Intro to RingCentral Video
RingCentral
Video lets you start, schedule, or join meetings from anywhere, including the web browser, the desktop app, and the mobile app.Where do you want to use
RingCentral
Video?Navigating the Video tab in the desktop and web app
You can view and manage your video meetings in the
RingCentral
app in the Video
tab. Start or join a meeting, hop on a video call with a recent contact, view recent recordings, or sync your calendar to see a list of upcoming meetings – all in one place.
Starting, scheduling, and joining video meetings
From the top menu, you have four options: Start, Schedule, Join, and Share in Room.
- Start: Click theStartbutton to start an instant meeting, or click the dropdown to view and copy your Personal Meeting ID.
- Schedule: Schedule meetings for yourself or others directly in theRingCentralapp.
- You can also schedule a meeting with your Google or Outlook calendar usingRingCentralcalendar add-ins. .
- Join: Join a meeting from your desktop app or web browser. .
- Share in room: Share your screen in a Rooms conference room.
Viewing upcoming and past meetings
In the center panel, you can view upcoming and past meetings at a glance.
When you hover over a meeting in your calendar, you can:
- ClickJointo join a meeting.
- Click the three-dotMoreicon to:
- Dial in
- Copy the meeting link
- Copy the meeting info
- View meeting details
Viewing recent contacts
In the right-hand panel, you can view your contacts you’ve recently had a video meeting with.
To reach a recent contact, click their profile picture. In the popup, you can view your contact’s profile, send a message, start or schedule a video call, call them using the keypad, or send a fax.
The video button provides three options:
- Start an instant video call: Click theVideoicon.
- Start screen share: Click the triangle icon to selectStart screen sharefrom the dropdown.
- Schedule a video meeting: Click the triangle icon to selectSchedule video meetingfrom the dropdown.
Viewing recent recordings
Click
Recent recordings
to view a list of recent recordings. Click See all
to see all of your recordings.
Using RingCentral Video advanced features
RingCentral
Video advanced featuresTake advantage of advanced features to enhance your video meeting, and transition easily between devices.
- Switch between desktop and mobile devices during a live meeting.
- Switch from a phone call to a meetingand share your screen with a click of a button.
- UseVirtual Backgroundsin your meetings.
- Chat with other participants publicly or privately.
- Set your status, or share an emoji with participant reactions.
- Collaborate in real-time with screen sharingand whiteboards.
- Create and manage breakout rooms to provide opportunities for smaller group sessions.
- Turn onclosed captionsfor your meetings.
- Protect your meetings with security settings such aspassword-protected meetings,waiting rooms, End-to-end encryption, and more.
- UseRingCentralRooms to transform any meeting space into a video conference room.
- Get a live transcription of your video meeting.
Connecting your calendar to join meetings from other platforms
Connect your Outlook or Google calendar with the
RingCentral
app to join meetings from the following video conferencing platforms:- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Webex
- JoinMe
- UberConference
- GoToWebinar
- GoToMeeting
- BlueJeans