5. Start a video meeting and use other tools

Start Google Meet video meetings in Gmail

Start a video meeting from Gmail

1. Open Gmail.

2. In the sidebar, click Start a meeting.

   Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your G Suite administrator.

3. In the Meet window, choose an option to join the meeting:
   • To join using your computer’s camera for video and your computer's microphone for audio, click Join now.
   • To join using your phone for audio, click Join and use a phone for audio and then follow the on-screen prompts. If you join by phone, you can still use your computer for video. For details, see Use a phone for audio in a video meeting.
4. Once you are in the meeting, choose an option to add other people:
   • To share the meeting code with someone, click Copy joining info, then paste the info into a messaging app. 
   • To invite someone by sending them an email, click Add people, enter names or email addresses, then click Send invite.
   • To invite someone to join the meeting by phone, click Add people, then click Call and enter a phone number. 

1. Open Gmail.

2. In the sidebar, click Join a meeting.

   Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your G Suite administrator.

3. Enter a meeting code or nickname.
   • G Suite users can share a nickname with people in their organization as a fast way to join a meeting.
4. Click Join.

• Open Calendar: On the right, click Calendar .Your daily events and a mini monthly calendar appear.

  Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your G Suite administrator.

• See event details: Click an event to open it and see details.
• Reply to an event: Open an event. At the bottom, next to Going?, click a reply.

To do more with Calendar, see Get started with Calendar.

• Open Google Keep: On the right, click Keep .

  Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your G Suite administrator.

• Add a note or list: Click + Take a note or New list .
• Edit a note: Click a note and enter a message. Click Done.

To do more with Keep, see Get started with Keep.

• Open Google Tasks: On the right, click Tasks . The current list appears at the top, with any tasks below it.

  Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your G Suite administrator.

• Add a new list: Click the Down arrow Create a new list.
• Change lists: Click the Down arrow  and select a list.
• Add a new task: Click + Add a task. To add a new task from an email, drag the email into a task list.
• Edit or delete a task: Point to a task and click Edit . From the Edit window, click Delete to delete a task.

To do more with Tasks, see Get started with Tasks.

1. On the right, click Add-ons . A list of add-ons opens in the G Suite Marketplace.
2. Click an add-on.
3. Click Install.