Hosting an instant meeting

Note: If you don’t have the Zoom desktop app installed, download and install it on your computer.

Home tab

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
2. In the navigation menu, click the Home tab .
3. (Optional) Under the New Meeting icon , click the down arrow icon to get the following options:
   • Start with video: Start an instant meeting with your video automatically enabled.
   • Use my personal meeting ID (PMI): Allows you to use your PMI as the meeting ID for your personal meeting room
4. Click the New Meeting icon to start an instant meeting.
   Note: By default, no one is invited to the meeting, so be sure to invite others to join.

Team Chat tab

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
2. In the navigation menu, click the Team Chat tab .
3. Select a contact or channel name to open a chat.
4. Click the video camera icon to start an instant meeting.
   This instant meeting starts and will invite every member of that group chat or channel.

Web browser

1. In your browser’s address bar, type zoom.new.
   This action will take you to the Zoom Workplace app if it’s installed on your device or Zoom Web app if no Zoom Workplace app was detected.
   Note: Both actions will take you to a sign-in page if you have not yet signed in.
2. The Invite window will pop-up so you can select your preferred invite options.
   If the invite dialogue does not automatically pop-up or you want to invite more participants, proceed to step 3.
3. In the meeting controls toolbar, click Participants .
4. At the bottom of the Participants panel, click Invite. .
   A pop-up window will appear.
5. Choose from the available invite options then click Invite.
6. (Optional) Click Copy invite link or Copy invitation.

Note: Meetings started using zoom.new follows the host’s personal default settings configured under Settings > Meeting tab. Any settings and policies enforced by the account owner and admins will also take effect in this meeting such as having meeting passcode or waiting room enabled. 

Meetings tab

1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
2. Tap the Home tab , then tap New Meeting .

3. (Optional) Toggle the following options to use them in your meeting:

   • Video on: Start an instant meeting with your video automatically turned on.
   • Use personal meeting ID (PMI): Use your PMI as the meeting ID for your instant meeting.
4. Once you’re done with the adjustments, select Start a meeting to host your instant meeting.
   Note: By default, no one is invited to the meeting, so be sure to invite others to join.

Team Chat tab

1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
2. In the navigation menu, select the Team Chat tab .
3. Tap a contact or channel name to open a chat.
4. Tap the video camera icon to start an instant meeting.
   This instant meeting will invite the contact or every member of that group chat or channel.

Web browser

1. In your browser’s address bar, type zoom.new.
   This action will take you to the Zoom Workplace app if it’s installed on your device or Zoom Web app if no Zoom Workplace app was detected.
   Note: Both actions will take you to a sign-in page if you have not yet signed in.
2. The Invite window will pop-up so you can select your preferred invite options.
   If the invite dialogue does not automatically pop-up or you want to invite more participants, proceed to step 3.
3. In the meeting controls toolbar, click Participants .
4. At the bottom of the Participants panel, click Invite. .
   A pop-up window will appear.
5. Choose from the available invite options then click Invite.
6. (Optional) Click Copy invite link or Copy invitation.

Note: Meetings started using zoom.new follows the host’s personal default settings configured under Settings > Meeting tab. Any settings and policies enforced by the account owner and admins will also take effect in this meeting such as having meeting passcode or waiting room enabled.