Zoom Chat Options
When you click the Chat icon in Zoom, the chat box will open. It should be set that "Everyone" can see any chats you send.
Next, click on the 3 dots (...) to see more Chat options.
When you click on the 3 dots (...), you will see the chat options you can set for participants. You can make it so that participants cannot chat with anyone, they can chat with host and co-hosts only, or everyone can chat together.
You can also choose to "Merge to Meeting Window".
If you merge to the meeting window, you can have both the participants and chat panels open on the side panel together, or choose to only have one showing at all times. You can close out of them at any time, or re-add them at any time during the meeting.
This image shows Participants and Chat merged in the meeting window on the side panel:
Visit Zoom Support for more questions about meeting functions: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us
Contact HeyPeers Support for any other questions: support@heypeers.com