Useful keyboard shortcuts on Google Meet

Google Meet is Google's online meeting solution for work, schools, and other organizations with a G-Suite account. This is the new name for the Hangouts Meet app. Like other video chat apps, Google Meet includes a number of useful shortcuts.

At any time during a Google Meet video meeting, you can use the following hotkeys for better access or control. These shortcuts are not customizable.

Default keyboard shortcuts for Google Meet on Windows or ChromeOS

Control

1. Turn the camera on / off: Ctrl + E
2. Enable / disable microphone: Ctrl + D
3. See hotkeys: Shift +? or Ctrl + /

Accessibility (your case may differ)

1. Announce the current speaker: Shift + Ctrl + Alt + A , then press S
2. Announce the current room: Shift + Ctrl + Alt + A , then press I

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Default hotkeys for Google Meet on Mac

Control

1. Turn on / off camera: Cmd + E
2. On / off microphone: Cmd + D
3. Enable / disable chat (Mac only): Ctrl + Cmd + C
4. Turn everyone on / off (Mac only): Ctrl + Cmd + P
5. See hotkeys: Shift +? or Ctrl + /

Accessibility (your case may differ)

1. Announce the current speaker: Shift + Cmd + Alt + A , then press S
2. Announce the current room: Shift + Cmd + Alt + A , then I

At the time of this article, users are noticing that the 'Notify current speaker' and 'Current room notifications' accessibility shortcuts are not working as intended (or completely) on all devices. operating system. Your situation may be different, but Google's documentation says they should work.

Google Meet doesn't have the most powerful hotkey setups, but tries to provide useful accessibility features like a built-in screen reader, a full or partial zoom tool, and live subtitles. continued.

Wish you successful application!

Marvin Fry

Update 10 May 2021