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Google Meet offers closed captioning in different languages

Did you know that Google Meet offers closed captioning in different languages? 

If you need to conduct or translate your meeting in a different language: 

  • Open Google Meet.
  • Select the More options icon at the bottom of your screen. 
  • Select Settings and a new window will appear. 
  • Click Captions at the bottom of the left-hand menu.
  • Under Captions, from the drop-down menu, select the language people will use in the meeting:
    • English 
    • French 
    • German 
    • Portuguese (Brazil)
    • Spanish (Mexico)  
    • Spanish (Spain)
  • Under Translated captions, you can also translate conversation from a Google Meet call in English to closed captioning in:
    • French
    • German
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
  • Click the X in the top-right corner to return to your meeting. 

Note: Google Meet does not save transcripts.