# Setting up an instant meeting

The conference initiator can create an instant MiCollab Audio, Web and Video Conference and add participants to the conference. To set up an instant meeting:

1. Open MiCollab Desktop Client and select Meetings from the following options:
   - select Meetings from the MiCollab navigation menu.
   - right-click on the contact and select Meetings.
   - hover over or right-click the contact from inbox, home shortcuts, Contacts menu, contact card, call history, and voicemail to select the meetings option.
2. Enter the Meeting Name.
   Note: By default, the conference title is your first name appended with meeting. For example, John - meeting.
3. Select the mode of the meeting, Audio, Sharing, or both.
   - If only Sharing is selected, a new browser page will open with the initiator logged on to the conference as a leader.
     Note: Meeting invitation will only have Conference URL. Audio is disabled for the Sharing only conference.
   - If only Audio is selected, user will get an option to either dial-in or get a call back to the meeting to join the audio portion of the meeting.
     Note: Meeting invitation will only have audio dial-in number details. Web sharing is disabled for Audio only conference.
   - If both Audio and Sharing modes are selected, users will get an option to either dial-in or get a call back to join the audio portion of the meeting.
4. To add participants to the meeting:
   1. Click Participants (+).
   2. In the search box, enter the name of the participant to invite to the meeting.
   3. From the search results, select the participant name.
   4. Click Done after adding each of the participants.
5. Click Start Meeting to initiate the meeting.

Invited participants (internal and external) will receive an e-mail that contains the Conference URL and audio dial-in number details. Non-MiCollab participants are not displayed in the instant meeting.
Parent topic: Meetings