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How to show and hide your video in a meeting

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Zoom became the mainstream video-calling and meeting application last year because corporations started working from home. Zoom has become an ideal thing that helps people get connected and do some tasks together. Additionally, Zoom had various features that were quite useful, including multiple-person video-calling support, Sharing your screen, but while doing that, you can see yourself. If you want to hide from the video, then here is a quick guide, mentioned step by step below.

Hide or Show My Video on My Display in Zoom

Suppose you are video-chatting with more than two people, then you also see yourself in a window. So if you want to disable your video preview yourself, Zoom offers you control over this, so follow the instructions mentioned below.

How to Hide Self-View on Zoom

This feature is quite helpful to avoid distraction, and it is quite self-explanatory. It is quite easy to perform, hiding from your screen, but your speaker can still see you as usual. So, here is the described guide to check.

  • Open Zoom and then join any meetings.
    • You can see yourself alongside the recipient.
  • Now, using the mouse, click on the ellipse button.
  • Then, choose “Hide Self View.”
  • That’s it
    • Now you no longer see yourself in your window.

Alternatively, if you have joined the meeting using the computer, there is a quick guide to follow to do the same as the previous one. Follow the guide mentioned below.

  • While joining the meeting
  • Right-click on your image.
  • It will open a small pop-up menu.
  • At last, click on Hide Self View, which appears as the last option on a pop-up screen.
  • That’s it.
    • Now you are hiding at your end, but your speakers can see you.

How to see yourself using the self-view feature on Zoom.

  • Launch Zoom and join the Zoom meeting.
  • Click on the View button to appear in the upper-left corner of the screen.
  • Next, select Show Self-View.
  • That’s it
    • Now you no longer see yourself in your window.