How to use Google+ Hangouts.

2. How to use this presentation
This presentation is a tutorial to help guide you through using
Hangouts and its features.
You can view this presentation by pressing F5 and scroll through
by using the link buttons or by using the left and right keys on
your keyboard. (Links and buttons only work in this mode).
Click the button on the top right to go back to the menu slide.
If you have any questions or would like more help using
Hangouts, please contact me at jon@oppsdevelopments.com

3. Menu
How to use this presentation
What are Hangouts?
Tutorial – Setting up
Tutorial – Basic features
Tutorial – inviting people
Tutorial – Changing settings and using Chat

4. What are Hangouts?
‘Hangouts’ are places used to facilitate group video chat. There
is a maximum of 10 people participating in a single Hangout at
any point in time, however, anyone on the web could join the
‘Hangout’ if it is made public.
Other features include ‘Screen Share’ which allows the
participants of the chat to view your screen and ‘Youtube’, which
allows all of the participants to watch a Youtube video together.
All participants of a ‘Hangout’ must have a Google+ account. To
find out more about ‘Hangouts’ visit:
www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts

5. 1. Using your login details, log on to Google+ www.plus.google.com
2. It will ask you to create an account, fill in your details
3. Click ‘Upgrade’ on the bottom right of the page
4. Click ‘Continue’ until you reach the next page…

6. 1. Upload an image (so the learner or colleague can recognise you)
2. Only fill in the ‘Where do you work’ section
3. Click ‘Finish’

7. 1. This page will then appear. It is the ‘Home’ page of your Google+.
2. To start a Hangout, Click the ‘Hangouts’ button on the left or the ‘Start a
Hangout’ button on the top right of the screen.

8. 1. A page may come up asking you to install a plugin, simply follow the
instructions given to install it until you reach a screen similar to below.
2. Make sure the top box is empty by removing ‘your circles’ (shown below)
3. Name the Hangout. (E.G. [tutor name] CT256 tutorial.)
4. Click Hang out!

9. Below is the window of the hangout. I have labelled the main features. The
more you use it, the more accustomed you will get!
Name of Mute
Exit
Chat Hangout microphone
Watch a video
Share your Turn
screen camera off

10. 1. To invite/ share your hangout with others, you will need to give them
the ‘unique URL’ . This is labelled below.
2. Copy and paste it into an email and send to the invitee(s).
Unique URL

11. 1. When someone is invited to a Hangout and they go to the unique
URL, they will have to go through the process mentioned in this tutorial
to set up an account and install the Hangout plugin (if it hasn’t been done
already on the PC being used).
2. Once they are ready, a screen will come up where you can test your
camera and microphone. Click ‘Join’ when ready.

12. This is what the Hangout window looks like when someone joins. Up to 9
people can potentially join and each one will appear at the bottom. You can
click on their screen to enlarge it.
Click to enlarge

13. 1. You should be able talk and see each other. Click on the settings button
to edit the microphone and camera settings, if necessary.
2. If you wish to make a written comment, you can use the chat window. A
number in brackets indicates that someone has ‘chatted’ to you.
3. Click ‘Chat’ to view the chat.
Settings
Click to open
chat

14. 1. Highlighted is the chat window. Everyone in the Hangout can see and
participate in this chat.
2. Click in the chat bar, type some text and press enter on your keyboard to
‘chat’ back.
Chat bar