How to Mute Zoom, Step By Step With Photos

While Zoom is a great way to meet virtually, it can be hard to hear when multiple people are chatting. This is why the mute button works well in online meetings.

It can be beneficial to mute yourself if you’re in a Zoom meeting. This way, you don’t unintentionally interrupt the speaker, especially if the meeting includes many people. Here’s how to mute Zoom in a few different ways.

Why Should You Mute While in a Zoom Meeting?

There are a few reasons you may want to mute yourself while on Zoom. Usually, muting yourself helps remove background noise (thus keeping meetings free from interruption). And you can multitask if the meeting isn’t mandatory for you and you still want to get things done without people hearing you.

How to Mute Zoom Automatically

If you want yourself to be muted whenever you join a Zoom meeting, without having to click the mute button, you’ll need to change your settings to reflect this.

Step 1: Find the Settings

Step 2: Find the Audio Section

Step 3: Mute Mic

To mute Zoom, simply click Settings > click the ‘Audio‘ option > and then enable the “Mute my mic when joining a meeting“. You can also disable the feature on the computer. This ensures that you’re muted unless you choose to connect and talk.

How to Mute Yourself While In a Meeting

Now that you know why it’s important to mute yourself, let’s talk about the other two ways you can do it.

Step 1: Be in the Zoom Meeting

If you don’t have automatic mute enabled for your account, you can still mute yourself while in the meeting. Then, you can navigate to the mic button in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.

Step 2: Click the Mute Button

To mute yourself, simply click the mic button. You’ll know you’re muted when you see a red line through the mic, and Zoom will have a pop-up that tells you that you’re now muted. To unmute yourself, simply click that button again.

Step 3: Click Participants and Mute

Another way to do this is to click ‘Participants‘ at the bottom of the screen, and then click on yourself and press Mute. Doing so will mute you until you disable it, but this can be helpful if you’re using your phone.

Conclusion

Zoom is a popular app these days. Understanding its audio can help you avoid interruptions and problems while meeting with co-workers or loved ones.