whether you're in charge of hosting a
virtual family reunion or
a business meeting you may be asking
yourself
how would this work since you're not
meeting in person
a video call will work just fine there
are many video chatting platforms out
there
but in this video you'll learn how to
set up and host
one using google me in our example
we're using chrome as our web browser
but you can use the one you'd prefer
since google me works with most web
browsers
to set up and host a meeting you'll need
to log in using your google account
let's click the new meeting button and
choose create a meeting for later from
the menu
a dialog box appears giving you a link
to copy
click the copy icon now you can paste it
in an email or messaging service to
invite others to the meeting
it's important that you save this link
so that you can access it later too
otherwise you won't have the link to
join the video call
we suggest writing it down or pasting it
in a new google doc
click the x to close out of it if you
want to pick a day to have a meeting
click the new meeting button again then
select schedule in google calendar
a new tab will open taking you to google
calendar to create an event
notice that the event already has a
google meet link provided
after filling in the event information
click the add guests field and type
their email addresses
when you're done click save to send the
email invitations
click send the event will be added to
your calendar
and you can refer back to it when needed
before the meeting
simply click the join with google meet
button to begin the video call
if you need to meet with people quickly
for an impromptu meeting
click start an instant meeting
before entering the meeting you can
decide the settings you want to use
if you haven't already approved the use
of your microphone and camera
a couple browser pop-ups will occur to
let google me
use your microphone and camera click
allow next
to let google meet send you
notifications click allow
you can choose to join a meeting with
your microphone and camera
on or off by clicking their icons some
people turn off their microphone
to mute themselves so that no one can
hear them others keep their microphone
on but may turn off their camera so that
no one can see them
you can make changes to these settings
inside the video call
if you're using chrome as your web
browser you also have the choice
of changing your background people use
this feature to hide what is actually
behind them
especially if it might be distracting to
those in the video call
once you've made your choice click the
icon again to close the panel
to enter the meeting click join now
a dialog box will appear letting you
copy joining info
or add people to the meeting click the
enter name or email field to type their
emails
when you're done click the send email
button
when people without an invitation join
the meeting a dialog
box will pop up as the host of the
meeting it's your choice to admit or
deny entry for each person
keep in mind that those denied will not
be able to join the video chat
once people have joined the video call
you can start your meeting
on your screen you'll notice your video
tile as well as the video tiles of the
people in the call
when you hover your mouse over a
person's video tile
you can choose whether you want to pin
that person's tile to your main screen
this is helpful if there are many people
in the call but you are only speaking to
one person and want to see their screen
click to unpin them to see other
people's screens in the call
also you can click their microphone icon
to mute them
muting means that the individual can't
be heard because their microphone has
been turned off by you
the person will then have to unmute
their own device to turn their audio on
again
the circle with the minus icon lets you
remove that person
from the meeting be careful since this
can't be undone
and they won't be able to rejoin the
meeting if you want to invite more
people to the meeting
or see who is already in the call you
can click the show
everyone icon
to send more invitations you can select
add people
below you'll see who is in call if you
don't want to see everyone in the call
you can click the push pin icon next to
your name to only see yourself on the
screen
you can click it again to unpin yourself
click the chat tab to send a message to
everyone involved in the call
type your message in the field at the
bottom of the panel
then click the arrow button to send it
you can also see messages from those
that are already in the call here
when you're done click the x to close
the panel
on the bottom toolbar starting in the
bottom right corner
click the three dots icon a pop-up menu
appears
showing more features select change
layout
this will make it easier to see everyone
who is a part of the meeting
take a look at the dialog box and choose
the option that would work best for you
click the x to close out of it from the
more options menu
you can choose full screen if you want
the google meet to take up your entire
desktop screen
if you didn't set up a background before
joining the call or want to change it
you can select change background within
settings
you can make changes to your audio and
video to make sure you have the correct
equipment selected
you can also test your speakers to make
sure they're working properly
click the x to close out of it on the
toolbar you also have the option to turn
off microphone
no one will be able to hear you until
you turn it back on by clicking the icon
again
there's also the option to turn off
camera this will hide you from your
audience until you click the icon again
finally when you're done with your video
call simply
click the leave call icon
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