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Joining a meeting using Meet hardware? Use Companion Mode for inclusive hybrid meetings. Learn more.

Connect a USB keyboard for increased accessibility

You can use a keyboard with Google Meet hardware, Chromebox, and Chromebase.

Note: Only use one input source at a time. If you use a physical keyboard and then touch the screen, you might need to restart spoken feedback.

Navigate using the keyboard

You can use a keyboard to:

  • Use the arrow keys to move around the screen.
  • Use Tab to move forward. Press Shift + Tab to move backward.
  • In a meeting:
    • Press any arrow to expand the side panel. Press Esc to collapse.

Use the settings menu with a keyboard

You can use a keyboard to turn the settings menu on for Google Meet hardware, Chromebox, and Chromebase.

  1. Use Tab to navigate to More actions  .
  2. Press Enter or the space bar.
  3. Use the Down arrow  to highlight Accessibility and thenpress Enter.
  4. To highlight Spoken feedback, press the Down arrow.
  5. Press Enter to turn the feature On  or Off .
    Note: If you're turning on spoken feedback, you'll hear a prompt when it's on. 

Tap to turn captions on or off

Live captions show the text of the conversation on the screen during video meetings. Tap captions  or Turn off captions  while on a call. See also Use captions in a Meet hardware video meeting.

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