Google Meet vs Google Hangouts vs Google Duo: What’s the difference?
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How to start a video meeting using Google Meet
- In Google Meet, click the Join or start a meeting Choose a nickname for your meeting or leave the field blank and use the 10-letter meeting ID that’s generated for you. Click Continue. Share your meeting nickname or meeting ID with participants.
How to schedule a video meeting using Google Calendar
- In Google Calendar, click Create to start a new calendar entry and invite people to your video meeting Choose the option to Add video conferencing. You can also edit the auto-generated 10-letter meeting ID and use your own meeting nickname. Send the calendar invite to your meeting participant.
How to start a video meeting from Gmail
- In the Gmail sidebar, click Start a meeting and Join now. Add participants to your video meeting by: Click on Copy joining info to share the meeting code with them Alternatively, select Add people and send them an invitation email.
Change your Google Meet meeting view to gallery/tiled mode
Share your screen during your Google Meet
- Go to the lower right corner and select Show my screen. Choose if you will share Your Entire screen, A Window, or a Chrome tab Lastly, click on Share. To stop sharing your screen. simply click Stop sharing screen.
Pin, mute or remove participants from your video meeting
Mute participants
To remove participants
- Go to the upper right corner of the screen and find the option People. Hover the cursor over the person you want to remove and then click on the back arrow. Then click Remove.
