Start a video meeting |
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Add video meetings to your calendar |
- In Calendar, create an event.
- Click Add guests.
- Enter the names or email of the people you want to invite.
- Click Save.
- To notify guests, click Send.
Guests receive an email with the event information and a link to the video meeting.
For details, visit Start a new video meeting.
If your company uses Zoom with Google Workspace, you can use a Chrome extension to add Zoom video meetings to your Google Calendar events. For details, visit the Zoom Help Center.
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Join a meeting from your computer |
- In your browser, go to Meet.
- Select the meeting from your list of scheduled events.
- Click Join now.
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Join a meeting while on the go |
- Open the Meet Android or iOS app.
- Select a meeting and tap Join.
Only meetings scheduled through Calendar appear on Meet.
If you don’t have a data network, you can call in to the meeting from a phone:
You can dial in during the scheduled meeting time in one of the following ways:
- Enter the phone number that’s in the Calendar event or meeting invitation.
Then, enter the PIN and #.
- From the Meet or Calendar app, tap the phone number.
The PIN is automatically entered.
For details, visit Join a video meeting.
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Invite more people to a meeting |
- Open Meet.
- From a video meeting, at the bottom, click People
.
- Click Add people.
- To invite people to join the meeting:
- Click Invite.
- Enter the name or email of the guests.
- Click Send email.
Guests get an email with the meeting link to join the meeting.
- (Optional) To call people directly in to the video meeting:
- Click Call.
- Enter a phone number.
- Click Call
.
The guest is dialed directly in to the ongoing meeting as an audio participant.
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Send chat messages during a meeting |
- Open Meet.
- From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Chat
.
- Enter a message and click Send
.
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Share your screen |
Meeting organizers with Google Workspace for Education can prevent participants from sharing their screen.
- Open Meet and join a meeting.
- On the bottom, click Present now
and choose what to share:
- Your entire screen
- A window
- A tab
- Click Share.
- When you’re done presenting, click Stop presenting.
For details, visit Present during a video meeting.
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Record a video meeting |
- Open Meet.
- From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities
 Recording Start recording.
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Manage notifications |
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Q&A |
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Launch a poll |
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Share a whiteboard |
With Meet, you can use third-party add-ons, such as Miro, to collaborate with other video call participants in real time.
For details, visit Use add-ons with Google Meet.
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Raise your hand |
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Add breakout rooms |
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Change your background |
- Open Meet.
- Depending on when you want to change your background, choose an option:
- To change your background before you join a meeting, on the bottom right of your meeting image, click Change background
.
- To change your background after you join a meeting, at the bottom, click More
 Change background.
- Choose a background option.
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