Why Google Meet

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It’s easy to schedule a Meet video meeting in Google Calendar—just create an event and add your guests to it. A video meeting link and dial-in number (if you are a G Suite user) is added to a Calendar event either by inviting one or more guests to the event, or by clicking Add conferencing.

Change Meeting Layout

Want to change how you view other participants and content? You can alter your Layout easily when in a Google Meet video conference on a PC or Mac. To change your Layout during a meeting, click the More button (three vertical dots) and then Change Layout; here, you can select one of the available view types

Captions To Google Meet

If you are having trouble following what is being said in your video conference, you can turn on closed captions (this feature is only available in English at the moment). Note that if you record a meeting, captions won’t appear when playing back the recording. To enable captions, click the closed captions button [CC], which can be found in the Meet window or app on Mac, PC, Android, or iOS.

Control Your Participants

When on a Google Meet video call, you can select a participant and control different factors, including whether they are muted or pinned. Participants can also be removed from the call if desired. For personal meetings, only the event moderator can remove a participant.

Google Meet On Phone

You can join a Google Meet video conference using your telephone; however, your phone number must be in the US or Canada. To call into a Google Meet conference, you can call the number provided to you by the meeting organizer. Otherwise, when you visit the Google Meet URL, you can select Join and use a phone for audio; it will provide you with a PIN and a number to call. To disconnect from the call, hang up.

Record Your Meetings

If you want to reference a Google Meet call later, you might want to consider recording it. Once you have joined a meeting on a PC or Mac, click the more button (three vertical buttons), and then click Record Meeting. Once you begin recording, participants will be notified. To end recording, follow the previous steps, but click Stop Recording instead.

Once recorded, the meeting will be saved to the meeting organizer’s Google Drive. A link will automatically be sent out to the meeting organizer and the person who initiated the recording so that it can be downloaded. If you are unable to start a meeting recording, check this guide from Google, as there are multiple reasons for the option to be unavailable

Share Screen On Meeting

If you have content on your computer screen that you wish to share with others, you can do so in a Google Meet video conference. Once you want to begin sharing content, you can do so on a Mac or PC by clicking the Present Now button shown in the bottom-right corner. You will then be asked if you wish to share your entire screen, a window, or a chrome tab. Click Share to confirm you want to present. To stop presenting, click the Stop Presenting button.

If you are on an Android or iOS device, you can also share your screen on a Google Meet call. Begin by tapping the More button (three vertical dots), then click Present Screen. Tap Start Broadcast to confirm you want to begin presenting. To stop presenting, tap Stop Broadcast.

Audio & Video Adjustment

When using Google Meet on your Mac or PC, you can customize the resolution of your camera. A lower resolution is useful for poor network connections or when limited data is available. On the flip side, a high resolution will provide a better video call experience.