How To Add A Contact On Zoom

Do you want to message people on Zoom before starting a meeting on the app? Or do you want to share messages, files, and images with another user without engaging in a video conference? In any case, you can invite people as contacts on the app. Follow our guide below, and we’ll show you how to do it from the Zoom mobile and desktop app.

Aside from hosting and joining meetings on Zoom, you can also use the app to chat with your friends and other people with accounts on the app. You can use the chat feature to send direct messages and share files with everyone participating in the conversation.

To use the chat feature on Zoom, you must first add people as your contacts within the app. Once someone is your contact in Zoom, you can start the conversation or invite them to group chats.

Here’s our guide about adding contacts on Zoom.

How to add a chat contact on Zoom

If you want to chat with people on Zoom, you can add them as contacts. Once the person accepts your invitation, you can initiate a conversation to share messages, images, and other files with the user.

You can add new contacts on the Zoom app whether you’re using their desktop or mobile app. Check our step-by-step tutorials below, and we’ll show you how to invite your friends as contacts.

On your phone:

1. Open the Zoom mobile app and sign in to your account.
2. Tap “Contacts” at the bottom of your screen.
   
   
3. Tap the plus icon on the upper right corner of the Contacts page and select the “Invite a Zoom Contact” option from the menu.
   
   
4. Enter the person’s email address on the empty field and click the “Add” button below.
   
   

After hitting the Add button, you’ll receive a confirmation that you invited the user as a contact on Zoom. Once the user accepts your invitation, you can start messaging the person on the app.

On your computer:

1. Open the Zoom desktop app and sign in to your account.
2. Head to the Contacts tab.
   
   
3. Click the plus icon on the upper left side of the screen and select “Invite a Zoom Contact” from the menu.
   
   
4. Enter the person’s email address on the pop-up window that appears on your screen and select the Invite button to confirm your decision.
   
   

That’s how you add people as contacts on Zoom. You can head to the contacts tab and strike up a conversation with one of your contacts any time you want.

Aside from sending direct messages to your contacts, you can also create groups for conversations with multiple people.

To wrap it all up

Now that you know how to add contacts on Zoom, you can invite people and friends that you want to chat with on the app. Adding an email address that isn’t connected to an account sends them an invitation to join Zoom.

Please note that if you’re within an organization, an admin can remove and manage your contacts that’s not a member of the organization.

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