How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting Through the Zoom Application

1. Open the Zoom application (sign in if you have not already)
2. Click on the blue Schedule button
3. Enter a Topic name, a date and time, and a duration in the window that opens
4. Click the blue Schedule button on the bottom right of the window to schedule the meeting

How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting Through the Zoom Portal

1. Go to wvup.zoom.us
2. Click on Sign In
3. Sign in using your WVU Parkersburg email address and password
4. Click on My Meetings from the menu on the left
5. Click the blue Schedule a New Meeting button
6. Enter a Topic name, a date and time, and a duration
7. (Optional) You may also set additional meeting settings on this page, but it is not necessary
8. Click the blue Save button on the bottom of the page
9. Copy the Join URL from the confirmation page and share this with your participants.

How Do I Invite People to a Zoom Meeting?

Inviting people to join a Zoom meeting is a simple as sharing a URL with them.  Below are the steps for finding the Join URL for a Zoom meeting that has already been scheduled.

1. Go to zoom.us
2. Click on Sign In
3. Sign in using your WVU Parkersburg email address and password
4. Click on My Meetings
5. Click on the Topic Name of the meeting you’d like to invite someone to
6. Copy the Join URL from the center of the page

Share the URL with your attendees in whichever way you’d prefer.  The Join URL can be shared via Email, text message, posted to a webpage, or even shared in an announcement in Blackboard.