Enabling or disabling importing files and uploading attachments to presentations

Enabling the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to presentation feature allows users to import files/upload attachments to their presentations in addition to using the built-in elements. By default, this is enabled for most accounts, but account owners and administrators can enable or disable it for certain users or user groups, or for the entire account.

Requirements for importing files and uploading attachments to presentations

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How to enable or disable importing files and uploading attachments to presentations

Enable or disable allowing users to import files and upload attachments to presentations for the entire account

This setting allows account owners or admins to enable or disable Allow users to import files and upload attachments to presentation for all users in the account.

To enable or disable the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to presentation for all users in the account:

  1. Sign in to the  Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click  Admin Center.
  3. In the side menu, click  Settings   .
  4. Click Slides.
  5. Under the Other Settings section, click the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to presentation toggle to enable or disable the option.
  6. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
  7. (Optional) Select the Give same permission to users outside your account, sign-in required checkbox to allow users external to the account to import files and upload attachments to presentations shared with them. 
  8. (Optional) To prevent all users in your account from changing this setting, click the lock icon  , and then click  Lock to confirm the setting.

Enable or disable allowing users to import files and upload attachments to presentations for a group of users

This setting allows account owners or admins to enable or disable Allow users to import files and upload attachments to presentation for a specific group of users. Changes apply only to users in the selected group.

  1. Sign in to the  Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit groups.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click  Admin Center.
  3. In the side menu, click  Users  .
  4. Click  Groups.
  5. Click the applicable group name from the list.
  6. In the  General configuration section , click  Edit product settings .
  7. Click the Slides tab.
  8. Under the Other Settings section, click the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to presentation toggle to enable or disable the option.
  9. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
  10. (Optional) Select the Give same permission to users outside your account, sign-in required checkbox to allow users external to the account to import files and upload attachments to presentations shared with them. 
  11. (Optional) To prevent all users in the group from changing this setting, click the lock icon  , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.