[Mac]How to use Zoom? It also explains how to install the app! – OTTONA LIFE

Zoom is a popular app that allows you to hold important meetings and seminars without contacting people. Many users use the Zoom app on Windows, but did you know that you can use Zoom on your Mac as well? How to install and use Zoom on Mac.

[Mac]Getting ready to use Zoom

Zoom is the most popular platform for business meetings. The free version allows for 40-minute meetings with up to 100 participants. The paid version allows for unlimited meetings and up to 500 participants.

The paid version allows cloud recording up to 1GB. Zoom is very easy to install and its unique compression technology also has the advantage of enabling stable communication even during long meetings.

Another big advantage of Zoom is that you can join a meeting with just a URL without an app. Thanks to the convenience of Zoom, it is used in various scenes other than business meetings.

Zoom is an app that can be used on both smartphones and PCs, but PCs should be the vast majority of devices used when attending business meetings. Among them, there are many instances where the Zoom application is downloaded/installed on a Windows PC and used.

However, Windows isn’t the only PC that can use the Zoom app. Did you know that you can download/install and use the Zoom app on your Mac?

It would be very convenient if the Zoom app could be used on a Mac with high specifications and compatible with iPhone and iPad. In this article, we will detail the preparations and procedures for installing and using the Zoom app on a Mac and how to create an account.

[Passaggio 1]Check the system requirements

To use the Zoom app on your Mac, your Mac must meet the system requirements. As of October 2022, the system requirements listed on Zoom’s official website are macOSX and macOSX (10.10) or later.

As a first step in the preparation, let’s first check the system requirements. Here’s how to find out what operating system your Mac is using.

1. Click “Apple Logo”.
2. Select and click “About Mac”.

[Passaggio 2]Setting the permission to run the app

The Zoom app cannot be used immediately after being downloaded/installed on a Mac. To use it, you need to set permissions to run the Zoom app on your Mac. Let’s look at how to set permissions, which is a preparation important for using Zoom.

Select and click “System Preferences” from the drop-down menu

Select and click “Security & Privacy” in the “System Preferences” screen menu.

Click “Padlock” at the bottom left of the screen

A pop-up will appear, click “Use password”

Enter your password and click “Unlock”

Put a “✓” in “Allow applications from the App Store and identified developers”

[Passaggio 3]Download/install the Zoom app

After completing the settings to allow Zoom app to run, the next preparation is to download/install the Zoom app on your Mac. We will show you how to download and install the Zoom app, so get ready.

●Zoom for Mac→here

Go to the link above and click “Download”

The download file will be saved in your Dock’s Downloads folder, so click on it and click “ZoomusInstallerFull-2.pkg”

Click “Continue”

Click “Install”

A pop-up will appear, click “Use password”

After entering the password, click “Install Software”

An installation complete pop-up will appear

[Step 4]Set microphone and camera permissions

Apple has tightened the security of recent Macs, so when you launch the Zoom app and launch it, a pop-up will appear asking for your permission to access and use the following features.

Permission to access and use the above functions can be granted by clicking “OK” when the confirmation pop-up appears, so there is no need to open “System Preferences” and set it.

If you don’t select “OK” when the confirmation pop-up appears and want to grant usage rights later, go to “Apple Logo” → “System Preferences” and make the settings.