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To access meeting controls, always log in and start the session you scheduled. If you select the participant link to attend the meeting, you may join as a participant, and then you will not have access to meeting controls.
The Participants and Host tools icons on the Zoom toolbar are useful for accessing online classroom controls quickly. A leader and Co-Host (or alternative host) may access online classroom controls such as the items listed below.
On the toolbar, select the Participants icon to
- View a list of participants present in the session.
- Access individual participant controls, such as make Make Co-Host or Allow Record.
- Mute All.
On the session toolbar, select the Host tools icon to
- Lock the session quickly.
- Enable or remove a Waiting Room in real-time.
- Allow or remove access to the Share Screen icon in real-time.
The leader's toolbar may include these icons:
- Unmute/Mute Audio - Activate or mute your own audio. Select the chevron beside the icon to choose an audio device.
- Start/Stop Video (Webcam) - Active or deactivate your own webcam. Select the chevron beside the icon to choose a webcam.
- Participants - View a list of participants present in the session.
- Chat - Post and view chat messages during the session.
- React - Nonverbal feedback icons are available for use via this icon.
- Share - Share content items such as slide sets, websites, and applications.
- Host tools - Leaders/hosts may select this icon to quickly access meeting controls and permissions, such as sharing tools or locking the meeting.
- AI Companion - Select this icon to engage Zoom AI Companion tools.
- Record - Record the session and choose to record locally or to the cloud.
- Whiteboard - This icon displays the new whiteboard. Hosts may choose from a saved whiteboard or create a new one.
- Show Captions - Display live captions in the meeting by selecting this icon.
- Breakout Rooms - Select this icon to create or manage Breakout Rooms in the session.
- Notes - Access Zoom Notes and create an agenda or edit an exiting note.
- Docs - Share a saved Zoom Doc or create a new doc in the meeting.
- End - End the session for all, or, appoint another leader/host and then exit the session.