The chat feature is one which everyone in the meeting can use, and which can be very useful. You can find the chat option here on your zoom toolbar: chat zoom

The chat can be used for three primary reasons: to chat with everyone in the meeting, to have private conversations, and to share files.

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Communicating through the Chat

You can use the chat to talk with other participants in the meeting. This can be especially useful if you have participants who cannot use a microphone, if there are too many people talking at the same time, or if you wish to talk to individual participants. If you would like to write to everyone, then make sure that you have set the addressee of the message to Everyone (1). If you would like to message just one individual, without the others being notified, click on the small arrow next to Everyone to see a drop down menu of the meeting's participants. You can then select from this menu who you would like to talk to.

The participants chat-icon turns yellow to indicate when there is a new message to read.

The chat is not saved automatically after you have closed the meeting, unless you specifically choose to save it before leaving the meeting. You can save the chat as a text file on your computer by clicking on the ellipse in the right hand corner (2). Every participant in the chat is able to do this.

It is important to remember that participants in the chat can only see the messages sent after they have joined the meeting. As a consequence, it is important to resend any important information to the chat after everyone has joined the meeting, so that this information is accessible to everyone.

Sharing Files in the Chat

With the Zoom application, it is also possible to send files to all the participants of a meeting (3). If this feature does not appear to be available for you, then you must make sure you have updated your application to the most recent version of Zoom.