Zoom

Joining two Zoom Meetings at the Same Time

The following instructions below explain how you can join two Zoom meetings at the same time. Please note that these instructions are assuming that you have the Zoom desktop application downloaded on your computer.

Note: Although you can share your microphone between both sessions, you can only share your camera video to one of the two Zoom meetings.

Join the First Meeting with the Desktop Application
Join a Second Meeting Through your Browser

Join the First Meeting with the Desktop Application

Navigate to the first Zoom meeting by clicking on the meeting link.
A web browser window will appear with a few Zoom commands to choose from. To first join through your Zoom application on your computer and with your Zoom account, select Open Zoom Meetings from the popup window that appears. The meeting will begin through the desktop Zoom application.

Join a Second Meeting through your Browser

The following instructions demonstrate how you can join a second Zoom meeting:

Navigate to the second Zoom meeting by clicking on the meeting link.
A web browser window will appear with a few Zoom commands to choose from. First select the Launch Meeting button.
Please note: the Open Zoom Meetings? pop-up, as shown in the previous instructions, may appear again. If so select Cancel.
Once you select Launch Meeting the Open Zoom Meetings? pop-up will appear. Select Cancel.
A new option will appear at the bottom of the page: Having Issues with Zoom Client? Join from Your Browser. Click this link, as shown below.
A new web browser page will open, as illustrated below. Your window may also include a Captcha Code request for added security.
1. Enter your name. This is the name which will display in the participant list for the Zoom meeting.
2. Select Join.
You will be prompted to select whether you are joining by Phone Call or Computer Audio. Click Join Audio by Computer.
A pop up window will appear asking for permission to use the microphone. Click Allow.
If you click the Start Video option at the bottom of the screen, you will also need to allow the browser to use your camera. Note that your camera can only be active on one of the two Zoom meetings.

To learn more about this topic, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Zoom Directory

Updated November 2020