Controls in a meeting
Once you are in a meeting, the window carries its own controls. (For starting and joining, see Start or join a video meeting.)
Sharing
Section titled “Sharing”- Start share / Share screen — share your screen or a window.
- Stop sharing — end the share.
The window
Section titled “The window”- Meeting actions — the menu of meeting commands.
- Participants — the people in the meeting.
- Show chat — show the in-meeting chat alongside the video.
- Fullscreen (enlarge the meeting) and resize (drag to resize the panel).
Moderation
Section titled “Moderation”Moderators get the Moderation controls:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Mute all | Silence everyone at once. |
| Lobby (waiting room) | Admit people before they join. |
| Make moderator | Promote a participant. |
| Remove | Take a participant out of the meeting. |
Invite a guest
Section titled “Invite a guest”Meetings are invite-only: only people you invite can join. Under Invite guests…:
- Copy link — copy the meeting link (share it yourself).
- Or enter the guest email and Create invite — the guest gets an email (Meeting invitation — {room}). The link works once, for one person, and expires with the call.
- You can also create an invite without an email (Anyone with the link).
External guests open the link in the browser (they pass through the lobby). You can revoke an invite at any time.
Meeting AI in-call
Section titled “Meeting AI in-call”While in the meeting, the AI menu offers Summary, Minutes and Transcript for the call — see AI summary and minutes.