Getting Started with Zoom at Highline
Get your Zoom account
Highline faculty and staff are eligible for Zoom Pro accounts. Request your Zoom Pro account by emailing helpdesk at helpdesk@highline.edu.
Download the Zoom App
The Zoom app is available for Windows, MacOS, Chrome, Android, and iOS. Download the app Links to an external site. and install it on your computer.
Sign In
There are three ways to access Zoom.
To adjust settings or create and start meetings the best options is to go to https://highline.zoom.us Links to an external site. and click Sign In.
To attend meetings, start the Zoom App.
- Start the app
- Click "Sign In with SSO."
- Use your regular myHighline email and password to log in.
Set up your Zoom account
Once you have your account, it's time to customize it. Click on "My Account" in the top right corner, and click on Profile on the left side of the page.
Add an image to your profile, add your pronouns, and adjust your name if needed.
Set up your Personal Meeting ID and Personal Link
You'll typically use your personal meeting ID for office hours and meetings with students and colleagues. When people are joining your room, they're going to need a web address. If they are joining from the Android or iOS app, they will need either your 10-digit "personal meeting ID" or your "personal link" name. Both of these can be customized.
Personal meeting ID. While Zoom gives you a 10-digit number by default. You can customize this to, for example, your office phone number. Click "Edit" to change it.
Personal link. Click "Customize" to add, say, your name to create an easier-to-remember Zoom URL. For instance, Tarisa uses "tarisa" as hers. Marc uses "mlentini", which is the same as his email address.
Reaction Skin Tone
Adjust the skin tone of the hands that display if you select “applause” or “thumbs up” Reactions on the toolbar in Zoom. In the Settings, General, look for “Reaction Skin Tone.”