Dial Out -- Zoom Features you should be using (1 of 10)

TL;DR

1. On Windows type Alt-I ; on Mac type Command-I

2. Type invitee-name <tab> invitee-phone-number

3. Click "Call" button

Background

At my company we have standardized on the Zoom video conferencing software, replacing a handful of other expensive, bad, frustrating systems in our conference rooms, computers, and desktops.  Zoom has very many interesting features to explore that are not immediately obvious.  This article is part of a series I am writing to walk you through some of the most useful features.  (Screenshots in these articles are from a Mac.  The Windows and Mobile Zoom programs are almost identical.)

Dial out to a mobile phone

It is not hard to imagine you are in a Zoom meeting with a large number of people but someone with important information for a decision or action is not present.  No problem: add that person to your Zoom meeting by dial-out:

At the top of your Zoom application is a menu header called "Meeting:"

You can select the "Invite" option from the menu or use the keyboard shortcut (on a Mac the shortcut to add a participant to your meeting is command-I; on Windows it is Alt-I).

A dialog appears.  Fill in both the name and phone number.  Click the "Call" button.