Using the Personal Note for your chat profile in Zoom
Someone composing a message to you can also see your personal note at the top of your chat profile. The text can be changed as often as you like, set how long it should be displayed, and be used to provide a personal note or information about your location or time zone.
Prerequisites for Personal Note
Basic Personal Note:
- Zoom desktop client
- Windows: 5.0 or higher
- macOS: 5.0 or higher
- Linux: 5.0 or higher
- Zoom mobile app
- Android: 5.0 or higher
- iOS: 5.0 or higher
Advanced Personal Note:
- Zoom desktop client
- Windows: 5.8.0 or higher
- macOS: 5.8.0 or higher
- Linux: 5.8.0 or higher
- Zoom mobile app
- Android: 5.8.0 or higher
- iOS: 5.8.0 or higher
How to set a Personal Note
Basic Personal Note
To add a personal note at the top of your chat profile:
Windows | macOS | Linux
- Access the Zoom client by logging in.
- You can add a note by clicking the Add a Personal Note button next to your profile picture in the top-right corner.
- Type whatever you would like displayed on your profile.
All chat users who can view your profile will see the text you type immediately you press enter. The text can be changed as many times as you like.
Android | iOS
- Using the Zoom app, log in to your account.
- Then, tap the Settings button.
- On the Profile details screen, tap your details.
- Click Personal Note.
- Tap Save when you’re done.
Advanced Personal Note
Windows | macOS | Linux
There is an option to add your own personal message, displaying it for a set amount of time or displaying it for someone composing a message to you:
- Join the Zoom client by entering your username and password.
- Click on your profile picture at the top-right corner of the page, and then click on Set a Personal Note. This will open a new window.
- Type your note there.
- You can enable the display of your personal note above someone who sends you a message or tags you. Click the check box next to Display personal note above the compose message box.
- If you wish, you can choose the display time from the drop-down menu under Display Time to set how long you would like this particular note to appear. You can choose from time ranges of one hour to 24 hours, with the ability to select the exact date and time range, for example.
- Click on “Save.”.
Android | iOS
When composing a message to you, display a personal note that has a set display time:
- Access Zoom by logging in.
- Click Settings.
- Then tap Profile.
- Select Personal Note.
- Then type your note in the area that appears at the top of the list.
- In order to enable this, select Display when someone messages you or tags you from the toggle next to Display when someone messages you or tags you.
- You can either tap Display Time to set the length of time the personal note will be displayed for you or tap Delete to delete the note. From the 1 hour to 24 hour option, you can set the range from 1 hour to 24 hours, as well as the option Custom, where you can specify the exact time and date within the range. Once you have selected the range, tap Confirm.
- Click Save when you are done.