Self-Help Article (External)
Intended Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and Retirees in the OSU and A&M systems.
Purpose
This article explains how to call into a meeting.
Requirements
- The meeting invitation (email or calendar event).
- Invitation must include a phone number and conference ID.
- Access to a working phone.
- You must enter the conference ID followed by # when prompted.
- You must say your name followed by # when prompted.
Step-by-Step Procedures
- Open the meeting invitation in your email or calendar.

- Call the phone number in the invitation to join the meeting.
- If you are calling from a different region or country select “Find a local number" for an alternative number.
- The phone operator will ask for a conference ID, followed by a pound sign (#). Provide the conference ID.
- The operator will ask you to say your name, followed by a pound sign (#). Provide your name.
- The operator will say “You are now joining the meeting”.
- Dial *1 to play a description of available options or *6 to mute/unmute your microphone.