Zoom Meetings: Host Perspective---Deaf Tips: Before: Chat Zoom Settings

Private Chat

Enabling private chats help individuals to communicate privately. For example, an interpreter or a captionist might need to ask a DHH person a question. 

To enable Private chat for your own use:

• Sign in to Zoom
• In the navigation panel, click Settings.
• Click the Meeting tab.
• Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that Chat and Private chat are enabled.

Saving Chats

• Follow directions above
• Under In Meeting (Basic), check off Allow users to save chats from the meeting 
• After this, verify that you select enable everyone

Auto-saving chats

• Follow directions above
• Under In Meeting (Basic), enable auto-saving chats.