How to Share a Recorded Zoom Meeting

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Recorded Zoom meetings are perfect to keep colleagues up to date and friends in the know about what's going on. Knowing how to share your recordings with others is important and easy. How you're going to share a recorded Zoom meeting depends on if you have a locally recorded Zoom session or a recording stored in the cloud. This wikiHow will teach you how to share local and cloud recorded Zoom sessions, as well as how to adjust your cloud sharing settings.

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    Log in and open the Zoom desktop app. [1]
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    It's the gray button with a clock symbol underneath it.
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    It has blue lettering and will be at the top of your screen.
    • While recording on Zoom, remember that the camera picks up light and dark. Light comes to the foreground and is very white, and black recedes to the background. [2]
    • It is best to wear solid colors to stand out and be in the foreground. [3]
    • If you have a dark background, dark furniture, and dark walls, do not wear a dark color. Do not wear a light color if the wall behind you is white. [4]
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    This will open the folder where your recording files are stored.
    • If you still only see the Open tab after clicking it, this means the recording is a cloud recording instead of a local recording. Proceed to the next method to learn how to share cloud recordings.
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    From the Open folder, drag your chosen recording to Google Drive, Dropbox, or another system to upload it.
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    Sign in to the Zoom web portal to access your cloud recordings. [5]
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    Cloud recordings are stored in Zoom’s cloud instead of locally on your computer.
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    You will see a list of your cloud recordings.
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    Use the search bar to filter your recordings by date, topic, or keyword to find the Zoom recording you want to share.
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    A generated sharing link will appear in a pop-up window.
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    Send the link to anyone to allow them access to the Zoom.
    • To adjust how viewers interact with your cloud recording, continue to the next method.
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Adjust Sharing Settings for Cloud Recordings

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    Add this option to limit how long viewers will have access to your meeting. [6]
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    You can use this option if you want to allow anyone you share the meeting with access to download the video to their device.
    • Keep in mind this means that viewers will have the ability to keep and download the video even if the link expires.
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    With this option, viewers have the option to see an auto transcript generated by Zoom, similar to close captions.
    • This option is good for Zoom sessions that have jumbled audio or as an option for accessibility purposes.
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    This option requires users to enter a username and password to view the recording.
    • The host will be able to view everyone who has registered to watch the video.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202291078-Sharing-a-local-recording
      2. ↑ https://www.duarte.com/presentation-skills-resources/virtual-backgrounds-zoom-meetings/
      3. ↑ https://explore.zoom.us/en/virtual-backgrounds/
      4. ↑ https://www.duarte.com/presentation-skills-resources/virtual-backgrounds-zoom-meetings/
      5. ↑ https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0067567
      6. ↑ https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0067567#h_750e7e94-45e4-415b-a67a-ac8b49e74fa2

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      1. Click the Meetings button in Zoom.
      2. Click Recorded .
      3. Click Open .
      4. Drag your recording to a sharing platform like Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar.

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