Switch to Meet

Modified on Wed, 9 Jul at 4:59 PM

Switch from Zoom to Meet

Comparison at a glance

In Zoom...	In Meet...*
Start a video meeting	Start a video meeting In your browser, go to Meet. Click New meetingStart an instant meeting.
Add video meetings to your calendar	Add a Google Meet video meeting to your Google Calendar event In Calendar, create an event. Click Add guests. Enter the names or email of the people you want to invite. Click Save. To notify guests, click Send
Join a meeting from your computer	Join a video meeting from your computer In your browser, go to Meet. Select the meeting from your list of scheduled events. Click Join now.
Join a meeting while on the go	Join a video meeting while on the go Open the Meet Android or iOS app. Select a meeting and tap Join. Only meetings scheduled through Calendar appear on Meet.
Invite more people to a meeting	Add guests to a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click People . Click Add people. To invite people to join the meeting: Click Invite. Enter the name or email of the guests. Click Send email. Guests get an email with the meeting link to join the meeting. (Optional) To call people directly in to the video meeting: Click Call. Enter a phone number. Click Call . The guest is dialed directly in to the ongoing meeting as an audio participant.
Send chat messages during a meeting	Send chat messages during a meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Chat . Enter a message and click Send .
Share your screen	Present your screen Meeting organizers with Google Workspace for Education can prevent participants from sharing their screen. Open Meet and join a meeting. On the bottom, click Present now and choose what to share: Your entire screen A window A tab Click Share. When you’re done presenting, click Stop presenting.
Record a video meeting	Record a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities RecordingStart recording.
Manage notifications	Turn on meeting notifications
Q&A	Audience Q&A Open Meet . From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities Q&A. Next to Allow questions, click Turn on .
Launch a poll	Launch a poll In a meeting, at the bottom right, click Activities click Polls. Click Start a poll. Enter a question and add options for the poll. Tip: You can let users respond anonymously to Polls. Before you save or launch your poll, turn on Responses appear without names . Choose one: To post your poll, click Launch. To save your poll so you can launch it later, click Save. Tip: Polls you save remain listed under Polls for the duration of the meeting. After the call ends, all polls are permanently deleted. Meeting moderators are emailed a polling report at the end of the meeting. After a poll is launched, to vote on your own poll, select one of the optionsclick Vote.
Share a whiteboard	Use a whiteboard With Meet, you can use third-party add-ons, such as Miro, to collaborate with other video call participants in real time.
Raise your hand	Raise your hand Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Raise hand or Lower hand .
Add breakout rooms	Add breakout rooms Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities Breakout rooms. Click Set up breakout rooms . Choose the number of breakout rooms. You can create up to 100. (Optional) To move people into different rooms, drag a participant's name to another room. Click Open rooms.
Change your background	Change your background Open Meet. Depending on when you want to change your background, choose an option: To change your background before you join a meeting, on the bottom right of your meeting image, click Change background . To change your background after you join a meeting, at the bottom, click MoreChange background. Choose a background option.

Switch from Skype to Google Meet

Comparison at a glance

In Skype for Business...	In Meet...*
Start a meeting	Start a video meeting In your browser, go to Meet. Click New meetingStart an instant meeting.
Set up an online meeting in Microsoft Outlook	Schedule a video meeting in Calendar In Calendar, create an event. Click Add guests. Enter the names or email of the people you want to invite. Click Save. To notify guests, click Send.
Join a meeting from your computer	Join a video meeting from your computer In your browser, go to Meet. Select the meeting from your list of scheduled events. Click Join now.
Join a meeting while on the go	Join a video meeting while on the go Open the Meet Android or iOS app. Select a meeting and tap Join. Only meetings scheduled through Calendar appear on Meet. If you don’t have a data network, you can call in to the meeting from a phone: You can dial in during the scheduled meeting time in one of the following ways: Enter the phone number that’s in the Calendar event or meeting invitation. Then, enter the PIN and #. From the Meet or Calendar app, tap the phone number. The PIN is automatically entered.
Invite more people to a meeting	Add guests to a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click People . Click Add people. To invite people to join the meeting: Click Invite. Enter the name or email of the guests. Click Send email. Guests get an email with the meeting link to join the meeting. (Optional) To call people directly in to the video meeting: Click Call. Enter a phone number. Click Call . The guest is dialed directly in to the ongoing meeting as an audio participant.
Send IMs during a meeting	Send chat messages during a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Chat . Enter a message and click Send .
Share your screen	Present your screen Open Meet and join a meeting. On the bottom, click Present now and choose what to share: Your entire screen A window A tab Click Share. When you’re done presenting, click Stop presenting.
Record a meeting	Record a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities RecordingStart recording.
Q&A session	Audience Q&A Open Meet . From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities Q&A. Next to Allow questions, click Turn on .
Take a poll	Launch a poll In a meeting, at the bottom right, click Activities click Polls. Click Start a poll. Enter a question and add options for the poll. Tip: You can let users respond anonymously to Polls. Before you save or launch your poll, turn on Responses appear without names . Choose one: To post your poll, click Launch. To save your poll so you can launch it later, click Save. Tip: Polls you save remain listed under Polls for the duration of the meeting. After the call ends, all polls are permanently deleted. Meeting moderators are emailed a polling report at the end of the meeting. After a poll is launched, to vote on your own poll, select one of the optionsclick Vote.
Use a whiteboard	Use a whiteboard With Meet, you can use third-party add-ons, such as Miro, to collaborate with other video call participants in real time.
Raise your hand	Raise your hand Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Raise hand or Lower hand .
Choose your background effect	Change your background Open Meet. Depending on when you want to change your background, choose an option: To change your background before you join a meeting, on the bottom right of your meeting image, click Change background . To change your background after you join a meeting, at the bottom, click MoreChange background. Choose a background option.

Switch from Webex to Google Meet

Comparison at a glance

In Webex...	In Meet...*
Start a video conference meeting	Start a video meeting In your browser, go to Meet. Click New meetingStart an instant meeting.
Add Webex meetings to your calendar	Schedule a video meeting in Google Calendar In Calendar, create an event. Click Add guests. Enter the names or email of the people you want to invite. Click Save. To notify guests, click Send.
Join a meeting from your computer	Join a video meeting from your computer In your browser, go to Meet. Select the meeting from your list of scheduled events. Click Join now.
Join a meeting while on the go	Join a video meeting while on the go Open the Meet Android or iOS app. Select a meeting and tap Join. Only meetings scheduled through Calendar appear on Meet. If you don’t have a data network, you can call in to the meeting from a phone: You can dial in during the scheduled meeting time in one of the following ways: Enter the phone number that’s in the Calendar event or meeting invitation. Then, enter the PIN and #. From the Meet or Calendar app, tap the phone number. The PIN is automatically entered.
Invite more people to a meeting	Add guests to a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click People . Click Add people. To invite people to join the meeting: Click Invite. Enter the name or email of the guests. Click Send email. Guests get an email with the meeting link to join the meeting. (Optional) To call people directly in to the video meeting: Click Call. Enter a phone number. Click Call . The guest is dialed directly in to the ongoing meeting as an audio participant.
Send chat messages during a meeting	Send chat messages during a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Chat . Enter a message and click Send .
Share your screen	Present your screen Open Meet and join a meeting. On the bottom, click Present now and choose what to share: Your entire screen A window A tab Click Share. When you’re done presenting, click Stop presenting.
Record a meeting	Record a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities RecordingStart recording.
Q&A session	Audience Q&A Open Meet . From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities Q&A. Next to Allow questions, click Turn on .
Start a poll	Launch a poll In a meeting, at the bottom right, click Activities click Polls. Click Start a poll. Enter a question and add options for the poll. Tip: You can let users respond anonymously to Polls. Before you save or launch your poll, turn on Responses appear without names . Choose one: To post your poll, click Launch. To save your poll so you can launch it later, click Save. Tip: Polls you save remain listed under Polls for the duration of the meeting. After the call ends, all polls are permanently deleted. Meeting moderators are emailed a polling report at the end of the meeting. After a poll is launched, to vote on your own poll, select one of the optionsclick Vote.
Create and share a whiteboard	Use a whiteboard With Meet, you can use third-party add-ons, such as Miro, to collaborate with other video call participants in real time.
Raise your hand	Raise your hand Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Raise hand or Lower hand .
Add breakout sessions	Add breakout rooms Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Activities Breakout rooms. Click Set up breakout rooms . Choose the number of breakout rooms. You can create up to 100. (Optional) To move people into different rooms, drag a participant's name to another room. Click Open rooms.
Change virtual background	Change your background Open Meet. Depending on when you want to change your background, choose an option: To change your background before you join a meeting, on the bottom right of your meeting image, click Change background . To change your background after you join a meeting, at the bottom, click MoreChange background. Choose a background option.