How to Present on Google Meet Using Chrome

You can share your screen at any time during a Google Meet video call. The Chrome browser has the most options for sharing your screen, though you can also use Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari.

What to Know

  • During a meeting, click Present Now and select Your entire screen, A window, or Chrome tab.To stop, click You Are Presenting > Stop Presenting.

  • Click Present Now. It’s in the bottom toolbar.

  • Select Your entire screen, A window, or Chrome Tab from the pop-up menu.

  • Next, select which window or Chrome tab you want to share. You can share an app window, such as Photoshop or Microsoft Excel, or a tab displaying a website or a PDF.

  • If you’re sharing a Chrome tab of a YouTube video, for example, uncheck Share Audio if you don’t want to broadcast sound.

  • Click Share.

  • To stop sharing, click You Are Presenting > Stop Presenting.

Share Your Screen When Someone Else is Presenting

You can present your screen during someone else’s presentation; theirs will pause.

Click Present Now. It’s in the bottom toolbar.

Select Your entire screen, A window, or Chrome Tab from the pop-up menu.

Next, select which window or Chrome tab you want to share. You can share an app window, such as Photoshop or Microsoft Excel, or a tab displaying a website or a PDF.

If you’re sharing a Chrome tab of a YouTube video, for example, uncheck Share Audio if you don’t want to broadcast sound.

Click Share.

To stop sharing, click You Are Presenting > Stop Presenting.

  • Click [Name] is presenting.
  • Select Your entire screen, A window, or Chrome Tab.
  • You’ll get a pop-up confirming that you want to take over presenting. Click Share now.
  • Click Share.

Join a Google Meet Only to Present

If you’re presenting in a meeting but don’t need to participate, otherwise, you can join while only sharing your screen. You won’t be on camera, only your screen.

Click [Name] is presenting.

Select Your entire screen, A window, or Chrome Tab.

You’ll get a pop-up confirming that you want to take over presenting. Click Share now.

  • Go to Google Meet’s site and click Present.
  • Select a window or application.
  • Click Share.

How to Share Your Screen in the Google Meet App

 The process is similar on Android and iOS using the mobile app.

Go to Google Meet’s site and click Present.

Select a window or application.

  • Join the video call.
  • Tap the screen and select the More menu (three vertical dots).
  • Tap Share screen
  • Tap Start Sharing > Start now. (Start Broadcast on iOS).
  • To stop, tap Stop Sharing.

Sharing Your Screen Using a Browser Other Than Chrome

In addition to Chrome, Google Meet supports Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. Each browser has different options for presenting in Google Meet, though.

Join the video call.

Tap the screen and select the More menu (three vertical dots).

Tap Share screen

Tap Start Sharing > Start now. (Start Broadcast on iOS).

To stop, tap Stop Sharing.

  • Sharing your entire screen is supported by Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.Sharing a window is supported by Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.Sharing a browser tab is supported by Chrome and Edge.

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