Customize Meeting Display Name

A meeting host can enable Rename to allow participants to customize their display names in a meeting. The host can also adjust their settings so that every meeting they host will have Rename enabled. Display names will need to be set by the participant for each meeting.

Heads up! Your Zoom profile displays the name provided by the institution. Due to administrative security settings, UARK users are not able to update their display names in their profiles. 

Enable Rename Feature

Hosts can turn this feature on and off at any time during a meeting. This will allow meeting participants to update their names for the current meeting only. 

1. Click on the Security icon in the Zoom toolbar.
2. Under Allow Participants to:, select Rename Themselves.

To set this feature as a default for all meetings, the host must enable it in their settings.

1. Open the Zoom app, and click the Settings gear icon.
2. Click View More Settings. Your web browser will open the Zoom settings page.
3. On the left, select "In Meeting (Basic)" on the left.
4. Scroll down to "Allow participants to rename themselves," and click to enable the setting.

Change Your Participant Display Name

After the host has enabled Rename, participants can change their display names for that meeting.

1. Click Participants in the Zoom menu.
2. Click More next to your name.
3. Click Rename.