5-Minute Lessons

by Victor Repatacodo

Tutorial No. 7

Topic Part 4 of 5 - Video Conferencing Tools

Google Meet Basics (How to start and Instant Meeting and More)

Objective This lesson will allow the learners to know the basics of Google Meet,
specifically how to do the following tasks:
1. Start an instant meeting and invite attendees
2. Chat to everyone
3. Present screen
4. Turn on captions
5. Mute and remove attendee
6. Change layout and explore Other options
7. Leave call

Lesson

YouTube Link https://youtu.be/9eJu9Jw2jwc

Transcript How to start an instant meeting

1. Go to meet.google.com
2. At the upper right hand side of the screen, select Start a meeting
3. Enter email address and password
4. If prompted, allow meet.google.com to use your microphone and
webcam.
5. On the next page, you may turn on or off the microphone and camera.
6. On the right side, select Join now button
7. On the pop up window, you may copy the joining info to send to your
attendees.
8. Alternatively, you can click Add people to enter email addresses of
the attendees. Use commas to enter multiple email addresses. Click
Send email once done.
9. On the lower left side, you will be notified that the email was sent.
10. To add more participants, click Show everyone icon then click Add
people.
11. Do step 8.
12. Inform your participant to join the meeting by going to the link on the
email they will receive from Google.
How to chat to everyone
1. On the right side, select the Chat with everyone icon
2. Go to the bottom of the right pane, then enter the message that you
want send to everyone

How to present screen

1. At the bottom of the screen, select Present now
2. On the options that appear, select which one you would like to share.
a. Your entire screen
b. A window
c. A chrome tab
3. Click Stop Sharing when done.

How to turn on or off captions

1. At the bottom of the screen, click Turn on captions to show the
caption of what the speaker is saying.
2. To turn off, go to the bottom of the screen then click Turn off captions.

How to mute and remove participant from a meeting

1. On the right side of the screen, select Show Everyone
2. Click the name of the participant
3. Select the Mute icon to mute the microphone of the attendee
4. Hover to the participant’s name, select Unmute if you want to unmute
the participant. Remember that once muted, only that attendee can
unmute himself
5. To remove a participant from a meeting, select the Remove from
meeting icon
6. On the pop up window that appears, select Remove

How to change layout and explore Other options

1. At the bottom of the screen, click the 3-dot button then select Change
layout. Layout options are
a. Auto - Allow Meet to choose the layout for you.
b. Sidebar - One main image of a participant or the presentation.
The images of other meeting participants are on the side.
c. Spotlight - Full-screen layout with the option to display the
presentation, active speaker, or participant you pin. When you
pin a participant or presentation, they’re always visible.
d. Tiled - When there is no presentation, this layout shows up to
4 equal-sized images of meeting participants. When there is a
presentation, the presentation is shown in a larger format with
up to three speakers shown alongside it.
 2. Other options in the 3-dot button are
a. Full screen
b. Turn on captions
c. Settings
d. Report a problem
e. Report abuse
f. Help

How to leave the call

1. Click leave call button
2. When you left the meeting, you can still rejoin
3. Select Return to home screen to leave the call

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