How to Schedule a Google Hangout

This Itechguide teaches you how to schedule a Google Hangout. The guide covers steps to schedule a Google Hangout from a PC, Android and iPhone.

Option 1: Schedule from a PC

• Open Calendar.Google.com from your PC. If you have not signed in to your Google Account on the current browser you will be prompted to sign in.

• Once your Google Calendar opens, on the top left of the Calendar, click Create.

• Then, on the pop up window, Event should be selected by default. If any other option is selected, click Events. Then, in the Add title field, enter a title for the event
• At the bottom of the pop up (left of Save button), click More options. The new event will open in full window.

• Update the event as you would any meeting – add date and time, add location, email notifications, etc. Then click the Add conferencing drop-down and select Hangouts.

• Finally, add guests (people you want to attend the Hangouts meeting). To schedule a Google Hangout, on the top right of the screen click Save.

Option 2: Schedule from an Android Phone

• Open Google Calendar App on your Android phone. If it is your first time opening the App, the App will walk you through some initial setup steps.

• At the bottom right of the Google Calendar App, tap the + sign. A set of options will be displayed.

• From the displayed options, tap Event.

• The new event will open. Give the event a title. Then, exit your keyboard. To remove your keyboard from the screen, tap the highlighted button in the second image below – this button may differ from phone to phone.

• Then, scroll down to the middle of the new event and tap Add conferencing. When you tap Add conferencing, Hangouts will be displayed automatically.

• To add attendees to the meeting, scroll up a bit and tap Add people.

• Finally, to schedule a Google Hangout, at the top right of the new event, tap Save.

Option 3: Schedule via an iPhone

• Open Google Calendar App on your iPhone. If it is your first time opening the App, the App will walk you through some initial setup steps.

• Then, at the bottom right of the App tap the + sign. A set of options will be displayed.

• From the displayed options, tap Event.

• Then, on the new event screen, give the meeting a title.

• To remove your keyboard from the screen, at the bottom right of the keyboard tap Done.

• Scroll down the new event window and tap Add conferencing. When you tap Add conferencing, it will be replaced with Hangouts.

• To add people to your Hangouts event, tap Add guests.

• Finally, to schedule a Google Hangout, at the top right of the new event, tap Save.

It is this easy to schedule a Google Hangout.

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