Zoom: Record a Meeting

Overview

A meeting leader (host) may record the meeting and grant permission for meeting participants to record the meeting. Students can also use the recording feature to record presentations. Recordings can be saved locally or to the Zoom Cloud. 

• If you choose to record locally, the recording file will save to the device once the session has ended. Zoom will create a folder on the device with the date of the event and save recording files there.
• If you choose to record to the Zoom Cloud, Zoom will email the instructor (host) once the recording is ready to share or view, and the email will include a shareable link. To learn more about Zoom Cloud Recordings, visit our Zoom Cloud Recording page.

The recording files (locally or in the cloud) may include a MP4 file, a MP3 audio file, and, a .txt file of the meeting chat. All active speaker content, share screen content, and audio content is included in a LiveOnline@UT (Zoom) recording.

Instructions

Record a Zoom Meeting

1. Open the Zoom desktop app or go to tennessee.zoom.us and click Create or Edit Account.
   • NOTE: Sign in with the SSO option when using the Zoom desktop app. 
2. Start a meeting. 
   1. If you are using the Zoom desktop app, you can select Start next to a scheduled meeting, or you can click New Meeting. 
   2. If you are in your online Zoom account, you can select Host in the upper right corner of your screen, and you will have the option to start the meeting with your video on or off or as a screen share only. If you have a meeting scheduled, Zoom will ask if you would like to start that meeting after you select your video option. 
3. Click the Record icon at the bottom of the meeting window. You will have the option to record to your device or record to the Zoom Cloud. 
   • Recording to the Zoom Cloud will allow you to share the recording via a shareable link, or you can download the recording file. 
   • Recording locally will save the recording file to the device you are using. A local recording cannot be converted to a Zoom cloud recording. 
4. Click the Stop Recording icon at the bottom of the meeting window to end the recording. 
   • NOTE: Recordings take a few moments to process and can take longer depending on the size of the recording. If recording to the Zoom Cloud, the meeting host will receive an email from Zoom once the recording is ready to view and share. 

Allow Participants to Record Meeting

1. Select the Participants icon on the toolbar.
2. Once the window is open, scroll to a participant's name to reveal the More icon and select it.
3. On the More menu, select Allow to Record Local Files.