# Conferences
In the Conferences tab, you can start a quick conference or open the scheduler to create a virtual room or a scheduled conference:
# How to join a conference
To join a conference, you will need to:
Go to the Conferences tab.
In the Join with conference ID section, enter the conference URL or conference ID in the input field.
To join a meeting, tap
or the Enter key on your keyboard.
You can also join a conference from the search field tap 
, select Conference, enter the conference ID and tap on the call button.
Besides, you can join a TrueConf conference in one of the following ways:
Call a moderator
Go to the conference scheduler, select the conference, and tap on Connect to the conference (this option is available if you were previously added to the list of conference participants)
- Join the conference from its webpage
Go to the conference page from the server guest page by using the conference ID
Access the conference page from the personal area (only if you are the moderator).
# Creating a quick conference
Tap Meet now in the Conferences tab. Specify the conference name in the opened menu and select its mode: smart meeting, all on screen, moderated role-based conference, or video lecture.
You can also create a conference from a group chat. To do it, tap the button 
which is next to the chat name on the main screen.
When a smart meeting or moderated role-based conference is selected, you can specify the number of available spots on the podium. Tap on the dropdown list Number of speakers and participants in the Settings section and choose a number. Check the section below for more information on managing a smart meeting and moderated role-based conference.
By default, if a user tries to join a conference by calling its owner, the owner have to confirm the join request. You can change these settings by marking the Automatically approve join requests box. In this case, any user, who wishes to take part in the conference, will automatically join it when calling the owner.
Then, tap on the Add participants button to open the list of users in your address book. Select users and tap Add.
To start the conference, tap Start.
# Creating a scheduled conference and virtual room
To open the conference scheduler, tap the Scheduled conferences or Virtual room button on the Conferences tab. Here, you can:
Schedule a conference for a specific date and configure its settings in advance
Create a virtual room (a conference without a schedule)
Create a conference template.
To learn more about templates, check out TrueConf for Windows documentation.