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2. If you are using it on your phone give
         access to microphone, camera and contacts
         – the app will prompt with pop-ups. All you
         need to do is accept it and proceed.
         3. Then it will ask you to fill in your number;
         once you do that everybody on your contact
         list using Google Duo will be shown. You can
         call anybody you like.


         How to video call on Zoom






                                                            Computer users: the top bar will have the
                                                            contact icon; click on it. Under the home icon
                                                            you will notice a plus sign; click on that to
                                                            add a new contact – enter email id and add.
                                                            3.Your friend will have to accept your invite
         Zoom has become a popular conferencing             in order to be added to your account. Once
         application. Zoom can be a little tricky to        accepted you are connected and can call each
         use. But it works great when you want to           other whenever you like.
         get in touch with a lot of people in one go.       4.If you would like to talk to a bunch of
         The video quality is great; however, there         people, it would be a good idea to join the
         are more video applications similar to this        meeting than hosting it yourself. You or your
         one. Zoom offers conferencing for up to 100        friends can take the help of your kids and get
         people at a stretch.                               the meet set up for yourselves.
         1.Download the app, sign in with your email         It may seem difficult at first to get the hang
         id and proceed.                                    of video calling. But once you figure it out,
         2.To add a contact.                                you won’t need anybody’s help to keep in
         Phone users: on the bottom you will find           touch.
         contacts, click on it. On the top right corner,
         you will notice a plus sign click on that to
         add a new contact – enter the email id of the
         person you are going to call and add.




















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