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Zoom: Schedule a Meeting

Last Updated: January 12, 2018 10:35:55 AM PST
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Learn how to schedule meetings in Zoom.

Before you can schedule a meeting, make sure you have installed your Zoom client or plug-in of choice.

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Zoom client scheduling

  1. Open the client.
  2. Choose Schedule.
  3. Choose the following options:
    1. Topic
    2. Start Date and Time
    3. Duration
    4. Time Zone
    5. Recurring meeting (enable/disable)
    6. Video (when joining a meeting)
      1. Host (on/off)
      2. Participants (on/off)
    7. Audio Options (Telephone Only, VoIP Only, or Both)
    8. Meeting Options
      1. Require meeting password (enable/disable)
      2. Enable join before host  (enable/disable)
      3. Use Personal Meeting ID (enable/disable)
    9. Calendar (Outlook, Google Calendar, or Other Calendars)

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Outlook scheduling

The Zoom Microsoft Outlook Plugin is designed to make scheduling a meeting in Microsoft Outlook quick and convenient. The Outlook Plugin will also sync free/ busy times to the Zoom Client based on your Outlook Calendar events.

  1. Open MS Outlook and navigate to the calendar.
  2. Click the Schedule a meeting button. The Zoom-Outlook interface will open.
  3. Enter the meeting-specific details and click Continue.
  4. Zoom will populate a new MS Outlook invitation with the meeting’s accessibility options.
  5. Complete and send your MS Outlook invitation.

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Firefox scheduling

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Choose Zoom from the top-right corner.
  3. You will be prompted to choose Schedule a Meeting or Start a Meeting.
  4. The Zoom Meetings application will start.

Chrome scheduling

Zoom brings video conferencing, online meetings and group messaging into one easy-to-use application. The Zoom browser extensions allow participants to schedule Zoom cloud meetings directly from the Google Calendar and Firefox. You can start an instant meeting or schedule a future meeting with a button.

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Choose Zoom from the top-right corner.
  3. Choose Schedule a Meeting.
  4. Choose your Zoom Schedule Options:
    1. Video (when joining a meeting)
      1. Host (on/off)
      2. Participants (on/off)
    2. Audio Options (Telephone Only, VoIP Only, or Both)
    3. Meeting Options
      1. Require meeting password (enable/disable)
      2. Enable join before host  (enable/disable)
      3. Use Personal Meeting ID (enable/disable)
  5. Choose Save and Continue.

iPad and iPhone scheduling

  1. Open the app and login with your credentials.
  2. Choose Start or Schedule a Meeting.
  3. Choose Schedule Meeting.
  4. Enter the following:
    1. Meeting Title
    2. Start Time
    3. Duration
    4. Time Zone
    5. Repeat (options: Every Day, Every Week, Every 2 Weeks, Every Month, Every Year)
    6. Host Video On (options: enabled, disabled)
      Note: the default is “enabled.”
    7. Attendee Video On (options: enabled, disabled)
      Note: the default is “enabled.”
    8. Audio Option (options: Telephone Only, VoIP Only, Both)
      Note: the default is “Both.”
    9. Meeting Password (optional)
    10. Allow Join Before Host (options: enabled, disabled)
    11. Use PMI (options: enabled, disabled)
      Note: Users are provided the ability to schedule meetings with a Personal Meeting ID (PMI): a static ID that will never expire. Your PMI is assigned to you automatically as a permanent virtual room. You can start it at any time, or schedule it for a future use.  Pro accounts can customize the 10 digit ID.

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Questions? Email us at zoom@ucsd.edu.