Zoom: Assign a Co-Host

Overview

A meeting leader may assign the role of co-host to any participant in a meeting.  Once a meeting participant has been assigned the co-host role, that attendee may select the Manage Participants icon on the meeting toolbar, and have access to mute/un-mute participants, lock the Share Screen tool, and more.  The co-host may also select the Record icon on the meeting toolbar

A co-host can only be assigned during a meeting. To assign host privileges to a participant before a meeting starts, you will need to assign an alternative host. 

Instructions

Assign a Co-Host During a Meeting

  1. Click Participants on the meeting toolbar at the bottom of the meeting window. 
  2. Go to the name of the participant you want to make co-host and click More. 
  3. Click Make Co-Host and click Make Co-Host again in the pop-up window. 
  4. To remove a co-host, go to the participant's name and click More. Then, click Withdraw Co-Host Permission. 

Assign an Alternative Host Before a Meeting

  1. Open the Zoom desktop app and sign in with the SSO option, or go to tennessee.zoom.us and click Create or Edit Account to sign in with your NetID and password. 
  2. Click Schedule. 
    • This will be in the lower-left corner of the Zoom desktop app window. It will be in the upper-right corner of your online Zoom account. 
  3. To locate the Alternative Host option, click Show next to options in your online Zoom account, or click Advanced Options if you are in the Zoom desktop app. 
  4. Enter the Alternative Hosts email address in the NetID@tennessee.edu format. 
  5. Click Save. 
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