Open the Zoom desktop client. Download and install it if needed and then sign in with your PSU credentials. The application has four tabs at the top: Home, Chat, Meetings, and Contacts.
- Select Meetings.
- Just below the row of tabs there is a small plus sign icon. Select that to open a menu.
- From the menu, select a scheduling option.

- Title: Enter a descriptive title.
- Description (optional): Enter an optional meeting description.
- When: select date and time for the meeting to start.
- Duration: Enter your planned duration. This will not cut off the meeting if you run over.
- Time Zone: Confirm or select the correct timezone.
- Recurring Meeting: Select this option to create a recurring meeting. Once selected, you’ll have the option to choose how often the meeting recurs, and when to stop repeating. Each occurrence will be listed in Canvas, but they will use the same meeting URL.
- Registration: Deselect unless you need detailed attendee information from external guests.
- Video: Choose whether the meeting host (you) and participants will join the meeting with video enabled or disabled. Users can enable or disable their video feed at any point during the meeting.
- Audio: Ensure Both is selected.
- Mute participants on entry (recommended for large classes).
- Enable waiting room. This can be set to hold only non-PSU guests in your settings at pdx.zoom.us.
- Select Record the meeting automatically in the cloud to share a recording link with students.
- Restrict to authenticated users signed in with PSU Odins. You can adjust this for specific meetings when you expect external guests.
You Might Also Like
Change Your Zoom Display Name and Add Pronouns
Back to Zoom TutorialsYou can change your preferred name and add accurate pronouns to your Zoom display name manually in your Zoom profile settings.…
Schedule a Meeting in Canvas
Back to Zoom Tutorials If you teach in Canvas we recommend scheduling your course Zoom Meetings from Canvas. Doing so automatically creates course…
Import a Scheduled Zoom Meeting into Canvas
Back to Zoom Tutorials On your Canvas Dashboard, select the course and then Zoom from the course navigation. Select the blue All My Zoom…
Zoom Webinars at PSU
Back to Zoom TutorialsZoom Webinars are available at PSU by purchasing event support services from OIT’s AV Events for a fee. Due to the complexity…
Use Your Zoom Personal Meeting Room for Office Hours
Back to Zoom TutorialsYou can use Zoom’s Personal Meeting Room feature to have a dedicated URL to use for virtual office hours on demand. This…
Start or Join a Zoom Meeting in Canvas
Back to Zoom TutorialsZoom meeting links will prompt you to open the Zoom desktop client/application. Be sure to download it prior to your meeting.…
Join a Zoom Meeting
Back to Zoom TutorialsNote: Zoom works best via the Zoom app. You do not need administrator privileges to download and install the Zoom app on your…
Getting Started with Zoom
Back to Zoom TutorialsZoom is videoconferencing software available to the PSU community. In addition to these instructions Zoom has a robust support…
Did you find what you were looking for?
If you couldn't find what you were looking for, tell us about it!