Meeting Chat

Chat allows hosts and participants to communicate in a live session without interrupting the presentation. Messages can be sent to all participants or selected individuals.

The host grants permission through their account settings, or on a per meeting basis while in the live meeting selecting who can be sent chat messages. 

Account Settings

Sign in to your Zoom account.

1. Click on Settings.
2. Click on the Meeting tab.
3. Select In Meeting (Basic) to get to the chat section.
4. Enable the Meeting Chat option.

• Select default options to apply to all meetings from the drop-down menu. Options can be changed on a per meeting basis during a live meeting.
• Manually saved chat is stored on the local computer. When hosting a meeting, Chat will automatically be saved if the Recording setting for Save chat messages from the meeting is enabled.
• The option Only users in your account can chat restricts chat to users with a TechConnect Zoom account in your district account.

New Meeting Chat Experience

Select advanced chat option settings when on the most current Zoom version.  Users not on the current version will only have the basic chat options.
 

Change Chat Options in a Live Meeting

1. Click the Chat icon located on the bottom toolbar to open the chat window. If the Chat icon is not visible, click on More... on the tool bar. 
2. Click the three dots, then choose the option. 
      
   

Send Meeting Chat Messages

1. Choose who to send messages to from the drop-down menu, individual names will appear as 
    participants join the meeting.

2. Send messages to the Waiting Room from the Participant list.

For complete information on saving and locating chat files, see Zoom's article: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115004792763-Saving-in-meeting-chat. 

Continuous Meeting Chat

Continue with meeting chat inside or outside of your meeting.  For complete information, please see Zoom's articles: 
Enabling continuous meeting chat
Creating and using continuous meeting chat