Windows Vista® Step by Step Deluxe Edition

Conducting Online Meetings

No matter what type of job you have, you probably attend your fair share of meetings. In the past, meetings almost always involved sitting down in an office or conference room for a face-to-face discussion. Although advances in telephony have created the possibility of teleconferencing, this type of meeting is unsatisfactory if documents or supporting information need to be exchanged and discussed. That’s where Web conferencing comes in. This latest evolution of the traditional meeting allows people in dispersed locations to meet, share content and ideas, collaborate on documents, and communicate using their computers.

With Windows Meeting Space, which comes with Windows Vista, you can set up an on-screen meeting for ...