Skype Meet Now -How to Access Skype’s Meet Now Features

To use the full version of Skype, you need an account and the right software or web browser. But if you don’t have these items, you can still easily create a virtual meeting using Skype Meet Now.

With Skype Meet Now, you can set up your meeting by generating and sharing a link with other attendees. The other participants don’t need a Skype account to join the meeting and Skype Meet Now offers several features included in the full version.

On a computer, you can run Skype directly from the web but on a mobile phone you will need to download the app before that can be possible.

After you launch Meet Now, a link will be generated which you can share to other participants of the meeting and they can all join using their mobile phone, a personal computer, or through a program.

With Skype Meet Now, you can view a list of participants with recent chats, turn the camera and microphone on and off, record your calls. You can also chat and share files on Skype.

If you have the Skype app on your phone, you can start your meeting using any app but if you don’t you will have to run it through Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge as only these two browsers supports Skype for Web.

How to set up a meeting using Skype on web

Step 1

Search the Skype page on your web browser

Step 2

Click the button “create a free meeting” and a meeting link will be generated.

Step 3

Click the “share invite” button and choose whether to share the link by copying it or emailing it through Outlook or Gmail. If you’re signed in, you can also share it directly to your Skype contacts.

Step 4

Click the button to start call. You can join in as a guest or sign in with your Microsoft account.

Step 5

Enter your name and click the join button

 

How to Start a Skype Video Meeting

Step 1

Click the start call button

Step 2

Turn on your camera and microphone

Step 3

You now have several options. Click the screen to activate all options

• Click the chat icon to chat with all the participants or just individual ones.
• Click the share screen icon to share your entire screen, a specific application or a window.
• Create a poll and schedule a meeting from the chat pane
• Click the reaction icon and select an emoji to express the reaction

Step 4

• Click the more icon
• Turn on subtitles to display text of conversations as it progresses
• Turn off the incoming video feed
• Place the call on hold
• Adjust your audio and video settings
• Take a snapshot and blur your background if you are using the Skype software

 

How to Record a Meeting Using the Skype Application

Step 1

Click the start recording button

Step 2

When finished, click the button to stop recording.

Step 3

After the call has ended, you can play the recording at the chat screen in Skype.

 

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