Add an Alternate Host to a Zoom Meeting

Adding an Alternate Host can be helpful for meetings with multiple presenters, lecturers and moderators. An Alternate Host can start the meeting on the Host’s behalf, run the meeting, and act as host. To add an Alternate Host to you meeting, add them at meeting set-up time or edit an existing meeting. The Alternate Host will receive an email containing their link as a notification from Zoom to start the meeting. It will be sent to the email associated with their WVU or HSC Zoom account. To start the meeting, the Alternate Host MUST be logged into their WVU or HSC Zoom account.

Add an Alternate Host using the Web Portal

1. Go to wvu.zoom.us in your web browser and click on Sign in

2. Click the Meetings tab

3. Click the Schedule a Meeting button

4. Add your Meeting information

5. At the bottom of the page enter the name of email of the Alternate Host

6. Click Save

Add an Alternate Host using the Desktop App

1. Click and open the Zoom desktop app

2. Click on Sign in

3. Click Sign in with SSO

4. Enter the email associate with your WVU Zoom account or enter wvu in the company domain

5. Click Continue

6. Click the Home icon up top

7. Click Schedule

8. Add meeting information and then at the bottom, click on Advanced Options

9. Enter the Alternative Host's email

10. Click Save​​​​​​​

For more information, see Zoom’s article about Alternate Hosts.​​​​​​​