If you receive an invite where you have to wait for the host to start the meeting, clicking on “Test Computer Audio” will open the “Audio” section of the Zoom settings window. This dialog window works the same as the previous window where if you are unable to hear your voice and click “no”, it will keep switching to any other microphone options before saying it has finished testing. When clicking yes, the next pop up window appears to test your microphone. If you do not hear any sound and click “no”, it will switch to your next speaker option and continue to do so if you keep selecting “no” until it says “We have tested all your speakers.” If a dial-in number was setup for this Zoom meeting, you can select the “Join Audio by Phone” option for the dial in information. The “Test Speaker” popup will first appear asking if you hear the ringtone it plays. The image on the right appears when the meeting host needs to start the meeting before you can join. The image on the left appears when you can join Zoom meeting immediately after opening the Zoom meeting link. The first set of testing options explained will be for the first Zoom meeting invite option described above. If you were sent a Zoom meeting invite where you cannot join a Zoom meeting until the host starts it, you will see a “Test Computer Audio” option instead. This option will appear if you have been invited to a Zoom meeting where you can immediately join the meeting, even if the host is not present. If you open the Zoom meeting link before the meeting starts, click on the “Test Speaker and Microphone” option to ensure your audio settings are working correctly. Before joining/hosting a Zoom meeting, the first set of options to check are for audio to ensure this portion is working properly first.

This type of issue can involve troubleshooting steps on both the host’s and participants’ side, depending on who is experiencing issues. One common issue when joining a Zoom meeting relates to sound where the host and/or participants are unable to hear audio from anyone joining the meeting. This article covers audio and video-based issues you may encounter when trying to join or host a Zoom meeting along with troubleshooting tips. While joining a Zoom meeting from a computer can be as simple as clicking on a “Join Zoom Meeting” link, there are several issues that can pop up where the meeting does not go as smoothly as planned. As some of us are currently working from home, we have transitioned from joining meetings in person to joining meetings virtually using applications, such as Zoom.

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