Join the right room, check your media, and leave when you are finished. Activity meetings and direct-message calls share the same stage, with different entry points and audiences.
Sign in with the account that belongs to the space or conversation. A private activity also requires private-area access. You can be connected to only one meeting at a time.
Enter An Activity Meeting
The first person starts the room; later people join it. You do not need to create a separate room or send invitations merely because more people are coming.
Enter A Direct-Message Call
Confirm The Connection And Media
A fresh room starts with your microphone and camera off. Turn on only what you intend to send.
The stage, call controls, and participant presence together confirm that the room join completed.
You are ready when your presence is in the intended room and the call controls respond. See Media and call controls if equipment or permissions need attention.
Keep Working Or Switch Rooms
Close the stage when you want to read, edit, or navigate while staying connected. Picture-in-picture keeps the call nearby after you have viewed the stage. Selecting Voice again or opening the preview returns to the same call.
Starting or joining another room replaces your current meeting. An activity-room switch connects the replacement before leaving the old room; a failed join leaves the current call available. A direct-message switch leaves first. If that new connection fails, explicitly rejoin whichever room you need.
Leave The Meeting
If You Cannot Join
A missing start action often means a room already exists. Look for Voice first, then check that the activity is active and your account has access. A meeting invitation does not bypass a private area's or conversation's audience.
A warning beside Voice means the latest refresh or join attempt failed. Check your connection and retry. If recovery closes a call, return to its activity or conversation after connectivity is restored and join again.
See Meeting rooms and presence for room visibility, or Keep working during a meeting for the picture-in-picture workflow.
