Create a custom background & enhance your meeting experience

You can use this feature only if your organization supports it. For help, contact your administrator.

This guide explains how to use Gemini for Google Workspace in Google Meet on your computer. 

On this page

• Generate a background image
• Enhance video and audio
• Get translated captions

               

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Before you use Gemini for Google Workspace

• Gemini feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
• Don’t rely on Gemini features as medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
• Gemini features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Gemini more helpful and safe.
• Enterprise end users can submit feedback to Google Workspace regarding their experience using generative AI features. End users are informed before submitting the feedback that feedback data should not contain personal, sensitive, or confidential information and may be read by humans.

To use Gemini for Google Workspace, your Google account language must be set to an English dialect. Learn how

System requirements for audio and video enhancements

To use enhanced video and audio, your computer needs to meet browser, hardware, and other system requirements. Learn more about requirements in the Meet Help Center

Generate a background image

1. On a computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Join a meeting.
3. On the bottom, click More options Apply visual effects Generate a background .
4. Enter a prompt. For example:

• "Luxurious living room interior"
• "A magical sunny forest glade"
  Tip: For better results, try including reference to a style or mood, a setting, and objects in the environment. For example: "A cozy coffee shop with flowers."

5. (Optional) Select a style to customize the background image you create.
6. Click Create samples to see several suggested background images.
7. (Optional) After you click Create samples, you can:
   • Edit your prompt: At the top of the panel on the right, click the prompt. Edit your prompt and click Create other samples.
   • See more suggested background images: Click Create other samples.
8. Click one of the generated images to use as your background in your meeting.
9. Click Close to exit "Generate a background" setup.

Learn more at the Meet Help Center

Enhance video and audio

Turn on studio look

1. On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Select a video meeting.
3. In the green room before you join or during the meeting, navigate to the Effects panel.
   • In the green room, click Apply visual effects  on the bottom right of your self view. During a meeting, hover over your self view and click in the center.
   • Alternatively click More options Apply visual effects.
4. Under “Appearance,” turn on "Studio look."

Turn on studio lighting

1.  On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Select a video meeting.
3. In the green room before you join or during the meeting, navigate to the Effects panel .
4. Click More options Settings .
   • In the green room, Click on the bottom right of your self view. During a meeting, hover over your self view and click in the center.
   • Alternatively click More options Apply Visual Effects.
5. Under “Appearance,” turn on "Studio lighting."
   • To have Google Meet automatically brighten your self view, select Auto.
   • To customize your lighting sources, select Custom .
     • The light intensity can be adjusted using the slider from the panel.
     • The light color can be changed from the panel by selecting the different colored circles.
     • The light position can be changed by dragging the Light 1 and Light 2 circles in your self view.

Turn on studio sound

1. Go to meet.google.com select a meeting.
2. Before you join, in the top right-hand corner, click More options Settings .
3. Click Audio .
4. Turn on Noise cancellation.
5. Click Join now.

Learn more at the Meet Help Center 

Get translated captions

Important: Translated captions in Google Meet require specific Google Workspace editions. Learn more and check language availability

1. On your computer, go to Google Meet.
2. In your meeting, click More options Settings Captions .
3. Turn on Captions .
4. Select Language of the meeting.
5. Turn on Translated captions .
6. Select the language to translate into.

Learn more at the Meet Help Center

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