Zoom for Outlook Add-in

Last updated: March 23, 2023

 

The Zoom for Outlook add-in is designed to manage scheduling within the Outlook web and desktop apps. The add-in allows you to easily add a Zoom meeting to any new or existing calendar event.

Install Zoom for Outlook

  1. Go to Zoom for Outlook in the Microsoft App Store.
  2. Click Get It Now.
  3. Follow the Microsoft App Store prompts to complete the installation

Schedule a meeting

  1. Sign in to UW Outlook Web App with your UW NetID. 
  2. Open your UW Outlook web calendar. To create a new calendar event, click New.
  3. Enter meeting details such as the title, location, and guest list.
  4. Click the Zoom icon and then select Settings.

    1. If you don’t see the Zoom icon, click the three dots to see the Zoom icon
  5. Click Sign In to SSO.

  6. Under Enter your company domain, type washington to sign in to UW Zoom.
  7. Click Continue.
  8. Allow Zoom to open a new window.
  9. You are now signed in to Zoom for Outlook and ready to add a Zoom meeting to your Outlook calendar event

 

Note: Signing out of the Outlook Web App will also sign you out of Zoom for Outlook. Every time you sign in to Outlook Web App, you will be prompted to sign in to Zoom for Outlook before adding a Zoom meeting to your calendar event.

In addition to the Zoom for Outlook add-in, calendar and contacts integration syncs your Office 365 contacts and calendar events to the Zoom desktop software.  

Schedule a Zoom meeting for Outlook Desktop App

Windows Requirements:

  • Windows 11 Pro or higher
  • Outlook Build 16130.20332 or higher
  • UW Zoom user account
  • Microsoft Exchange account added to Outlook

Mac Requirements:

  • macOS 10.14 and higher
  • Outlook for Mac 16.71.1 and higher
  • UW Zoom user account
  • Microsoft Exchange account added to Outlook
  1. Open Outlook desktop app (if already open, quit and re-open).
  2. Create a new calendar event in Outlook
  3. Click Zoom in the calendar event toolbarscreenshot zoom toolbar button
  4. Login to your UW Zoom account by clicking on SSO.
    click sso to login to uw zoom
  5. Under Enter your company domain, type washington then click Continue to sign in to UW Zoom.screenshot of the zoom company domain. type washington in the open field.
  6. Enter your UW NetID credentials.
    UW NetID login
  7. You are now ready to add Zoom meetings to Outlook calendar events.