Zoom and Google Calendar

Create and start Zoom meetings from your Google Calendar.

Sign In

  1. In your Google Calendar, click on the Zoom icon on the right side panel.
    Zoom icon shown in the right side panel of Google Calendar
    • If you don't see the side panel, click on the chevron located on the bottom right of your browser.
      Highlighting an icon Google Calendar that when clicked will cause the right side panel to appear
  2. Click on "Sign in".
    Zoom sign in box in Google Calendar
  3. Click on "Sign in with SSO".
    Schedule Zoom meeting through Google Calendar
  4. Enter "cwru" into the text box.
    Schedule Zoom meeting through Google Calendar
  5. Google will present a box regarding the permissions needed from your Zoom account. Check the box to "Allow this app to use my shared access permissions" so Google and Zoom can send information back and forth to each other. Then click "Allow".
    Schedule Zoom meeting through Google Calendar
  6. When you see "Success", close the browser window and return to Google Calendar.

Create Zoom Meeting from Google Calendar

  1. When creating a calendar appointment, select "Add video conferencing" and then "Zoom Meeting".
    Highlighting the Add Video Conferencing function within Google Calendar appointments
  2. Google will then communicate with Zoom to create the meeting with all of the necessary information and add it to the calendar appointment. When it's time for the meeting, you and the attendees will click on "Join Zoom Meeting".
    Shows an example of Zoom meeting details within a Google Calendar appointment

 

Troubleshooting

Sign Out

If you have a problem with Google Calendar communicating with Zoom, sign out of Zoom and then follow the directions above to sign back in.

  1. In your Google Calendar, click on the Zoom icon on the right side panel.
    Zoom icon shown in the right side panel of Google Calendar
    • If you don't see the side panel, click on the chevron located on the bottom right of your browser.
      Highlighting an icon Google Calendar that when clicked will cause the right side panel to appear
  2. Click on the three vertical buttons.
    Highlighting the three vertical dots for the Zoom app within Google Calendar
  3. Click on "Sign out".
    Highlighting the link to Sign out of Zoom within Google Calendar
  4. Use the directions above to sign back into Zoom.