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Switching Views in a Zoom Meeting

Last modified 9/14/2023

When you are in a Zoom meeting, there are 2 different views that you can select from:

Speaker: This is the default video layout and will actively switch the large video window between who is actively speaking.

Gallery: This view will allow you to see up to 49 participants at a time in place of the large window. If you have more than 49 participants, then you will have to scroll to see the rest.

Switching Views

  1. When in a Zoom meeting, locate and select the View button in the upper right-hand corner, then select Gallery. (Figure 1)

    Note:

    Gallery view should not be used to record Zoom meetings. The meeting host should switch to speaker view prior to starting the recording due to privacy concerns.



    Figure 1:
    Views button for Gallery and Speaker

  2. If you would like to switch back to the Speaker view, click the Speaker option using the same button.



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