Zoom: Integrate Outlook Calendar with Zoom Meetings

Overview

To integrate an Outlook Calendar with Zoom meetings, we recommend the Zoom Outlook Add-In. Please follow the steps below to download and install the add-in.

Before you begin:

  • Calendar integrations are not perfect, and from time to time, there may be a need re-save and re-send meeting invitations. For example, if the date/time changes for a meeting, we recommend sending the updated meeting information to all participants.
  • There is an Outlook Plug-In that is also available (in addition to the add-in) however, we recommend engaging the add-in via Outlook. Microsoft's support for the Outlook Plug-In for Mac users will end after May 2021. For more information, please review this Microsoft support article. The Outlook Plug-In for Windows is not being retired and will continue to function as usual.

Get the Outlook Add-In

In Outlook on the Web 

  1. Go to Office365.utk.edu and sign in with your UT email address and password. 
  2. Click Outlook in the left-side menu. 
  3. Click the Add-ins icon in the upper-right corner of Outlook on the Web window. 
    Screenshot of the Add-in icon in outlook on the web.
  4. Search for Zoom using the search bar in the upper-right corner of the Add-Ins window. 
  5. Click Add. Click Continue to agree to the license terms and privacy policy for Zoom for Outlook. Close the Office Add-ins window after Zoom for Outlook is added. 
    Screenshot of the option to add the Zoom for Outlook Add-in for Outlook on the web.

To create an event with the Zoom Add-in: 

  1. Click the Calendar icon in the left-side menu. 
    Screenshot of the calendar icon in outlook on the web.
  2. Click New Event
  3. Click Zoom at the top of the new event window. 
    Screenshot of Zoom add-in icon in outlook on the web.
  4. Click Add a Zoom meeting
    Screenshot of Add a Zoom Meeting option in outlook on the web.
    NOTE: You may be prompted to sign in to your Zoom account. Sign in with the SSO option in order to access your UT Zoom account.
    • You will be able to update the meeting name and time, add invitees, and write a message for invitees. 
  5. Click Save in the upper-left corner of the meeting window to create the meeting and send the invite. 

On Windows

  1. Open the Outlook desktop app. 
  2. Click Get Add-ins under the Home tab. 
    Screenshot of the Get Add-Ins option in the windows outlook desktop app.
  3. Search for Zoom using the search bar in the upper-right corner of the Office Add-ins window. 
  4. Click Add. Click Continue to agree to the license terms and privacy policy for Zoom for Outlook. Close the Office Add-ins window after Zoom for Outlook is added. 
    Screenshot of the Zoom for Outlook Add-in.

To create an event with the Zoom Add-in: 

  1. Click New Meeting
    Screenshot of the New meeting icon in the outlook desktop app for windows.
  2. Click Add a Zoom Meeting.
    Screenshot of the Add a Zoom meeting option under new event in the outlook desktop app for windows.  
    NOTE: You may be prompted to sign in to your Zoom account. Sign in with the SSO option in order to access your UT Zoom account.
    • You will be able to update the meeting name and time, add invitees, and write a message for invitees. 
  3. Click Send in the upper-left corner of the meeting window to create the meeting and send the invite. 

On Mac 

  1. Open the Outlook desktop app. 
  2. Click Tools in the upper-left corner of your screen. Then, click Get Add-ins
    Screenshot of the tools option selected in the Outlook desktop app for mac with a red arrow pointing to Get Add-ins.
  3. Search for Zoom using the search bar in the upper-right corner of the Office Add-ins window. 
  4. Click Add. Click Continue to agree to the license terms and privacy policy for Zoom for Outlook. Close the Office Add-ins window after Zoom for Outlook is added. 
    Screenshot of the Add-in Zoom for Outlook in the outlook desktop app on a mac.

To create an event with the Zoom Add-in: 

  1. Click the Calendar icon in the lower-left corner of the Outlook window. 
    Screenshot of a red box around the calendar icon in the outlook desktop app for mac.
  2. Click New Event
  3. Click the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner of the new event window. 
    Screenshot of the three dot icon in the new event window in outlook desktop app for mac.
  4. Go to Zoom then click Add a Zoom meeting
    Screenshot of selecting the zoom add-in in the outlook desktop app for mac with a red box around add a zoom meeting.
    NOTE: You may be prompted to sign in to your Zoom account. Sign in with the SSO option in order to access your UT Zoom account. 
    • You will be able to update the meeting name and time, add invitees, and write a message for invitees. 
  5. Click Save in the lower-left corner of the meeting window to create the meeting and send the invite.