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Check your equipment and setup
Before you meet, make sure you have the right equipment and setup. Desktop
Mobile
Sound check
Learn how |
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Quickly schedule or start a meeting & add people to it
You can start a meeting from Gmail, by going to Meet, or entering meet.new in a browser on your computer. Then, send the meeting URL to people you want to add. To schedule a video meeting, go to Google Calendar. Learn how |
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Choose the best presenting option for your needs
To present your screen during a meeting, have the content you want to present open and ready for people to see. When you click Present now in the Meet window, you can choose from one of 3 presenting options:
If you're presenting, the audience can see notifications pop up on your screen. If you don't want these visible to others, use only one tab to present your screen and close all other tabs. You can also mute or turn off notifications in other Google services such as Gmail, Google Chat, and Calendar. Learn how |
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Present from a Chrome Browser tab for high-quality video and audio
With Chrome, images and videos are high-definition (HD), making slides with embedded visuals easier to view. You can also hide sensitive information on your screen by presenting from one Chrome Browser tab using Meet. Learn how |
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See as many participants as possible in a meeting
When you’re in a video meeting, Meet automatically switches the layout to display the most active content and participants. You can also choose a different screen layout. For example, if a lot of people are sharing ideas, you might want to use the tiled option so you can see as many participants as possible. Learn how |
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Let participants know the meeting will be recorded
As a best practice, before your video meeting starts, inform participants that you’ll record the meeting. You can add a note to the Calendar invite or announce it before you start recording the meeting. Learn how |
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Use live captions to show conversation text
Make video meetings more accessible for users who are deaf and hard-of-hearing by using captions in Meet. When you turn on captions, they’re visible only on your device. If other participants in the meeting want to see captions, they have to turn them on for their devices as well. Captions are available in English only. Learn how |
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Send a chat message to raise a topic or chime in
You can establish a cue for taking turns to speak using the built-in chat in Meet. Share links to discussion items or submit questions during a presentation without interrupting the speaker—then answer all the questions in the following Q&A session. Learn how |
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Create a live-stream event
Supported editions for this feature: Enterprise; Enterprise for Education. Compare your edition When you need to present to a large audience, you can create a live-stream event instead of a regular video meeting. Depending on your Google Workspace edition, you can add up to 250 participants and 100,000 view-only guests. You can’t see or hear view-only guests in the meeting, and they can’t present, record, or control streaming. Learn how |
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Join to present at a meeting
Whether you're starting or joining a video meeting in Meet, if you choose:
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