to do so though. The meeting host will have to enable recordings in settings. It’s worth checking your account settings to make sure recording is enabled before you get started.
- Log into your Zoom account
- Click to view Account Settings/Meeting settings
- Navigate to the Recording tab and click to enable video recording
It’s worth noting that Zoom admins can activate recording for everyone, for users or groups. There’s more guidance on recording settings here.In order to record a Zoom meeting, you must choose whether to use the local or cloud option. Local means you store the video file yourself on your computer or in another storage area. With Cloud, which is for paid subscribers only, Zoom stores the video for you in its cloud storage. But, to record videos, you need Zoom on macOS, Windows, or Linux. When you record a meeting and choose Record to the Cloud, the video, audio, and chat text is recorded in the Zoom cloud.When the Zoom call begins you should see an option to record on the bottom of the screen. Clicking that then lets you record locally or in the cloud. If you don’t see the option to record, check your settings in the web app (under My Meeting Settings) or have your account admin enable it. The recording files can be downloaded to a computer or streamed from a browser.During the meeting, you can also see which participants are recording the meeting and those on the meeting will also be told when the meeting is being recorded. When the call is over Zoom will automatically convert the recording into a usable MP4 video file.
How Do I Keep Zoom Active?
Click your profile picture then click Settings.Under Chat Settings, select the Change my status to “Away” when I am inactive for ___ minutes check box. (Optional) Click the dropdown menu and select the specified amount of minutes of inactivity that you want. You can also type a specified amount of minutes.
Has Zoom Removed Time Limit?
However, in support of primary and secondary education (K-12) and due to the ongoing pandemic, Zoom will continue to lift the 40-minute time limit in most countries on existing accounts.This article is to help those interested in Zoom’s program to lift the 40-minute time limit.
How To Record Zoom Meetings On Mobile?
It is possible to record Zoom meetings and calls on mobile too. However, this is done via cloud recordings so you need a paid Zoom membership in order to use this feature. It’s also worth noting that cloud storage is limited, so be careful how many meetings you record while using the mobile app.
To record a Zoom call on mobile follow these steps:
- Open the Zoom app on your mobile
- Click to join or start a meeting
- Click the three dot menu on the bottom right of the screen
- Click “Record to the cloud” or “record”
- You’ll then see a recording icon and the ability to pause or stop recording
- Once the call is over you’ll find the recording in the “My Recordings” section of the Zoom site
How Can I Extend My Zoom Meeting Time For Free?
Since the 40 minute time limit is only for the free plan, you can simply upgrade to a Pro account to extend your Zoom meeting time. By upgrading to a Pro account, which costs UGX53674.87 /license per month, the meeting host can conduct meetings with a 30-hour time limit — which is more than enough for any user.
How Do I Check My Zoom Bill?
How to view your invoice history
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
- In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Billing.
- Click the Invoice History tab.
- Click Print to download and view a PDF of an invoice.
How To Share YouTube Videos In Zoom?
That’s right, Zoom will let you share a wide range of content on your presentation, including YouTube videos. This is a bit of a sneaky option, because all you have to do is have the video that you want to share open in your browser. Then, when you want to share that, you just use the share screen option and pick the browser from the options. Note: you’ll also need to tick the “share computer sound” option in that box to ensure that everyone on the call can hear the YouTube video as well as see it.
What’s The Difference Between Paid And Free Zoom?
There are a few differences between the paid and free Zoom plans that are worth noting.
Free Users Of Zoom
You can download the Zoom app on your computer or phone and join any meeting with a supplied meeting ID. You can disable audio or video before joining. You can create a free Zoom account and from there you can create a new meeting, schedule one, join a meeting, share a screen, add contacts, and so on.
Paid Users Of Zoom
You can sign up and download Zoom onto your computer using your work email if your system administrator has a Pro, Business, or Enterprise account. You’ll then want to sync Zoom to your calendar so you can schedule Zoom meetings and invite remote participants to join.If you’re setting up a Zoom Room, you’ll need a computer to sync and run Zoom Meetings and a tablet for attendees to launch the Zoom Meetings. You’ll also need a mic, camera, and speaker, at least one HDTV monitors to display remote meeting participants, and an HDMI cable to share computer screens on a display, as well as an internet cable for your connection.You’ll also need to download “Zoom Rooms for Conference Room” on the in-room computer and “Zoom Room Controller” for the tablet in the meeting room. You can then sync those rooms to your company’s shared calendar so employees can see which meeting rooms are available.