Zoom - Enabling Q&A for Meetings

Issue/Question

  • How do I enable Q&A for a meeting?
  • Can I use Q&A in a meeting?

Environment

  • Oregon State University
  • Faculty/Staff
  • Students
  • Zoom Hosts
  • Zoom

Explanation

Zoom users now have the ability to enable the Q&A functionality for their Zoom meetings. Q&A allows participants to ask questions during the meeting, and for the host and co-hosts to answer their questions.

For information on how to use Q&A in a meeting, please visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/11400566807693-Using-Q-and-A-in-a-Zoom-Meeting

Resolution

Method 1 - Enable Q&A on Individual Meetings

  1. Log-in to zoom.oregonstate.edu
  2. Click "Meetings" from menu on the left side of your window
  3. Click "Schedule a Meeting"
  4. Enter your meeting information (title/date/time)
  5. Click "Show" next to "Options"
  6. Select the "Q&A" option
  7. Save your meeting

Method 2 - Enable Q&A for All Future Meetings

  1. Log-in to zoom.oregonstate.edu
  2. Click "Settings" from menu on the left side of your window
  3. Click 'In Meeting (Advanced)"
  4. Locate the "Q&A in meetings" setting
  5. Enable that setting by clicking the switch on the right side of the window
  6. Schedule a meeting and the Q&A meeting option is enabled by default for all future meetings

Method 3 - Enable Q&A to an Existing Meeting

  1. Log-in to zoom.oregonstate.edu
  2. Click "Meetings" from menu on the left side of your window
  3. Place your cursor over the meeting you'd like to add Q&A to
  4. Click "Edit"
  5. Click "Show" next to "Options"
  6. Select the "Q&A" option
  7. Save your meeting

Assistance

For assistance, contact the Service Desk.

If there is a specific "request" form add that as link here.

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