[IL-Talk] Giving your device a recognizable name before logging into Zoom.

[Gregory D. Rosenberg]

Good morning everyone,

Since many are still getting familiar with Zoom, I thought I would offer the following guidance for giving your device a recognizable name before logging into Zoom.

1) On Apple phones and tablets:

Go to “Settings", then General", and click "About" (the very first entry). In “About” the first entry is called “Name”. You change the name of your device here. For those with low vision I have included pictures.

Microphone:On the bottom of your iPhone you will find several buttons. The left-most button is a picture of a Microphone and toggles your microphone on and off. 
When off it will have a right leaning slash through the microphone.
Camera: The next button to the right of the microphone button is a picture of a video camera and allows you to toggle your front facing camera on or off. 
You can toggle this on if you wish people to see you on the front facing camera of your iPhone. 
More; Raise Hand: The far right button is the “More” button. It is labeled with three dots and the word “More”. The third link from the bottom is labeled “Raise Hand”. 
 This is also a toggle. Press it once to raise your hand and a second time to lower it.

2) On Android and Linux phones it will depend on the version of Android or Linux your phone is running, as well as how your phone manufacturer has tweaked the graphical user interface of the phone or tablet.

The easiest way to change the device name of your Android device is by doing it from the About phone screen itself. Open Settings on your phone or tablet, scroll to About phone or device and tap on it. On the next screen, tap on Device Name, and then type the desired name for your device in the text field and select OK. If you are on a Linux phone you likely already know how to tweak your phones settings as they are more complex than Apple or Android devices.

The Zoom app will be almost identical to that of the Apple devices. See above (1).

3) If you are dialing in by phone it is best if you stay connected through the day even if you walk away from your phone. This will eliminate the need for the host to have to rename your phone number to your name if you call back in. If you dial-in using your phone ( you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to toggle your microphone or camera, as well as raise or lower your hand.

Microphone: *6 to mute or unmute your phone’s microphone. When it is unmuted you can talk. When muted you are in a listening mode.
Raise Hand: *9 to raise or lower your hand. 


4) If you are connecting to Zoom using a Windows personal computer (PC) you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to toggle your microphone or camera, as well as raise or lower your hand.

Microphone:<Alt> + A to toggle your Microphone on or off if you need to speak hands free. 
The <Spacebar> works like a button on a microphone. Press your spacebar to talk. Release it to listen.
Raise Hand: <Alt> + Y to raise your hand. This is a toggle. You can press it a second time to lower your hand. 
Camera: <Alt> + V to toggle your computers webcam on or off.


5) If you are connecting to Zoom using a Apple Mac computer you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to toggle your microphone or camera, as well as raise or lower your hand.

Raise Hand:<Option> + Y to raise your hand. This is a toggle. You can press it a second time to lower your hand. 
Microphone:<Command> + <Shift> + A to toggle your Microphone on or off if you need to speak hands free. 
The <Spacebar> works like a button on a microphone. Press your spacebar to talk. Release it to listen.
Camera: <Command> + <Shift> + V to toggle your computers webcam (camera) on or off.



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1) Pictures for renaming your iPhone (it will be similar on your iPad). 

  
Microphone: On the bottom of your iPhone you will find several buttons. The left-most button is a picture of a Microphone and toggles your microphone on and off. When off it will have a right leaning slash through the microphone.

Camera: The next button to the right of the microphone button is a picture of a video camera and allows you to toggle your front facing camera on or off. You can toggle this on if you wish people to see you on the front facing camera of your iPhone. 

More / Raise Hand: The far right button is the “More” button. It is labeled with three dots and the word “More”. The third link from the bottom is labeled “Raise Hand”. This is also a toggle. Press it once to raise your hand and a second time to lower it.

 



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