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A step-by-step guide to presenting a tab, window, or full screen on Google Meet, with audio, on desktop and mobile.


Sharing your screen on Google Meet means presenting a tab, a window, or your entire screen to everyone on the call so they see exactly what you see. On a computer you click Present now in the meeting controls and choose what to show; in the mobile app you tap the three-dot menu and select Share screen. The whole thing takes a few seconds once you know where the button is.
It is how you walk a team through slides, demo a product, review a document, or teach a class without emailing files around first. This guide covers the exact steps on every device, how to share a tab with its audio, and what to do when the Present now button is greyed out.
Once the call ends, the slides are shared but the discussion around them is gone unless someone wrote it down. MeetGeek is an AI notetaker that records and transcribes the meeting so the decisions made while you presented are not lost, which we come back to at the end.
On a computer (Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS), you present from the meeting controls:

Pick A tab for a single Chrome tab (best for video and slides), A window for one app, or Your entire screen when you need to switch between apps. To stop, click Stop presenting in the Meet window, or open You are presenting at the bottom right and choose Stop presenting.
The mobile app shares your whole screen rather than a single window:

Everything on your screen is now visible to the call, including notifications, so turn on Do Not Disturb before you begin. To stop, return to Meet and tap Stop sharing.
Audio depends on what you present. If you share A tab, Google Meet sends that tab's audio automatically, which is why a tab is the right choice for playing a video or anything with sound. If you share a window or your entire screen, turn on the Also share system audio option so participants hear it too. Sharing a tab is the most reliable way to present video with clear, in-sync sound.
If Present now is missing, greyed out, or nothing appears for others, work through these in order:
A few habits make a shared screen easier to follow:
Screen sharing keeps everyone looking at the same thing in the moment. What tends to get lost is everything said around it: the questions, the decisions, the next steps. That is where an AI notetaker helps. Once connected to your calendar, MeetGeek can join your Google Meet calls with permission, record and transcribe the session in 100+ languages, and send a summary with the key points and action items when the call ends.

So instead of presenting and trying to remember what was agreed, you can focus on the screen and let the recap write itself. It works the same way across Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, so you connect the one you already use.
If you want your Google Meet calls to end with clear notes, not just a closed tab, try MeetGeek free.
Usually yes. By default any participant can present in Google Meet. Some hosts restrict sharing to hosts only, so if Present now is missing, ask the host to allow participants to share.
Share A tab, which sends that tab's audio automatically. If you share a window or your entire screen instead, enable Also share system audio so participants can hear it.
If you share your entire screen or your whole phone screen, yes. Turn on Do Not Disturb first, or share a single tab or window so only that content is visible.
On a computer, click Stop presenting in the Meet window, or open You are presenting at the bottom right and choose Stop presenting. On mobile, return to Meet and tap Stop sharing.
Blurriness usually comes from a weak connection compressing the video. Close heavy tabs and apps, share a single window instead of full screen, and if it persists, turn off your camera to free up bandwidth.
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