How to switch hosts on Zoom and designate a Co-host during meetings

Zoom supports up to 1000 participants in video meetings, and with a large number of people joining the same group, the meeting host may encounter difficulties in conducting and managing numerous participants simultaneously.

Guide on changing hosts in Zoom and designating Co-hosts in Zoom meetings
 

To assist organizers of large-scale meetings, Zoom provides the ability to change hosts, add a co-host (co-presenter) during the session. As the meeting organizer, you can change the meeting host or designate a member as a co-host who will have some control, including managing participants and other administrative aspects of the meeting. So, how do you add a Co-host in a Zoom meeting?

I. How to Transfer Host in Zoom Meeting

While using Zoom to organize meetings or teach classes, you may be busy and unable to manage your room. In such cases, you need to transfer host to someone else on Zoom to take over the management of the meeting/class. Specifically, how to transfer the presenter in Zoom on a computer, phone is as follows:

1. How to transfer the presenter in Zoom on a computer

Step 1: Open Zoom on your computer.

Step 2: On the meeting interface in Zoom, click 'Participants'.

Step 3: Now, on the right corner of the meeting, the participants list will be displayed. Hover over the name of the person you want to transfer as the host for the class, select 'more', and then choose 'make host'.

Step 4: Continue selecting 'make host'

Step 5: The screen displays a notification asking if you want to change the host for the selected person. Press 'yes' to complete the process of transferring the presenter in Zoom.

2.  How to change the host in Zoom on a phone

Step 1: Open the Zoom app on your phone.

Step 2: Create a meeting room and invite everyone to join. On the interface of the ongoing meeting/class, click 'participants'.

Step 3: Click on the name of the person you want to transfer Host on Zoom. Now, the screen will display the attributes that you can apply to the selected person.

Step 4: To transfer host, click on 'assign host'.

Step 5: The screen displays a notification about changing the host, press 'OK' to transfer Host to someone else on Zoom.

II. How to designate a Co-host in the meeting

1. Who can become a co-host in the meeting?

A meeting organizer can designate any member in the meeting as a Co-host and share some of their privileges. Co-hosts can save chat logs, mute/unmute others, stop participants' video, or remove someone from the meeting. They act as a support to the main host in managing the meeting without granting full control. When a participant becomes a co-host, they can perform the following tasks compared to other members:
- Remove participants.
- Keep participants after the meeting starts.
- Save meeting chat logs.
- Create or conduct polls.
- Mute/unmute participants in the meeting.
- Stop video of participants.
- Request participants to turn on video.
- Control who participants can chat with.
- Change participant names.
- Start meeting recording or prevent participants from recording the meeting.

2. How to enable the Co-host feature in Zoom

The Co-host feature in Zoom can be enabled for yourself as well as for all participants in a group or the entire organization. Follow these steps:

2.1. For personal use
Step 1: Log in to your Zoom account on the web and go to My Account > Settings.
Step 2: Under the In Meeting (Basic) settings in the Meeting tab, enable the Co-host option.

2.2. For all members in your organization
Step 1: Log in to your Zoom account on the web and click on MY ACCOUNT at the top right corner of the screen > User Management > Group Management.
Step 2: Under the In Meeting (Basic) settings in the Meeting tab, enable the Co-host option.

2.3. For all members in a group
Step 1: Log in to your Zoom account on the web and click on MY ACCOUNT at the top right corner of the screen > User Management > Group Management.

Step 2: Click on the name of the group with the settings you want to modify. Then click on Group Settings.

Step 3: Under the In Meeting (Basic) settings in the Meeting tab, enable the Co-host option.

3. How to designate a Co-host in Zoom meeting

The meeting host can designate any participant as a co-host only after the meeting has started. As the meeting host, you can appoint a participant as a co-host through the video feed of an individual or the Participants window listing all available participants in the meeting.

3.1. Designating a co-host through an individual's video feed
Step 1: Initiate a meeting as the organizer in Zoom.
Step 2: On the meeting screen, click on the 3 dots that appear on a participant's video feed when you hover over it.
Step 3: In the dropdown menu, choose Make Co-Host.

3.2. Designating a co-host through the Participants window within the Zoom meeting
Step 1: Start a meeting as the organizer in Zoom.
Step 2: Inside the Zoom meeting screen, click on the Participants option in the toolbar below.

Step 3: In the Participants window, hover over the desired participant, click More, and then select Make Co-Host.

4. How to remove a Co-host in Zoom meeting

If you wish to remove the co-host role of a participant in the meeting, you can do so by following these steps:

Step 1: In the Zoom meeting, click on the Participants option in the toolbar below.

Step 2: In the Participants window, hover over the member you want to remove the co-host role from, click More, and choose Change role.

If you are the meeting organizer, a co-host will be a reliable support in managing participants, making large-scale meetings smoother. Additionally, check out How to display a photo instead of video in Zoom meetings, how to join 2 Zoom meetings, and export the list of participants on Zoom for efficient attendance tracking.

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