How do I start a video meeting?
On the Schedule, click Meetings, then New meeting. Add guests, pick a time, keep Alori video, click Create. Guests join without an account.
On the Schedule, click Meetings, then New meeting. Add your guests, pick Now or Pick a time, keep Alori video, then click Create (or Create and invite). Send the link: guests join in their browser, without an account.
Also called: video call, virtual visit, online meeting, Zoom, video room, meeting link, appel vidéo, visite virtuelle, réunion en ligne, visioconférence
Step 1: Open Meetings
Open Schedule and click Meetings at the top. Then click New meeting.
Click: Schedule › Meetings › New meeting
Step 2: Add guests and the time
Title (optional): Alori suggests one, like "Virtual visit with Sarah Chen". Under Guests, add teammates, customers or any email. Pick Now, or Pick a time and set the day, start and end.
Step 3: Pick where
Under Where, keep Alori video for a video call, or pick In person and type the Address. With Alori video:
Record saves the video, a transcript and a short summary. Guests agree before they join.
Guests wait to be let in: you or a teammate admits each guest.
Add a Message to your guests if you like.
Step 4: Create it and join
Click Create. With guests, it says Create and invite. For later, it says Plan or Plan and invite. Click Copy link to share it, then Join now. Or click Later.
Click: Create › Join now
Good to know
With Google Calendar connected, the meeting goes on your calendar and Google emails the guests. Without it, Alori emails them, with a file that adds it to their calendar.
A visit or an event on the Schedule can be a video call too: turn on Video meeting in its form.
Join a planned meeting from the Schedule or the Coming up list with Join.
Ask Alori can make the link: "Make a video call with Sarah Chen tomorrow at 2".
If it doesn't work
"Video isn't set up yet." Video isn't ready in your app yet.
"You're out of credits." Add credits, then try again.
"Too many meetings were opened this hour. Try again later." Wait a bit.
"A meeting can have up to 50 guests. Remove someone from your selection and try again." Remove some guests.
"The meeting is saved. Its details stay fixed while you retry sending the invitations." The invitations didn't all go out. Click the button again.