1. Launch Google Hangout from the start menu.
  2. Select New Conversation. 3. Select New Group 4. Add friends by searching their names and click the Check mark when you’re done. Optionally, you can assign the Hangout a name, (i.e. Planning Meeting or Happy Birthday, Dave!). This name will appear in the invite that your Hangout partners receive.
  3. Click Allow to grant Hangouts permission to access your camera and microphone. When the video chat room launches, you’ll see your video feed as a thumbnail at the bottom, along with thumbnails for other callers as well. The large video player is reserved for the person who’s talking and it switches from one talker to another almost instantly. From here, you can add more to your chat. Invite People. The first option, the silhouette with a plus sign, lets you add video callers. Then, enter the names of your invitees. Clicking Copy Link To Share generates a URL for the hangout you can send via means other than email. Chat. Clicking the voice-bubble icon in the lower right corner opens up a text-based chat window. Screen Share. Clicking the Menu button opens up a list of options. Click Share screen. And now, you’re sharing your screen! If you’re the only one in the hangout, it can get pretty loopy.

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