Control a shared desktop from Zoom Rooms for Touch. | Picture by special arrangement.
The video-conferencing platform allows ‘Zoom Rooms for Touch’ users to send a whiteboard to Zoom chat or email, and also control a shared desktop of another user from their touch-based device to streamline content sharing.
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Zoom has updated some of its sharing, device management, and utility features to support hybrid workforces and help organisations re-enter office.
The video-conferencing platform allows ‘Zoom Rooms for Touch’ users to send a whiteboard to Zoom chat or email, and also control a shared desktop of another user from their touch-based device to streamline content sharing. Also, ‘Zoom Rooms for Touch’ devices have been redesigned to feature new in-meeting toolbar and controls for easier meeting experience.
To do that, it has added a bunch of features to Zoom Rooms, including the ability to count the number of people inside a conference room – so you can judge whether you’ll be able to maintain social distancing when attending in-person or whether it’s better to join the call virtually, adjust video conferencing equipment without touching any surfaces, and even measure the ventilation and air quality in a space.
Zoom has even considered the front desk of your office. A new Kiosk Mode will allow a virtual receptionist, working from home but appearing on-screen using Zoom’s video call software, to greet you. They can check the status of current meetings, as well as making sure meeting spaces aren t too crowded.