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Zoom Basics

Virtual Backgrounds

Want to add a virtual background to your Zoom call? Here are some free backgrounds to choose from:

Houston Chronicle

Houston Museum of Natural Science

King Arthur Baking

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Rice University

University of Houston

Scheduling and Settings

Schedule a Webinar

Settings to Consider When Scheduling a Webinar

Registration – When scheduling, check the box next to “Registration” labelled “Required”. This will require participants to provide basic information like their name and email address so you will have complete attendance data. You can customize the form after scheduling the webinar to require additional fields.
Enable Practice Session – This will allow you to test out the webinar room ahead of the session. The host will have to broadcast the practice session in order allow people to join the practice session. More info here.
Alternative Hosts – Like Zoom meetings, it is a good idea to add an alternative host to your webinar to back up the primary host. The alternative host can begin the webinar without the main host.

Panelists

Add or Remove Panelists Before the Webinar

Go to https://mdacc.zoom.us and schedule the webinar. Once scheduled, click on the webinar title to make changes to your webinar.
Scroll down to “Invite Panelists”, select the “Edit” button.
Add panelists to your webinar by entering their name and email address. Choose "Save."
Panelists will receive an email invitation to the webinar with a unique link (the panelist link is different from the attendee link and should not be shared).
Remove a panelist by clicking “Delete” next to a panelists name to delete them from your panel.
More info.

Resend Panelist Invitation

Add Panelists During a Webinar

Audio and Sound

Allow panelist to start video

Block panelist video

Panelist sound

Attendee Sound

The default setting for Zoom webinars does not allow attendees to unmute.
Hosts or co-hosts can allow attendees to unmute by opening the participant panel, hovering over the attendee name, and selecting “Allow to Talk”. The attendee has to agree to unmute in order to be heard.
Hosts or co-hosts can disable the mute/unmute button for attendees at any point. To do this, open the participant panel, hover over the attendee name, and selecting “Disable talking”.

Last Updated: Dec 12, 2023 2:00 PM
URL: https://mdanderson.libguides.com/zoom
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Subjects: Learn, Teach, or Work Remotely