Zoom Meetings: How to Host and Schedule a Zoom Meeting on PC and Mobile

Even since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and most people started working from home, the Zoom meeting app has become one of the most important software services around the world. While the app needs no introduction in 2021, but still, for those who don’t know about Zoom, it’s a teleconferencing software that allows you to make video calls with your team members working remotely. All you need is a reliable interaction to use the software.

The Zoom software is available for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS platforms. The service is even available as an extension and add-on for some platforms. The Zoom Client application allows you to hold meetings directly from your phone or PC. In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to host the meeting browser, desktop, and mobile app with zoom. We’ll also show you how to schedule a large meeting using the browser, desktop, and mobile app.

This guide will be helpful for those who have joined a new company or those who are not familiar with the Zoom platform. Hosting and scheduling Zoom meetings are very simple features, and here’s how you can get started in just a few steps.

Before we begin, please make sure you have Zoom installed on your mobile phone or computer by following this link. After installation, register on the platform by providing the required data. Once you are signed in to the respective platform, you can follow the steps below to host and create Zoom meetings.

How to Host a Zoom Meeting Using a Browser and Desktop Client

1. Open Zoom in a browser or desktop client (app).
2. Click “Arrange a meeting”in the upper right corner next to your profile picture.
3. Select an option to start the meeting with video on, video off, or screen sharing.
4. You will be prompted to open the Zoom desktop client. Click Cancel if you want to host the meeting in a browser. (You will receive a message “Having problems with Zoom Client? Join from your browser”).
5. Once the meeting starts, you can click “Participants”.
6. Click “Invite”to copy/invite others to the meeting.

While the above steps are for the browser, the same steps also apply to the Zoom app on PC. You can click on the New Meeting button and get started.

How to schedule a Zoom meeting using the browser and desktop client

If you’re scheduling a meeting later in the day or week, Zoom allows you to create a scheduled meeting. With this feature, you can schedule a Zoom meeting for a specific day along with your meeting time. Here’s how you can schedule a Zoom meeting using the browser and desktop client.

1. Open the Zoom browser/Zoom desktop client (one of the two according to your preference).
2. Click “Schedule a meeting”on the top bar.
3. Enter the topic of the meeting and select the date, time, and duration of the meeting.
4. Change the password if necessary, and you can leave the rest of the options at their defaults.
5. Click Save.
6. You will be taken to a new screen with detailed information about the scheduled meeting.
7. If you would like to edit, you can do so by clicking the “Edit”button.
8. You can click “copy invitation”and start sending it to other participants to participate in new scheduled meetings.

The same steps also apply for the Zoom desktop client when you click the Make an Appointment icon.

How to host a Zoom meeting using the mobile app

Zoom also has a mobile app for Android and iOS platforms. The application supports most of the main features found in the desktop or web version. Here’s how you can create a Zoom meeting using its mobile apps.

1. Open the Zoom app on your phone.
2. Click New Appointment.
3. Video will be enabled by default, if you don’t want others to see your video, be sure to disable this.
4. Click “Start a meeting”(enable microphone/camera permissions if prompted).
5. Click “Participants”to invite more people to the meeting.

How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting Using the Mobile App

Here’s how you can schedule a Zoom meeting using the mobile app on Android and iOS.

1. Open the Zoom app on your Android or iOS device.
2. Select “Schedule”
3. Add a meeting topic
4. Select your desired date and time
5. Change the password if necessary, and you can leave the rest of the options at their defaults.
6. Click “Done”in the top right corner.
7. It will redirect you to an email with all the details of the meeting, you can send an email to other participants from here or if you prefer to send links in other ways, you can go to the previous screen and click “Invite”to copy the details and send them to others.

Here’s how you can start your journey on the Zoom platform. It’s also worth noting that Zoom meetings are free for 40 minutes, as free users are covered by the basic Zoom plan. If you want to increase the time limit, you will have to switch to other plans like Zoom Pro, Zoom Business, Zoom Enterprise.