Managing Participants in a Zoom Meeting

The participant list allows hosts and participants to see who else is in the meeting. Hosts and co-hosts can also control the meeting experience for participants using the Participant menu.

Select Participants from the menu bar to open the participant list.

Inviting Participants

You can invite additional participants during a meeting or access the meeting link.

1. Open the menu to the right of the Participants button
   
   
    
2. Select Invite or Copy Invite Link
   • Invite allows you to ask another user with a UNLVMail account to join your Zoom meeting.
   • Copy Invite Link will automatically copy the link to the meeting which can be sent to anyone though email, message, or other means.

Managing Participants as a Host or Co-host

Single Participants

To manage a single participant:

1. In the right participant panel, hover over a participant
2. Select the menu
3. You can do the following to the Participant:
   • Chat directly
   • Ask to Start Video
   • Pin them to the stage
   • Make Host
   • Make Co-host
   • Rename
   • Put in Waiting Room
   • Remove them from the meeting
   • Report Participant

Meeting-wide Controls

At the bottom of the participant panel, open the menu to control meeting-wide settings:

• Ask All to Unmute
• Mute Participants upon Entry
• Allow Participants to Unmute
• Allow Participants to Rename Themselves
• Play Sound when Someone Joins/Leaves

There are also three general security settings in the list:

• Enable Waiting Room
• Hide Profile Pictures
• Lock Meeting

Enabled options will display a check mark to indicate they are on.

Need Additional Help?

For additional assistance, please visit the Zoom Knowledge Base for additional articles. You can also contact the IT Help Desk.