Hangouts Meet training

How to Use Google Hangouts Meet

Setting Up a Hangouts Meet

Option 1

In your calendar, either create a new meeting or edit an existing meeting. In the 'Add Conferencing' tab, select 'Hangouts Meet' (see below). Add your attendees as you normally would for a calendar invite.

Option 2

Go to meet.google.com and select 'Join or start meeting'. Click continue. Click Join Now. To add people, either copy the joining info and paste it in to an email or chat, or add people individually using the 'Add people' button.

To Join a Hangouts Meet

If you have been invited by a calendar invitation, click the 'Join Hangouts Meet' link shown when you click on the invite in your calendar (see below). The same link will also appear in the email notification you got when you were invited. Once you are at the 'Ready to Join' screen, click 'Join Now' to join the meeting.

Alternatively, go to meet.google.com and select the relevant meeting to join it. Once you are at the 'Ready to Join' screen, click 'Join Now' to join the meeting

Hangouts Meet Tips

• If someone is presenting or talking for an extended period, consider putting your microphone on mute, by clicking the microphone icon at the bottom of the screen. This will prevent background noise (traffic, typing noises etc) from interrupting the meeting. Make sure you take yourself off mute if you want to say something
• Turn on Closed Captions by using the 'Closed Captions' button. This will allow you to read what others are saying, as well as monitor whether you can be heard clearly
• If you need to change your microphone or video settings, use the menu button in the bottom right hand corner
• If you need to change the layout of the video call, use the menu button in the bottom right hand corner.

Hangouts Meet Video Training

This video covers all of the steps and tips above. Please make it fullscreen if you are having trouble seeing the details.