Creating a conference call

Use Bria for six-party audio conferencing (you and five other participants) and five-party video conferencing where you are the host. You can create a conference call or you can add participants to an existing call. Once a conference call is created, you can add additional participants.

Creating a conference call

Create a conference call without an established call.

  1. Type a number in Enter name or number.

    As you type, contact suggestions appear.

  2. Click More call options beside Make a call or Make a video call and select Start Conference Call.

    "Start Conference Call" is in the "More call options" menu.

    Bria connects the first participant.

  3. Type a name or a number, use the redial drop-down, or drag a contact into the Enter name or number field and click Add.

    Bria starts a three-party conference call.

  4. To add more participants, click More options for handling this call (Windows) or More options (Mac) and click Invite to Conference Call.

  5. Enter a name or a number, use the redial drop-down list, or drag a contact into Enter name or number at the bottom of the call panel and click Add.

    Bria adds the new participant.

  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have added all the participants to the conference call.

Bria creates a conference call.

Adding participants to an established call

You can add participant to a one-on-one call.

Adding participants to an active call

You can use the More options for handling this call (Windows) or More options (Mac) from an existing one-on-one call or from an existing conference call.

  1. Click More options for handling this call (Windows) or More options (Mac) and click Invite to Conference Call from an established call.

  2. Type a name or a number, use the redial drop-down, or drag a contact into Enter name or number and click Add. Bria adds the new participant.

  3. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you have added all the participants to the conference call.

Bria creates a conference call.

Merging existing calls

You can create a conference call by merging two or more existing calls.

  1. Establish the calls you want to merge.

  2. On the active call, click More options for handling this call (Windows) or More options (Mac) and click Merge Calls.

Bria creates a conference call.

Using the shortcut menu in Contacts or Favorites

You can add participants to an established one-on-one call or to an established conference call using the shortcut menu in Contacts or Favorites.

  1. During an established call, go to the Contacts or Favorites panel.

  2. Right-click (Windows) or CTRL+click (Mac) on a Contact or Favorite and click Add to Call.

Bria creates a conference call.

Using the shortcut menu in History

You can add participants to an established one-on-one call or to an established conference call using the shortcut menu in History.

  1. During an established call, go to the History panel.

  2. Right-click (Windows) or CTRL+click (Mac) on a History entry – expanded or collapsed - and click Add to Call.

Bria creates the conference call.

External conference call

To join a conference call external to Bria, you may need to enter DTMF digits.

  1. Click Show/Hide DTMF.

    "Show/Hide DTMF" is on the call panel.

    The DTMF field opens.

    The DTMF field opens in the call panel.

  2. Type the required DTMF numbers.

    The DTMF field displays the numbers when you type them.

    Alternatively, copy the DTMF you want to type in, and right-click the DTMF field to reveal Paste to DTMF. Click Paste to DTMF when you are ready to send the tones.


  3. Click Show/Hide DTMF to close the DTMF field.

    The "Show/Hide DTMF" button is on the call panel.

Bria plays the DTMF tones.