How to Host and Schedule a Zoom Meeting

In Zoom you can host and schedule a zoom meeting from the Zoom desktop client for macOS, Windows, or Linux, the Zoom mobile app for Android or iOS, and your web browser. If you are the meeting host and need to start or join a scheduled meeting, there are several ways that you can join the meeting.

How to Host a Zoom Meeting

How to host a Zoom meeting from your account. These steps are for the desktop client for Windows and macOS.

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client
2. Click the Meetings tab (clock symbol).
3. Under the Upcoming tab, select the meeting you want to start. 
   Additional options will appear.
4. Click Start.

How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
2. On the Home (house symbol) tab, click Schedule (the calendar symbol).
   This will open the scheduler window.
3. Select your meeting settings. 
4. Click Save to finish, and open the selected calendar service to add the meeting.