Zoom began to spread Immersive View, which is equivalent to the Together mode in Microsoft Teams and groups participants into a single virtual background. Together mode supports up to 49 participants, Zoom’s immersive view maxes out at 25 participants. For large meetings you will need to use other view modes. In this article, you’ll learn how to enable and use immersive view during a Zoom meeting.
Use Zoom’s Immersive View
Prerequisites
According to the company, you need Zoom’s desktop client running version 5.6.3 or higher on Windows or macOS to use this feature. Also, the macOS version must be High Sierra or newer. If you don’t have Zoom yet, you can download it from the company’s website. download portal.
How to Enable Immersive View
With the requirements cleared, let’s move on to the steps on how to enable and use immersive view.
1. Comprehensive view is enabled by default for all free and single Pro accounts. If you’re an administrator, you can enable the feature from: Account Management -> Account Settings -> Meeting (Advanced) -> Extended View.
2. Hosts can choose to enable immersive view in Zoom. To use the immersive view in a meeting, click the ‘View’ button in the upper right corner.
3. From the list of options displayed, Click on Immersive Scene.
4. You can now choose to place attendees manually or automatically in the field. Hosts can drag and drop attendees to rearrange them. Choose one of these options according to your preference, select the background and click Start.
5. There are 8 predefined scenes, including an art gallery, auditorium, meeting room, fireside chat, cafe, classroom, kitchen, and learning spaces. Here are a few examples:
Art gallery
Auditorium
Class
Use 25-Person Mode in Zoom Immersive View
This is how you can use Zoom’s immersive view. In case you’re wondering, attendees using older versions of Zoom will still see gallery or speaker views instead of a fancy classroom-like view. If you found this helpful, be sure to check out our articles on using Zoom like a pro and the best Zoom tips and tricks for using the video conferencing platform to its fullest.