Quick summary
Muting a participant on Zoom lets meeting hosts instantly silence any attendee's microphone to reduce background noise and keep meetings on track. Hosts can access the Participants panel during any live Zoom meeting and mute individuals in just a few clicks.
Steps
- Open Zoom's main dashboard, click 'New Meeting', and invite your desired participants.
- In the meeting, go to the menu bar and click 'Participants' to open the participants panel.
- Find the name of the participant you want to silence and click the 'Mute' button next to their name.
- Once muted, the selected participant's microphone will be silenced for the remainder of the meeting.
