This topic describes how to start a meeting immediately or schedule a meeting on the DingTalk PC client.
Background information
DingTalk provides two ways to create a meeting: start a real-time meeting immediately or schedule a meeting for a specific time.
Quickly start a meeting
Open and log on to the DingTalk PC client.
In the left navigation pane, click the Meetings icon.
Click Start Meeting to start a real-time meeting.
Meeting configuration
Optional: Edit the Meeting subject.
Optional: Turn on the microphone and camera if needed.
Optional: Click Add Participants to invite attendees.
Click Enter Meeting.
Schedule a meeting
Open and log on to the DingTalk PC client.
In the left navigation pane, click the Meetings icon.
Click Schedule Meeting.
Configure the scheduled meeting.
Configure the meeting title, time, and attendees, and click Done. The meeting is then added to your calendar.
To set up a recurring meeting, click Repeat and select a recurrence period, or select Custom to define your own recurrence.
The scheduling configuration options are as follows:
Meeting title.
Meeting time. You can check the schedules of attendees on the right to avoid conflicts. You can also configure recurring meetings. For example, if you schedule a meeting from 5:00 to 6:00 every day, DingTalk reserves this time slot for your meeting each day.
Add a meeting room. If your organization has registered physical meeting rooms with the DingTalk Smart Meeting Room system, you can select or book a room here.
Add meeting participants.
Use DingTalk video meeting. If you select this option, you can set meeting access permissions in advance.
Meeting reminders. You can set reminders to be sent before the meeting starts, or choose to have no reminders. Reminder methods include in-app notifications, SMS notifications, and phone call notifications.
Meeting description.
Click Done to create the scheduled meeting.
After the meeting is created, you can obtain the meeting ID, join link, and other information required to join.
Click Share. You can use the following methods to notify or invite others to the meeting: Share to Chat, Generate Smart Poster, Notify Participants, and Copy Link.
