Use Annotations in Google Meet

To highlight and make annotations in Google Meet, presenters and appointed co-annotators can use annotation tools.

Important: Annotations for iOS is launching soon.

Learn which Google Workspace editions can use Annotations Learn about which browsers are supported

How to use Annotations in Google Meet

Important: There’s no admin control for Annotations.

In a meeting:

1. On your computer, join a Meet video meeting.
2. At the bottom, click Present now .
3. Select Your window, Tab, or Entire screen.
   • If you present a Chrome tab, it shares that tab's audio by default.
   • To present a different tab:
     1. Click the tab you want to present.
     2. Click Share this tab instead.
   • If you present a Slides presentation through a tab, Learn to control Slides presentations in Google Meet.
4. As the presenter, you get the notification “You can annotate on the screen now. Everyone can see your annotations.”
5. To select an annotation option, at the bottom right, click .
   • Select one of the following:
     • Stickers
     • Pen
     • Disappearing ink (on by default)
     • Text box
     • Sticky note
     • Lines and shapes
     • Color

Tip: You can also select the Stop annotating option. To remove existing annotations, select Erase or Clear all.

Add co-annotators

To allow others to annotate:

• In a meeting, open the Participants list .
  1. Find the user you want to have as a co-annotator.
  2. Next to their name, click More actions Add as co-annotator .
• Hover over a user’s video tile.
  • Click More actions Add as co-annotator .

Check what you need to annotate a presentation

To annotate a presentation, make sure that:

• Your browser is compatible.
• You’re the current presenter.
• You’ve pinned your presentation.
• You're presenting in a tab or window (using full screen on a second monitor).

Use Annotations on Google Meet hardware

You can now annotate on supported Google Meet touchscreen devices. Supported hardware includes:

• Series One Board 65
• Series One Desk 27
• Acer Chromebase for Meetings 24V2

To use Annotations with Google Meet hardware:

1. Open Google Meet.
2. Join a meeting.
3. Start a presentation on a different device from the touchscreen hardware.
4. Add your supported touchscreen device as a co-annotator from the presenting device.
   1. Open the Participants list .
   2. Next to the hardware device name, click More actions Add as co-annotator .

You'll see the notification on your hardware device, “You can annotate on the screen now. Everyone can see your annotations.”

Related resources

• Use zoom & pan in Google Meet presentations
• Present during a video meeting
• Background and reactions