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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
- On your computer, go to Google Meet.
- Join a meeting.
- At the bottom, click Turn on captions
or Turn off captions
.
Change the language
- At the bottom of the meeting screen, click Menu
Captions
.
- Choose a language
Apply.
Important: The language you select becomes the default until you change it.
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