Ten timely tips for Zooming into the Book Festival

Eight familiar tips plus two new ones

Before you sign into a Book Festival event, review these tips for a hassle-free Zoom experience.

1. When you enter, Silver your video and mic will be off – so come as you are! No need to dress up. 2. A week before the event, you will

2. A week before the event, you will receive an email reminder. Please check that the event is on your ücalendar. If you find that you will be unable to attend, please email Reneé at rbialek@jewish naples.org to let her know.

3. Two hours before the event, you will receive an email with üthe Zoom link. Either flag the email or copy the Zoom link into your calendar so that you can easily find it. (The link üis unique to you. Please do not forward it or you may risk being locked out of the event.)

4. The best quality connection is with a computer, rather than a tablet or smartphone.

5. Your reception will be strongest if you close all unneeded applications or programs on your computer prior to signing in. [Do not close Zoom!]

6. Sign in by clicking on the link. (You can also join by entering the webinar ID number and the password.)

7. Before the event begins, you will have the option of using the “Chat” feature to send a greeting to the other attendees. Chat will be turned off when the event begins — except for informative notes posted by Reneé.

8. Closed captioning will be available. Click on the closed caption icon on your Zoom window – and then choose “select subtitles.”

9. If you have questions for the author, please type them into the Q&A section (not in Chat) on your screen. Questions will be asked after the author’s presentation, but don’t wait until then. Type in your questions when you think of them.

10. Please Zoom into the event five minutes early so that you are all set when the program begins. Enjoy music and slides as well as an opportunity to use Chat to send messages. If you experience a problem signing in, please email Reneé at rbialek@jewishnaples.org.

Now, sit back, relax and enjoy the event!