Zoom

Web conferencing tool with combination of video, voice, content sharing, and chat functions for online meetings.

Now available for videoconferencing and collaboration.

High-quality video and audio support for up to 300 participants for faculty, staff, and students.

Ability to customize your own virtual backgrounds during a Zoom meeting.

Can add closed captions and subtitles to Zoom meetings, recordings, webinars.

Breakout rooms allowing you to split your Zoom meeting into as many as 50 separate sessions.

Help with Zoom

The following materials are available at the Knowledge Base within the Rutgers IT Help portal.

Creating a Rutgers Zoom account

View instructions of how to create your own Rutgers Zoom account.

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Quick start guide

Zoom offers a quick start guide that walks you through getting started with your new account.

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Zoom FAQs

Read through some frequently asked questions about Zoom and what it has to offer the Rutgers community.

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Virtual backgrounds

Check out how to add virtual backgrounds to your account, including images of Rutgers.

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Staying secure with Zoom

Overview of Zoom’s security and privacy features

Zoom offers dozens of security features, and it’s constantly enhancing them.

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Avoid Zoombombing and unwanted guests

Planning a meeting? You want to take precautions to safeguard you and your attendees.

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Best practices for protecting your meetings

Zoom has step-by-step instructions for use before, during, and after your meeting.

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Zoom AI feature and privacy

For Rutgers-hosted Zoom meetings, AI features are available with noted privacy implications.

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Zoom video tutorials

Scheduling a meeting

Join a meeting

Basic in-Meeting Navigation

Video breakout rooms