How to Get Started with Google Meet in Google Workspace

Google Meet comes with your Google Workspace account, so you can talk face to face with coworkers and clients without installing anything. Launch a call in seconds, set one up ahead of time in Google Calendar, or hand out a link that anyone can click.

Follow along to hold your first meeting. You'll start, schedule, and join calls, learn the basic controls, and wrap up cleanly.

• What You Need First ⤵
• Open Google Workspace From Your Customer Portal ⤵
• Start a Call in Google Meet ⤵
• Schedule a Meeting in Google Calendar ⤵
• Join a Meeting ⤵
  • From a Calendar Invitation ⤵
  • From a Meeting Link ⤵
  • With a Meeting Code ⤵
• Use the Meeting Controls ⤵
• Leave or End a Meeting ⤵
• Related Articles ⤵

What You Need First

Meet is only a few clicks away from wherever you already work:

Your Google Workspace plan decides how large your meetings can get and which extras you have:

Open Google Workspace From Your Customer Portal

If you bought Google Workspace through HostGator, you can reach it straight from your Customer Portal.

1. Log in to your Customer Portal.
2. Click Email & Office in the left-side navigation menu.
3. Optional: If multiple Google Workspace subscriptions are listed, click Manage for the plan you want to access.

   
    

4. You’ll be automatically redirected to the Email Management page, where you can manage your email settings and subscriptions.
5. Click Log in to Workspace.

   
    

6. Enter your Google Workspace email and password if Google asks for them.

   
    

7. Open the Google apps grid at the top right and select Meet.

   
    

Start a Call in Google Meet

Pick this route to talk immediately, or to generate a link you can send out for later.

1. Open meet.google.com on your computer.
2. Select New meeting.

   
    

3. Choose from the options in the table below.

   
    

   Option	What Happens
   Start an instant meeting	You land in a brand-new meeting at once
   Create a meeting for later	Meet hands you a link. Send it out, and when the time comes, open the link, or paste it into Enter a code or link and click Join
   Schedule in Google Calendar	Takes you to Google Calendar to pick a time (see the next section)

4. Bring others in. Click Add others for an instant meeting, or copy the meeting link and share it.

Schedule a Meeting in Google Calendar

Add guests to a Calendar event, and Google usually attaches a Meet link on its own.

1. Open Google Calendar on your computer.
2. Click Create at the top left and choose Event.

   
    

3. Name the event and set its date and time.

   
    

4. Type your guests' email addresses under Add guests.

   
    

5. Look for Join with Google Meet in the event. If it's missing, click Add Google Meet video conferencing.

   
    

6. Click Save.

   
    

7. Click Send when Calendar offers to email the invitation.

   
    

Join a Meeting

Join through a Calendar event, a link, or a code. Meet always shows a preview first, so you can confirm that your camera and microphone work.

From a Calendar Invitation

1. Open Google Calendar.
2. Click the event.

   
    

3. Click Join with Google Meet.

   
    

4. Click Join now on the preview screen.

   
    

From a Meeting Link

1. Click the link in your invitation, chat, or email.
2. Click Join now on the preview screen.

With a Meeting Code

1. Go to meet.google.com.
2. Enter the code in Enter a code or link and click Join.
3. Click Join now on the preview screen.

Use the Meeting Controls

These controls appear once you're in a meeting:

Leave or End a Meeting

When you finish, click Leave call at the bottom of the screen. The person who started the meeting gets a choice:

• Just leave the call: You step out, and the call continues for everyone else.
• End the call for everyone: Meet removes every participant, breakout rooms included, and no one can return until you rejoin.

Related Articles

• Google Workspace (Formerly G Suite) Tools Overview
• What is Google Workspace (Formerly G Suite)?
• Google Workspace (Formerly G Suite) Setup Part 2
• Google Meet cheat sheet