Google Meet
Getting Started
Use the links below to find out what you need to know in Google Meet during your first days in Google Workspace.
You can use the Meet links on the left-hand side of the Gmail screen to start or join a meeting in Google Meet. You can also start a meeting from the chat pane that appears under these links.
Add a meeting to a Calendar event
You can add a Google Meet video call to a calendar event you create, adding a meeting link to the event which attendees can click on to enter the online meeting. Note that meetings created in the calendar will follow any restrictions or settings that your Google Workspace administrator has applied...
Join a meeting from a calendar event
Meetings can be added to calendar events, so that a meeting link is automatically available for all attendees to join. The event in your Google calendar will contains a link to the meeting - you simply need to follow the link to join the meeting...
Start a meeting from the Google Meet app
If you wish to start a video meeting, you don't need to specifically create a calendar appointment and invite the other guests to the event. Instead, you can start a meeting in your browser, then invite other people by sending them a link to the meeting...
When you start a meeting, the settings will default to your system microphone and speakers. If you are using a headset, or an external microphone and headphones, you will need to set Google Meet to use these in the call...
A Google Meet meeting can have a maximum of 250 participants and you can invite additional people to a meeting at any time...
Google Meet will change the screen layout for you, depending on how many participants are in the meeting, and how users are presenting content, but you can also change your layout manually as required.
Live captions can be enabled in a meeting to make them more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing participants.
You can download apps for Android and iOS, to use Google Meet on your mobile device. You can join meetings scheduled in your calendar or start a meetig from scratch and invite colleagues.
With more people working from home and conducting meetings via Google Meet or other video tools, keep the following tips in mind for successful video conferencing from home.