Use the Zoom Add-in for Microsoft Outlook (Windows or Mac)

If you have the Zoom add-in for Microsoft Outlook installed, use this method to add a Zoom session to an existing Outlook calendar meeting. You cannot add a Zoom session to individual calendar entries in the past.

1. Open your existing meeting in Microsoft Outlook. If it is a recurring meeting, be sure to open a session that has not yet occurred. If it is a recurring meeting and you want the Zoom information associated with all sessions (not just the single session you are opening), be sure to select The entire series when prompted.
2. Windows: In Outlook’s Appointment toolbar, click Schedule a Meeting (Zoom).
   Mac: Click Add Zoom Meeting (near the start and end time fields).
3. You may be prompted to sign in to Zoom. Please do so. Click Sign In, then Sign In with SSO, enter cornell for the company domain, then sign in using your Cornell credentials. If a Zoom - Pro Account window opens, close it or move it out of the way.
4. In the Zoom - Schedule a Meeting window that opens, select your preferred Zoom options, then click Continue. The Zoom session information will automatically appear in the Outlook calendar entry.
5. In the Outlook calendar entry, click Send Update to send the revised meeting information to your attendees.

Manual Cut and Paste

If you do not have the Zoom Add-in for Microsoft Outlook installed, or are using a different calendar or meeting system, you can still create a Zoom session and manually add that information to an existing meeting invite.

1. Log in to Cornell Zoom.
2. Click Meetings in the left column, then, on the Upcoming Meetings tab, click Schedule a New Meeting.
3. Configure your Zoom session as normal. If your Outlook meeting is recurring, be sure to check Recurring meeting in Zoom; this will keep your Meeting ID from expiring.
4. Click Save on the Schedule a Meeting screen when you are done setting up the Zoom meeting particulars.
5. Find the Invite Attendees line, then click Copy the invitation.
6. In the pop-up window, click Copy Meeting Invitation. You can close Zoom in your browser now.
7. Open your calendar entry in Outlook and paste the Zoom session information into it.

Be sure to click Send Update so that all attendees for your meeting will receive the Zoom session information.

Encourage Cost-Saving Audio Selection

Using Zoom telephony, particularly premium audio telephony, costs the university money. When scheduling a Zoom session,

• Ask participants to use computer audio if they can reasonably do so. Using computer audio does not incur any expense to the university and is generally the best audio option for participating in a Zoom session.
• If participants must join by phone, see if they can join by dialing in to the toll numbers rather than toll-free numbers. Toll-free calling costs Cornell more. If you’re sure none of your participants will need to call toll-free, edit the calendar invite information to remove the toll-free numbers so they aren't dialed by mistake.
• Ask participants not to use the “Call Me” option to join by phone. While it may add some convenience, this costs Cornell the most of any option.

So, when you create your calendar invitation in Outlook, consider adding something like this to the invite text:

• Use computer audio if you can; it saves the university money.
• If you need to connect by phone, use the toll number unless it will cost you money personally. A toll-free call is more expensive for the university.
• Please do not use the “Call Me” option. It costs Cornell the most.
• For iOS and Android users, the Zoom app for your device supports computer audio, so you can call from your own phone, not be charged, and still save Cornell money. Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.