Zoom For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

I wanted to be able to use Zoom to meet with my friends. This book provided all the information I needed to accomplish that goal. It is comprehensive, clear and easy to follow.

The first two chapters deal with talk that doesn't deal with using Zoom. Start at Chapter 3. If you want a book on step by step on doing things, this is not it. If you want to learn a lot of technical issues with a lot of discussion, good book. "For Dummies" is not exactly correct. If you are a real novice with a computer this will scare you off. But the information is there if you are a geek. Go for something simpler, step by step.

I am a Zoom neophyte and have been searching for a book that covers all aspects of Zoom. Everything I found prior to this told how to download and register it, but little on how to use it. The author covers most topics in great detail. Where he does not thoroughly cover a topic, he provides links to Zoom Support for examples and additional details. I bought the Kindle edition and recommend it because you can click on a link and go directly to the particular topic in Zoom Support and then return to the book. I will probably be using the Basic (free) version of Zoom at least for the near term so I have been skimming the sections on the more advanced versions. However, it is nice to know what the more advanced capabilities are in the event that I decide to upgrade in the future. The book has a great section on cyber security, covering all the security options in Zoom plus how and WHY to use them. Some of these have been added or improved in recent months, including encryption He includes other suggestions on cyber security in general. In summary, I have found it to be a great book.

Very informative, easy to follow instructions to get you up and running in a short time. I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in ZOOM whether your a Beginner or Pro it worth the money, which was very reasonable.

New to Zoom, I had a few questions and wanted answers. My questions seemed simple enough, like how to show or hide tool bars and images of participants when I want to. Unfortunately, those answers were not findable in Zoom for Dummies.Zoom for Dummies feels like a cross between a textbook and corporate manual. It is filled with keystroke-by-keystroke instructions to do many things, like create accounts for an entire company, but is very difficult to navigate and find answers to my dumb questions.

This book was an enormous help to me when I had to host a Zoom meeting that included voting on some of the agenda items. Zoom for Dummies made it an easy process. It is written in language that is easy to understand. The information in the book is very current. It is now my “go-to” book for Zoom.

Way way way more info than a beginner wants or needs. Needed a chapter that covered just the basics instead of 4-5 chapters covering the "basics" Well written and I think I will eventually get it but going to be harder than I expected or wanted

I am a senior & struggle with tech.. this was clear & concise, but enough info that I think it will be useful to all ages & levels.

This is a very good guide. Easy to follow. Lots of screen shots. Easy to follow instructions that are written for ordinary people. Good table of contents and index. And even has good natured humor to keep you interested.

Yes pretty much everyone knows how to use Zoom to attend a meeting or how to organise a Zoom meeting. However, Zoom has much more to offer. Phil Simon has written a brilliant guide to what Zoom has to offer once one gets under the surface of the app.

As usual, "...for Dummies" books are great. This one is too when you can actually read the print: much of the print is in a weird font which is almost illegible and gives one a headache when trying to read it. It is interspersed with the usual normal Dummies fonts. I read in a review that these books can be exchanged for ones that are 100% readable..

Did the job, haven't finished going through.As yet but answered my questions so far.

In my copy, at least, something has gone badly wrong with the printing (by Amazon) - lines are often blurred or over-printed with strange characters. Amazon need to check what has gone wrong here.UPDATE: printing defect I complained about turned out to be a one-off - replacement copy was fine.