The first step to use Net Meeting is to download and install Net Meeting from Microsoft or the other providers. Net Meeting is included in Windows 2000. Those using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0 needs to download it.

Once you have installed Net Meeting you can start chatting or transferring files with added contacts. If you do not have contacts you can call someone. Microsoft Internet Diary, which has Internet Locator Server (ILS), is the ideal choice to find friends. To find an address in the directory, first click "find someone in a directory." In the select a "directory field" you can select the directory you like. Then, you can provide information about the person you want to call. It can be the person's name, e-mail address or location. Once you have submitted this information, it will display contents matching your needs. The history list is another option to invite people. It contains information about people who have invited you earlier.

To begin chatting in Net Meeting click chat button. In "message," enter the message you want to send. Then select the person whom you want to send message from your added contacts. If you want to send to all your added contacts click all names. After this, click the send message button. If you want to receive video, call someone from your list whose video you want to see. Then go to "tools" and point on "video" and click "receive." If you want to share your image, call someone and click "start video" in the "tools" menu. Similarly, to send video you can click the "tools" menu and point to "video" and click on "send." Once the video has started the button transforms to "stop video." To stop click on it.

For file transfer, click "transfer files." On "file transfer" dialog box click "add file" and select the file you want to send. The next process is similar to chat. Click on the person or persons you want to send file. Click on the "send file" once you have made your selection. To share files, click the "share program" button and in the "sharing" dialog box select the program you want to share.