Just as Zoom has added a feature to allow hosts to unmute participants, we need the ability to toggle "raise hand" for participants. While Zoom will already allow a host to "lower" a participant's hand, it will not allow a host to "raise" a participants hand.

Many participants simply do not know how to use the "raise hand" option in the UI. Unfortunately, the location of the "raise hand" option also varies on different devices, so it is hard to give a quick instruction. Zoom has clearly been struggling with this and recently moved "raise hand" into the reactions to help resolve the situation, but this seems to have confused some of our participants who will "clap" or "thumbs up" instead of "raise hand." Some participants (we have many over 80 years old!) simply can't be counted on to raise their own hand.

As a consequence, we have to monitor the meeting for people waving their hands in their video feeds. Unfortunately, once we identify someone who has raised their real hand instead of their virtual one, Zoom give us as hosts and co-hosts no way to assist them. We really need to be able to "raise" their virtual hand for them.

I frankly think this is important enough a need that it should just be available by default under the triple-dot menu of each participant. Hosts should always be able to choose "Raise Hand" from this menu for any given participant (just like we can rename them here). But it would be acceptable if less-than-ideal, if Zoom considers this a privacy issue, to make this a feature similar to the "Allow hosts to unmute" option that is opt-in.

Right now we either have to keep paper lists of participants who want to say something or we have to use the rename feature to add something like a "?" to the front of their names to keep track. Both of these are awkward and error prone work-arounds.

Please, Zoom, allow hosts to "raise" the hand of participants who are trying to get our attention, so that everyone can have a fair chance and getting a word in, even if they can't quite figure out the Zoom UI.

Hi!  I've read every post I can find to sort this out and nothing works.  I think this is an issue with my zoom account rather than the device as it's the same on my macbook air and on my ipad.  

Anyone know how I can enable screensharing?

Thanks in advance!

In a zoom meeting today when I received a FaceTime call, which I declined but then the video feed for the zoom meeting disappeared. I still had the audio part and my camera was on and the others could see me but I couldn't figure out how to get back the meeting screen. When I clicked on the Zoom icon, it took me to the login page but I was clearly already logged in, just the video was gone. I'm sure it's a simple fix but for the life of me, I couldn't figure it out.

I frequently use Zoom for religious meetings that have music played by the host.  I cannot hear the music.  Verbal, I can hear.  Even when I test the audio speaker, the sound is very muffled.  The microphone is ok.  All settings are at max.  This is on a new Acer computer with Windows 11 Home.  I have followed all the Zoom speaker music recommendations and it doesn't help.  I've been using a separate tablet for the music.  Any recommendations ?  

Hello:

Can any tell me how to exit full screen mode while on Zoom meeting when using an iPad?  There is no “preferences” I can find in my settings to indicate not to start in full screen, and the … in the middle of the screen won’t remove the check.  

I am using version 5.13.3 (6166).

thanks!

Felow Zoomers: I am holding a presentation which includes a Q/A period, and 50 people in attendence is the most I can handle and questions within the meeting time limit. Does anyone know if or how I can create settings that limit the number of participants in group from 100 (I'm on the paid plan) to 50 or less? thanks for any advice!