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Open a completed meeting

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Open Meetings

Select Meetings in the sidebar.
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Find the meeting

Completed meetings are listed under Meeting notes, grouped by date, with the meeting time next to each entry. To search or filter the list, see Find and organize meetings.
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Open it

Select the meeting title.

Read the summary

A completed meeting opens with the generated summary selected. The tab shows Summary or the name of the summary template in use. The meeting title is at the top, followed by the template and My notes controls, the meeting date and time, and the number of attendees.
Completed meeting Website relaunch kickoff with the Summary tab selected, showing an overview, decisions, action items and open questions
Select My notes to switch to the notes you wrote yourself. They stay private to you, even when you share the meeting. See Transcribing meetings.

Meeting details

Open the date and attendee dropdown to see who attended. For calendar-linked meetings, it includes Open in Google Calendar to jump to the original event, and Add attendees… to add people.
Meeting details dropdown with Open in Google Calendar, Add attendees and a list of three attendees

Choose a summary template

Templates give the summary a structure that suits the conversation. Open the arrow next to Summary, or next to the name of the selected template, to open the template menu. It includes Summary, 1:1 and Stand-up, a search field, All templates and New template.
Template menu with a search field, the templates Summary, 1:1 and Stand-up next to two custom templates, and the options All templates and New template
To set the template Meetings uses by default and manage your own templates, see Personal settings.

Check the transcript

Select Show transcript at the bottom of the meeting page to read the transcribed conversation. Use it when you need the exact wording behind the summary or want to check a detail. The panel includes Copy transcript. If your workspace has turned on Hide transcripts, the transcript is hidden from everyone, including the meeting owner and admins. The summary remains available. See Privacy and data.

Copy, download or delete a meeting

Open the three-dot menu at the top right of the meeting page.
Three-dot menu of a meeting with the options Copy, Download, Version history and Delete
  • Copy: copy the summary or the transcript.
  • Download: download the summary, your personal notes or the transcript.
  • Version history
  • Delete: delete the meeting and its associated content.
People with Editor access can edit the summary. See Sharing and access.
Only the meeting owner can delete a meeting. Deleting is permanent and can’t be undone.

Ask about a meeting

To ask a question about what was discussed, select Ask anything at the bottom of the meeting page. See Ask questions about meetings.