Zoom Events (Public)

Prince George’s Community College Classroom and Event Technology 
Knowledge Article for ZOOM EVENTS  
 
This article is for individuals that do not currently have any Zoom Account. 

Ver. 1.0, last updated Apr 4, 2022 

 

IMPORTANT: Minimum System Requirements
To participate in the sessions, you must install the Zoom Meeting Client software on to your device. The software can be downloaded from https://zoom.us/download
Supported	You must be running these versions or higher:  Zoom desktop client – for Desktops, Laptop devices.  Windows: 5.8.6 or higher  macOS: 5.8.6 or higher  Zoom mobile client - for mobile devices.  iOS: 5.8.6 or higher  Android: 5.8.6 or higher
Not supported	Joining audio by Zoom Phone or dial-in is NOT supported.  Joining with a web browser is NOT supported.

OVERVIEW 
 
To join, three tasks must be performed in the exact sequence. We advise participants to complete these tasks before the start of the week. 

Task 1: Sign up for a free/basic Zoom account, then 
Task 2: Go to the Zoom Event page and complete the registration.  
Task 3: Next, enter Zoom Event Lobby with the ticket in your email. 

TASK 1. Sign up for a free Zoom Account & activate the account 
 

Step 1: Launch your browser, such as Google Chrome. At the address bar, type zoom.us 
 
At the top right corner, hit “Sign up, it’s free” button. Then, follow the on-screen instructions. You will receive an activation email from Zoom.  
 
 
 
Step 2: Next, check your email. Select ‘Active your account’. Then, it will prompt you to fill in information such as your name and password. 

 
 
 

TASK B. Complete Event Registration 
 

Step 3: In your web browser, copy and paste the event link provided by your event organizer onto the address bar. Once you the Zoom Event page has loaded, click “Sign in” button on the top right corner of the page.   
 
In this tutorial, the title of our event is “TEST”.  
 
 

 

 

STEP 4:  At this screen, sign into your Zoom account. 
 
 
 
 

Step 5: Then you will be redirected to the Event page. Click “Register”.  

 
 
 

Step 6: Recording consent dialogue window appears. Click “Agree and Continue to check out”.  
 

 
 

Step 7: Choose the “General Admission – Free” ticket. Then click “Continue”. 

 
 
 

Step 8: You should have arrived at the Review Order page. Now, check two boxes in the bottom to agree with the terms, then hit “Confirm Registration”. 

 

 

Step 9: You should see the registration is complete page. Good job! If you want to enter the Lobby page now, click join lobby.  

 

                             TASK C. Accessing the event from the ticket 
 

Step 10: Check your email for your Ticket Order Confirmation. The sender is ‘Zoom Events’. It will look like this image below. Click on the View Ticket button. 
 

 

 

Step 11: Then you will see the ticket with the perforated marks. To enter the lobby now, click on Join Lobby button. 

 

 

STEP 12: After hitting Join Lobby, you will see this. 

 
 

 

Step 13: A window will pop up and ask if you would like to open the Zoom application. Click ‘Open Zoom app’ 
 
 

 

 

Step 14: Under the Zoom Meeting Client software, another sign-in page will appear again. This is expected.  
 
Next, sign in with your Zoom credentials. Then, minimize the Zoom Meeting Client.  
 

 

Step 15:  During the event period, after successful sign in, you should see the event’s entry and a blue ‘Join Lobby’ button right beneath the Clock. It should be in the circled section in the picture below. 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Step 16: Once joined, you should see the lobby page. You can chat with event administrators on the chat box, if you have questions or need further assistance. To browse the session catalogues and offerings, click the Session Icon on the left.  

 

 

If you have technical issues logging onto Zoom Events, please contact PGCC Classroom and Event Technology at 301.546.0404. 

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