Zoom Phone is Coming to FOA

FOA is moving to Zoom Phone – a service that lets you make and receive calls directly from your computer using your existing campus phone number. Starting on Nov. 13, 2024, most members of FOA will move to Zoom Phone, replacing traditional desk phones and Cisco Jabber with a more flexible, convenient option. 

 

Who’s Switching to Zoom Phone? 

How to Have a Teams Meeting in a Zoom Room

  1. Ensure the person initiating the connection is the owner of the Zoom meeting.
  2. Start the Zoom meeting in the usual manner, How to Book a Zoom Room.
  3. Open Microsoft Teams and start or join the Teams meeting.
  4. In the Zoom meeting, click on Share Screen at the bottom of the Zoom window.
  5. Select the Teams meeting from the list of available windows to share.
  6. Conduct the meeting as needed, with both Zoom and Teams participants able to vi

Set Hyperlinks to Open in Outlook

If you want to ensure that hyperlinks in your emails open in your system's default web browser directly from Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:

Open Outlook Options:

  • Launch Microsoft Outlook.
  • Click on the File tab in the top-left corner of the Outlook window.
 
  • Select Options from the list on the side of the screen to open the Outlook Options dialog box.
 

Navigate to Advanced Options:

How to Install Software via Self Service

AdminIT utilizes the UC Davis Self-Service application allows end-users to install frequently requested software onto their computer on their own without needing administrative rights.

Schedule Meetings in Zoom Rooms (Outlook)

You can schedule a meeting with a Zoom Room in Outlook. Booking the room adds a link to the Zoom Room controller to start the meeting. This also shows the room as busy for other users and they are not able to book the room for that time.

Securing Zoom Meetings

Secure your Zoom meetings from disruptive "crashers" -- and learn how to use Zoom's new Security Toolbar to deal with these uninvited guests.