Technology Troubleshooting: How to Mute/Unmute

HOW TO MUTE AND UNMUTE ON GOOGLE MEET

On a laptop

  1. To mute yourself, move your cursor (arrow) on the screen so that a bar (as appears in the picture below) pops up on the bottom of the video chat screen

  2. In this bar, you will see a microphone (either gray or red). Use your cursor (arrow) to click this button and click  .  Repeat these steps to unmute.

Dial-in participants (On a phone)

  1. To mute yourself, press *6. To unmute yourself, press *6 again.

On a tablet

  1. Flip your tablet so that it is horizontal (landscape mode) and notice three circles that pop up on the bottom of the video chat screen.

  2. If your tablet is already horizontal (landscape mode), you may tap the screen once to get a the three circles to pop up at the bottom of your screen. In one of these circles, you will see a microphone (either gray or red). Use your cursor (arrow) to click this button and click   Repeat these steps to unmute.

On a phone (android or apple)

  1. Flip your phone so that it is horizontal (landscape mode) and notice three circles that pop up on the bottom of the video chat screen.

  2. If your phone is already horizontal (landscape mode), you may tap the screen once to get a the three circles to pop up at the bottom of your screen. In one of these circles, you will see a microphone (either gray or red). Use your cursor (arrow) to click this button and click   Repeat these steps to unmute.