Get ready to make your Google Meet presentations more engaging! Google is rolling out annotation support, allowing you and other participants to highlight, draw, and add comments directly on presented content. It’s perfect for brainstorming sessions, live demonstrations, or collaborative note-taking.
How It Works
- Find the Tools: Look for the new annotation menu in the bottom right corner of your shared content, or use the annotation button in the Google Meet toolbar.
- Annotate Away: Choose from pens, highlighters, text boxes, sticky notes, shapes, and more!
- Collaborate: Designate other participants as co-annotators to boost participation.
- Easy Cleanup: Use the “Clear all” or eraser tools to start fresh.
Key Points & Limitations
- Workspace Tiers: Annotations are available for specific Google Workspace tiers (listed below).
- iOS & Android: Currently, iOS users can only co-annotate. Android users can present and annotate, but co-annotating is coming soon.
- Rollout Schedule: The feature is rolling out gradually, so check your Google Meet settings in the coming weeks.
Eligible Google Workspace Tiers:
- Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
Annotations in Google Meet can transform your presentations, making them more interactive, collaborative, and visually engaging.
