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January 31, 2024

How to Send a Google Meet Invite in 2024

▶️ Easily send a Google Meet invite with our step-by-step guide. Streamline your virtual meetings now!

Google Meet is one of the top video conferencing platforms today, and many teams and individuals use it for online meetings.

However, users sometimes get confused about how to create Google Meet invites or how to send a Google Meet invite.

In this article, we will provide a comprehensive guide on inviting someone to Google Meet to help you overcome this challenge.

Let’s get started!

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Main methods how to send a Google Meet invite

Before joining your first meeting, make sure that you have granted permission for your microphone and camera. Once you have granted the necessary permissions, you can:

Enable or disable your microphone by clicking on the microphone icon
Activate or deactivate your camera by clicking on the camera icon
Join the call by clicking on the "Join now" button
End the call by clicking on the "Leave call" icon

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Google Meet Homepage

The Google Meet homepage serves as a central hub for hosting meetings and sending invites. Here's how to send a Google Meet invite directly from the platform:

Open Google Meet
Click on New Meeting
Choose one of these options:

a) Create a meeting for later

To start a meeting later, copy the meeting link and share it with the attendees through chat or email
To start the meeting, simply paste the generated link in your browser or enter it in the "Enter a code or link" field and click Join.

b) Start an instant meeting: This option allows you to create and join a new meeting immediately

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Google Calendar

You can add a video meeting link and dial-in number to a Google Calendar event.

It's important to note that attendees can share the meeting link, but if someone not invited tries to join, an organization participant must approve their request.

Only the meeting creator can admit participants to meetings organized through a personal Google Account.

Here's how to initiate a Google Meet session from Google Calendar:

In Calendar, create an event
Click Add guests
Enter the names or emails of the people you want to invite
Click Save
To notify guests, click Send

And that's it!

Additionally, if you want everyone to have the 'viewer' role during the session, follow these instructions:

Open Google Calendar on your computer
Create a new meeting and add guests
In the Google Calendar meeting invite, access Host controls
Activate Host management
In the Guests tab, switch on Everyone is a viewer by default
To add contributors, make sure to include guests in the meeting invite. If their email address is not visible, add them to the invite first.

Remember, Google Workspace Essentials users can't schedule a meeting in Google Calendar.

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Gmail

Finally, here are the steps you need to take to invite someone to Google Meet using Gmail:

Open Gmail
In the Meet section, select New meeting
To share the meeting invite through a link or email, choose Send invite. Alternatively, to copy the meeting details, select Copy meeting invite
For sending an email invite, click on Share via email
When you’re ready to join the Meet session, click Join now

Note that to start a video meeting in Gmail, Google Meet in Gmail must be activated:

Open Gmail
In the top right corner, click Settings and then See all settings
Choose Chat and Meet
In the Meet section, select the relevant option
Click Save Changes

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Can I invite someone to a Google Meet if I am not the host?

Certainly! If you are using Google Meet to conduct a meeting, any participant who has access to the meeting can invite others to join. However, the meeting host will receive a prompt to admit or deny these participants from joining the meeting.

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Scheduling a Google Meet session on mobile devices

The steps for scheduling a Google Meet meeting are the same on iOS and Android devices:

Launch the Meet app on your device
Tap New at the bottom right
Select Schedule in Google Calendar. This option opens the Google Calendar app, allowing you to edit event details like title, time, and guest list
Tap Save at the top right
Use the back button to go back to the Meet app
You can then access the meeting through the Meet app home screen or the meeting link in your calendar event

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Removing Google Meet from Google Calendar invitation

If you want to delete the Google Meet session or invite from your Google Calendar event, follow these steps:

Open Google Calendar and select the event to which you have editing access
Click on Edit (the pencil symbol) to modify an existing event
Find the video conferencing section in the event details
Select Remove (X) to delete the video conference
Click Save to deactivate the meeting link

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Rules for inviting and admitting participants to Google Meet

Here are the three basic rules for inviting and admitting people to a Google Meet session:

Anyone can invite someone to Google Meet: Participants can invite others to join a Google Meet session regardless of their role.
Access can only be granted by the host or moderator: While anyone can send invitations, only the host or moderator can grant access to the meeting.
Gmail and non-Gmail users can’t attend the meeting without the moderator: Attendees, regardless of their email service provider, cannot join the meeting without moderator/host approval on Google Meet.

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Conclusion

We hope our guide helps you send Google Meet invites in the way that suits you best.

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In the next episode:

All the possible ways to join a Google Meet