No ámbito das reunións virtuais e das aplicacións de videoconferencia, non se pode negar que Google Meet destaca definitivamente. Esta aplicación de videochamadas en constante evolución non se limita ao que ofrece e ten unha gran intención de capturar o mercado que comparte actualmente con Zoom e Skype entre algúns outros competidores.
Pero para alguén que aínda é novo nesta aplicación de videoconferencia popular, é realmente importante dar uns pasos atrás e intentar comprender Google Meet, como crear unha reunión propia e outros aspectos básicos da aplicación de videochamadas. Entón, mergullémonos.
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Que é Google Meet?
Meet forma parte de G-Suite e está interconectado con outras aplicacións de Google ás que se pode acceder a través da túa conta de Google. De feito, Meet é unha das incorporacións máis recentes que tamén se introduciu para os usuarios gratuítos debido ao cambio drástico de circunstancias que crearon unha situación de "traballo desde casa" para moitos de nós.
Como diferentes tipos de organizacións, desde escolas ata multinacionales, pasaron ás videochamadas para varias formas de comunicación, un software de nivel empresarial como Google Meet entra en escena para axudar aos que están en determinadas designacións e postos a organizar videoconferencias para un grupo que pode oscilar entre 2 e 10.000. Google Meet é a solución de videochamadas eficaz e sinxela da empresa que calquera persoa pode usar sempre que teña unha conta de Google.
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Crea Google Meet na web
Aquí é como podes iniciar ou programar unha reunión na web e, a continuación, compartir a ligazón ou código de invitación cos teus participantes. Finalmente, cando se unen á reunión, como admitir participantes na reunión.
Para comezar, só tes que visitar meet.google.com para acceder a Google Meet facilmente desde calquera navegador, xa sexa no móbil ou no ordenador. Inicia sesión cando chegues á páxina de inicio de Google Meet.
Truco alternativo: outro método sinxelo para acceder a Google Meet é a través do teu navegador Chrome no propio PC. Podes ir a Meet desde o caixón de aplicacións que verás na páxina de Google na esquina superior dereita. Desprázate cara abaixo no caixón ata que vexas a aplicación Meet e fai clic nela.
Un na páxina web de Meet , fai clic no botón Iniciar unha reunión que está dispoñible na primeira parte da páxina.
Unha vez que faga clic en Iniciar unha reunión , Meet ofrecerache as seguintes opcións: xerar unha ligazón de reunión que se poida compartir con outras persoas, iniciar unha reunión instantánea ou programar unha mediante Google Calendar (que tratamos máis adiante neste artigo).
Ao facer clic na opción Obter unha ligazón para compartir , aparecerá unha nova ventá coa información do código de unión. Fai clic na icona de papel ao lado para copiar a ligazón. Nota: a parte do URL despois do nome de dominio é o teu código para a reunión.
Fai clic na opción Iniciar unha reunión instantánea se queres crear unha reunión inmediatamente. Abrirase unha pestana de videoconferencia separada emerxente. Aquí verás unha opción para Unirse agora , fai clic nela.
Únete agora levarache á reunión real. Mantente atento a unha xanela que aparecerá co código de unión. Fai clic na icona en papel para copiar a ligazón da reunión.
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Agora podes compartir a ligazón de invitación coas persoas ás que queres convidar á túa reunión. FYI, a ligazón da reunión tamén contén o seu código, que é a parte posterior a meet.google.com/. A ligazón e o código tamén se poden compartir nun chat ou correo electrónico.
Tamén podes invitar persoas do propio Meet facendo clic na icona Engadir persoas para engadir persoas da túa lista de correo. Introduza o nome ou o enderezo de correo electrónico na caixa de texto para que se lles notifique inmediatamente sobre a reunión.
Fai clic na icona de persoas para abrir a lista de participantes. Verá a icona na parte superior dereita da pantalla.
Na sección de persoas, poderás ver a icona Engadir persoas que perdiches antes. Use os mesmos pasos que describimos anteriormente para invitar aos participantes á reunión. Podes facelo ao comezo ou cando a reunión estea en curso.
Agora, escribe o ID de correo electrónico dos usuarios que queres engadir á reunión.
E unha vez creada a lista de participantes, prema en Enviar correo electrónico.
Cando os usuarios fagan clic na ligazón da reunión ou intenten unirse a través do código de meet.google.com , verán o botón "Solicitar unirse". Unha vez que fagan clic neso, Meet indicaráselles que esperen ata que alguén o deixe entrar e Meet notificarache (o anfitrión) que un usuario quere unirse á reunión.
Cando o usuario está agardando a súa admisión, Google avisa ao anfitrión mediante unha mensaxe co nome da persoa que quere unirse e unha opción para Denegar entrada ou Admitir, dependendo da elección do anfitrión.
Para admitir o usuario na convocatoria, fai clic na opción Admitir .
Iso é. Ese foi todo o proceso de creación dun Google Meet na web: primeiro comezando a reunión, despois compartindo a súa ligazón/código para invitar aos participantes á reunión e, finalmente, admitindo aos usuarios á reunión despois de que se unen á reunión.
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Crea Google Meet na aplicación para iPhone e Android
Outro método para acceder ao servizo é coa aplicación Google Meet do teu teléfono. Non obstante, non hai ningunha aplicación dispoñible para PC. Podes descargar a aplicación Google Meet no teu dispositivo Android desde Play Store e no teu iPhone/iPad desde App Store .
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Open the meet app on your Android or iOS device, and then tap on the New meeting button available at the bottom of the video screen in a separate section.
You will get three options, choose the one you want.
Share the meeting’s link with the people whom you want to invite to the meeting. For this, click the Copy button (as shown in the screenshot below) to copy the meeting’s link. Paste the link on the email or message to share it with anyone.
If you want to avoid the copy-paste, then you can simply click on the ‘Share invite‘ button in blue above, and then select the app through which you want to share. Select or add the people you want to share the link with, and send the message or email, as the case may be.
In case you missed the pop-up to invite people, you can access the same menu in the meeting’s details. Here’s how.
Alternate method:
First, tap the meeting’s name in the top left of the screen.
Now, in the People tab, tap on the ‘Share joining info‘ button to share the meeting’s link with your participants.
Next, select the app through which you want to share the invite link. Add/select the contacts as the case may be, and send the message.
If you need to copy the meeting’s join link, then tap on the Info tab first, and then tap the copy button, as shown in the screenshot right below.
Tap on Admit to allow the user to join.
That’s how you invite and admit participants to a Google Meet.
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Useful tips
Start a meeting on Gmail
On the left side of the Gmail interface, you will see three sections, the first and major section will be dedicated to the email-related actions/activities like Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Labels, etc, the second section will be dedicated to Meet and the third section for Hangouts.
Go to the second section which is dedicated to Meet and click on Start a meeting.
Follow the ‘Web’ guide above after starting the meeting to share the meeting’s link/code with the participants, and add them to the meeting with the ‘Admit’ option when they try to join.
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Create a meeting on Google Calendar
We’ve highlighted the steps to create a Google Meet using Google Calendar in the next section. In the edit panel window, you will find a section called Add guests.
To check your entire guest list and customize the permissions for your guests, click on More options.
Follow the ‘Web’ guide above after starting the meeting to share the meeting’s link/code with the participants, and add them to the meeting with the ‘Admit’ option when they try to join.
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Schedule a meeting using Google Calendar
Integrating Meet into Calendar was a good call simply because that’s a good way to get a heads-up about the next Meet, generate a joining code well in advance, and avoid those last-minute scrambles that come with setting up spontaneous video calling sessions. Here are the steps to scheduling a meet using Google Calendar.
Go to Google Calendar either from this link or from the app drawer that you see on the top right corner in the case of Google webpage or Gmail.
Once you’re inside the Calendar page, select a date and click on it to open the window with edit options.
In the edit window panel, create the event, assign a specific time slot and once you’re satisfied, click on the Add Google Meet video conferencing to create a joining code for the meeting.
The button will change to show Join with Google Meet button. Click on it to go to the actual video conference page.
A notification will be sent to the people who have been added to the meeting and the date/time will be reserved on their Calendars. Additionally, they will also be sent a mail to confirm their attendance along with a direct link to join the Google Meet conference.
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Create a recurring meeting using Calendar
There are certain events like a team huddle or end of month meeting that are recurring in nature. For such events, you have the option of creating a recurring Google Meet to make life easy. Here’s how.
Follow the steps that we’ve shown you earlier to create a normal event by opening Google Calendar, picking the date, and opening the editing window. Once you’re in the edit window, click on the Date section.
The section will expand to reveal the Does not repeat option with a dropdown arrow. Click on the arrow.
Now you will see a list of options ranging from weekly scheduling to monthly scheduling options. At the very end of the list, you will see an option called Custom. Click on it to customize your schedule.
Once you’re in the Custom settings, you will be able to set the number of weeks, recurrences as well as end date.
When you’re done with the customization, click on Done and then Save to save the event.
So, that was how you can create a recurring Google Meet meeting using Google Calendar.
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How to remove/cancel a Google Meet?
Unfortunately, once a joining code has been generated it’s impossible to delete the Google Meet. Google has not provided any provision to remove the room so even after the meeting has ended, people can still go back to the room and interact even if the owner of the room is not present as long as they have a joining code.
How do I know if my browser supports Meet?
You need to ensure that you’re using one of the following browsers to be able to access Meet comfortably:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Apple Safari
Chrome is definitely ideal, however, if you must use another browser, then avoid Microsoft Edge because it has limited support.
Can I pre-record a meeting?
Absolutely! You can pre-record a meeting and present it in a live meeting using the Present Now option. In fact, if you are repeating the same session on a different meet call, you can record the entire meeting and Google will mail you the recording which will be stored in Drive. You can use this recording on your next Meet call.
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How to join meeting with the invite link or code
There are two ways to easily join a Google Meet meeting that you’ve been invited to. The first is to use the meeting link you are provided with, and the second is to use the code given to you. Let’s have a look at both methods.
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Join using invite link
Well, simply click the Google Meet meeting’s link you have received on the device of your choice to visit the Meet webpage (or the app on your phone) to join the meeting. That’s all. Clicking on the invite link is all you need to do.
Option A in the screenshot above (from the invite email) shows the Meeting’s link. To join a meeting, you can simply click on the ‘JOIN MEETING’ button in green. In case you need to copy the link of the meeting, option B has it for you. Copy it, and paste it in the browser of your choice to join the meeting.
Once you do the above, Google Meet will ask you to provide it access to the camera and microphone. Allow that. Next, you will need to click on the ‘Ask to join’ button to be able to join the meeting.
When you do the above, you have to wait for the meeting’s host to admit you to the meeting. The host gets the notification that you want to join the meeting. Once he admits you, you will be in, there is nothing else you need to do.
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Join using invite code
The joining code is a super crucial aspect of the Google Meet experience. Since there are thousands of meetings being held at any given time, Google assigns a specific joining code (in an arrangement of ten hyphenated alphabets) to any meeting that you create making it the password that is required to gain entry. You will find the code as part of the meeting URL in the form of hyphenated alphabets after meet.google.com/. Copy only the code from the URL to use it in this tutorial.
On the Meet website, directly insert the code in the text box provided in the first fold.
On the Google Meet app, a Meeting code button is provided at the bottom, select it, and then paste the meeting code to join the meeting.
On Gmail, you will see the Join a meeting option. Click on it and insert the joining code when prompted.
That’s how you use the joining code!
Provide Google Meet with access to the camera and microphone, and then click the ‘Ask to join’ button to let the meeting’s host admit you to the meeting. You can only wait until you are admitted to the meeting.
That’s all.
We hope you found this article helpful! Take care and stay safe.
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