Use Annotations To Enhance Your Presentations In Google Meet

What’s changing

We’re excited to present note devices successful Google Meet. Presenters and their appointed co-annotators tin usage these devices to item contented aliases make different notations complete presented content. Annotations will beryllium connected by default erstwhile you statesman presenting — you tin unfastened nan annotations paper to entree various devices specified arsenic a pen, disappearing ink, sticker, matter box, and more.

To delegate a co-annotator, from nan group sheet aliases by hovering complete a user’s video tile, prime more options (three-dot icon) > adhd arsenic co-annotator. For much accusation astir who tin co-annotators, spot nan “Additional details” conception below.

Annotating and co-annotating are disposable for prime Google Workspace editions (see readiness conception below). Anyone tin position annotated contented during a meeting.

Selecting various note tools

Using nan pen instrumentality to item a circumstantial conception of presented content

Who’s impacted

End users

Why you’d usage it

Annotation devices tin thief you amended showcase contented and prosecute pinch your assemblage while presenting contented successful Google Meet. They tin beryllium useful successful a assortment of situations, including:

Guiding ample groups of users done content, specified arsenic a caller package training
Capturing information successful existent time, for illustration jotting down brainstorming ideas
Building connected concepts successful nan classroom, for illustration creating a condemnation building aliases highlighting cardinal accusation to thief students deliberation done a problem
Demonstrating steps to lick a mathematics equation

Additional details

At nan clip of launch, please statement that:

Android users can usage annotations erstwhile they coming their surface and prime nan Entire Screen option. Android co-annotation will travel successful a early release.
iOS users cannot usage annotations erstwhile presenting. They tin usage annotations if they are appointed a co-annotator by a web user.

We’ll supply much accusation present connected nan Workspace Updates blog arsenic functionality for mobile devices expands.

Meet hardware availability

Annotations will beryllium disposable connected Series Desk 27 and Board 65 devices during a early release. When support is added, you’ll beryllium capable to adhd these boards arsenic a co-annotator.

Getting started

Admins: There is nary admin power for this feature.
End users: This characteristic will beryllium disposable erstwhile you initiate a position successful Google Meet. Visit nan Help Center to study much astir using annotations successful Google Meet.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for characteristic visibility) April 18, 2024
Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for characteristic visibility) starting connected April 25, 2024