Setting Up a Google Hangout

Initiating a Hangout-

Through Gmail Account

Click on the Google Hangouts icon

1. 1. To see this icon you will need to make sure that you have turned on the chat feature enabled.

   2. To enable chat go to settings:
       
   3. Chat:
      
   4. Chat: Turn Chat on
      

   5. This will then place the chat window on your Gmail page

      
   6. You can hide/unhide the chat window by clicking on the icon below the chat window
      
      

Through Google+ 

1. 1. Click on the +YourName in on your Gmail page

1. 1.   
   2. Click on the Google Hangout button in the “Share what’s new” box 
      
      

Through Google Calendar Invite:

1. 1. This will create a Hangout and send out an invite for some future time.

   2. You’ll see the link to Add a Google+ hangout on the event page for any individual events you create, and clicking on it will add a hangout to the event. Guests with edit access to the event (either through ‘Guests can modify’ being enabled or shared ownership of the calendar) can add a hangout to the event; guests without edit access will not be able to add a hangout to the event.