Cannot change my name on Zoom
After joining a Zoom meeting, I noticed that I can't easily change my name. Normally, there is an option to change my name by going to "All Attendees" and hovering over my name. However, for some reason, this option was not available during a lecture.
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I found out that by default, Zoom lets attendees change their own names during a meeting at any point. However, sometimes this option seems to be missing. The reason for this is that Zoom has a setting that lets Hosts choose whether they would like to allow the attendees of a meeting to be able to change their name once a meeting has started.
I found this information here: https://nerdschalk.com/why-cant-i-change-my-name-on-zoom/
There are several ways to solve this problem. The easiest way is probably to ask the meeting host to enable the setting, that allows participants to change the name. I solved the problem by leaving the meeting, logging into the Zoom app, changing the name there, and then rejoining the meeting. It would have been much easier to just ask the host to change this setting. Fortunately, I was able to rejoin the meeting fairly soon, so I didn't miss any part of the lecture.
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There is a setting in zoom so that you have to type in your name every time before entering a meeting, it doesn't exactly help you once you entered the meeting but it is convenient sometimes.
Zoom also has global settings, where many things can be configured (like who can share the screen or if you want to use a waiting list for the meeting.
With this settings, you can allow it once for every meeting and there are not the problems, that in every meeting someome cannot change his/her name. Of course, this setting can only be taken by the meeting owner.
I had exactly this issue some days ago. Thank you for your solution