Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group messaging into one easy-to-use platform. You can download the Zoom desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Chrome Zoom Web App, as well as the Zoom mobile app for iOS and Android, from the Download Center.
How to download the Zoom desktop app:
How to download the Zoom mobile app:
Zoom Chat and Meet
You will need to have downloaded the Zoom application and located / added contacts in order to be able send a contact a message or meet using video.
Open Zoom. Once you have logged in, the tool should appear on the screen.
To view your groups and contacts, click “Contacts”.
Locate the contact you wish to communicate with in your contact list.
Determine whether or not the contact is currently available for chat by looking at the icon next to their name. If there is a green dot or rectangle at the top right of their avatar, the contact has a high probability of being available for instant messaging. Gray dots or rectangles denote that the contact is currently away and may not respond quickly.
Click on the contact and select the chat or meet option (either beside their name or below it in the main window.)
Begin typing your message in the chat portion at the bottom of the window. Hit enter on the keyboard to send your message.
If the individual on the receiving end is available for chat, they will begin talking back and forth with you on the chat screen. Send message back to the individual by typing in the chat area and hitting enter as you did to initiate the conversation.