WebCollab sets up a common collaborative environment that facilitates teleconferences by providing the visual element. Visual material in a session is in the form of a set of slides, as a in a presentation. These slides can be prepared in advance, or they can be created during the session by the participants. To setup a WebCollab session, any visual material that is prepared in advance needs to be saved as a set of image files. The image files need not be created by one person - each participant can contribute his/her set of slides for the discussion. The slide images can be made using any popular software used for creating presentation graphics or other purposes. However, you must save each slide GIF, JPEG or PCX (ImageSoft) file format only. (Most of the popular software available can export to any of these file formats). Once the discussion material has been prepared, you can connect to the WebCollab server to start a new WebCollab session or join one in progress.