To access Read Navigator, you will need a free or paid Zoom account and a free Read account. You will also need Zoom version 5.7.3 or higher on Windows or Mac to access Apps.
The Read Navigator App may be disabled by your organization. In this case, contact your organization's administrator to enable the App.
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First-time user:
When you first install Read Navigator in the Zoom App Marketplace, you will be asked to authorize the application. Authorization is required to use Read Dashboard.
Next, you will be asked to log in to your Read account. If you haven't already created an account, you can sign up for free.
Returning user:
As a returning user, you may be asked to sign in to your account before launching the Read Navigator App.
Zoom Apps can be installed before a meeting through the App Marketplace, on the desktop client in the Apps tab, or during a live meeting.
In a meeting:
1. Start a meeting
2. Click the Apps option.
3. Click Discover.
4. Click View next to Read Navigator to view more details, then click Add to install the app.
5. Follow the authorization steps shown on the screen.
On the desktop client:
1. Open the Zoom desktop client.
2. Sign in to your account.
3. Click the Apps tab.
4. View available Apps for installation on the Discover tab.
5. Click View next to the name of the app to view more details, then click Add to install the app.
Note: If you see the Request pre-approve option instead, your account owner or admin must approve the app before it can be installed. Click Request pre-approve to send a request to your owner/admin.
6. A web page will launch for you to authorize the app to have access to the necessary account information. Follow the instructions provided.
In the Marketplace:
1. Navigate to https://marketplace.zoom.us/ and sign in.
2. Search for apps by entering "Read Navigator" into the search bar.
3. Click the "Read Navigator" app.
4. Click Install.
Note: If you see the Request pre-approve option instead, your account owner or admin must approve the app before it can be installed. Click Request pre-approve to send a request to your owner/admin.
5. Once installed, the Zoom App is available in the desktop client for use in a meeting.
Zoom Apps can be launched during a live meeting to promote collaboration on a project in the App, or you can use the App in the desktop client outside of a meeting.
1. Click the Apps tab.
2. Click My Apps to view apps you have already installed.
3. Find Read Navigator and click Open.
4. The Read Dashboard App will open within the Zoom window, and Read Navigator will send a chat notification to all attendees in the meeting notifying them that someone is using the app.
Read prioritizes privacy and transparency.
Encryption: Every meeting Read measures is encrypted, and Read does not provide call playback options.
Clear notification: All meeting attendees are notified when Read Navigator joins a call, and have the option to view the dashboard as well.
Easy opt out: The notification allows users to opt-out by typing "opt-out" in chat. When a participant chooses to opt-out, Read Navigator leaves the meeting and all data measured is deleted.
Learn more about privacy →
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