Use captions in a video meeting

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You can make it easier to follow what’s being said in meetings by turning on captions, which show text of the conversation.

Note: If you record a video meeting, captions are not recorded and don't appear when you play the recording.

You can use captions in:

• English
• French
• German
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Spanish (Mexico)
• Spanish (Spain)

Tip: If you record a call, captions will not appear on the recording.  

Turn captions on or off

1. On your computer, go to Google Meet.
2. Join a meeting.
3. At the bottom, click Turn on captions or Turn off captions .

Change the language

1. At the bottom of the meeting screen, click Menu Captions .
2. Choose a language Apply.

Important: The language you select becomes the default until you change it.

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