How to change name on zoom

It can be easy to understand why you want to change name on Zoom, especially for fun encounters - where you play games or challenge friends. In those cases, you'll want to call yourself a funny name for the scene, and you can follow the instructions below to change the name on Zoom.

1. Change Name While Zoom Meeting Is In progress

* On PC

Step 1:  When the meeting is going on, click  Participants  at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2:  Hover your mouse pointer over your name until you see the option to select  More .

Step 3:  Click on  More > Rename .

Step 4:  Enter a desired name in the text field and click  OK  to confirm the changes.

*On the phone

Step 1:  During the meeting, tap  Participants  to display a list of participants.

Step 2:  Search and select your name from the list. Then touch it.

Step 3:  Select  Rename  and enter your new name in the text field to rename.

2. Zoom Meeting Participant Name Change

Note: Only the meeting chairperson can do this from their side, meeting participants do not have control over this change from their side. If you want to change your name as a participant, you will need to contact your meeting host and send them a request.

* On PC

Step 1:  Click  Participants  at the bottom of the screen and hover over the participant's name you want to rename.

Step 2:  Choose  More> Rename.

Step 3:  Enter a new name in the text field and click  OK  to complete.

In addition, there is another way for you to rename a member of a Zoom meeting on your computer:

Step 1:  Find the relevant participant in the video feed for your meeting and right-click on their name.

Step 2 :  Select  Rename  and enter a new name in the text field that just appears.

Step 3:  Click on  OK  to save changes.

*On the phone

Step 1:  Tap  Participants  in the meeting to see the names of all participants.

Step 2:  Search for a related member in the list, tap on it and select  Rename .

Step 3:  Enter a new name in the text field to rename the Zoom meeting participant.

3. How to Change Name in Profile

* On PC

Step 1 :  Open the Zoom application on your computer, click on your  profile icon  and select  My Profile . This will take you to the profile page.

Step 2:  Click the Edit button  to the right of your profile photo.

Step 3:  Enter a new name in the First Name  and  Last Name fields , click  Save changes  at the bottom of the screen to complete the process.

* On the phone

Step 1:  Open the Zoom app on your phone and click  Settings  in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Step 2:  Tap  Profile> Display Name.

Step 3:  Enter the desired name in the 2 text fields that appear and click  Ok  to complete the process of changing your name.

So you already know how to change your own name in the meeting and also rename the members of the meeting if you are the owner of the zoom room. 

Good luck!

Marvin Fry

Update 01 September 2020