How to get meeting summaries from Atlas on Google Meets

Get meeting transcriptions using Atlas and Google Meets

1. Start or Join a Google Meet Call: Open Google Meet and either start a new meeting or join an existing one you've created.
2. Enable Transcription:
   • Click on the Activities button at the bottom right corner of the screen.
   • Select Transcripts from the menu.
   • Click on Start Transcription. You will see a transcribing icon appear, indicating that the transcription has started
3. During the Meeting: The transcription will run in real-time. Participants will see a notification that the meeting is being transcribed.
4. Ending Transcription: You can stop the transcription at any time by going back to the Activities menu, selecting Transcripts, and then clicking Stop Transcription
5. Accessing the Transcript:
   • After the meeting ends, the transcript is saved automatically in the meeting organizer's Google Drive, specifically in the "Meet Recordings" folder.
   • The transcript link is also attached to the associated Google Calendar invite.
6. Generate meeting summaries with Atlas:
   1. Summon Atlas: Use the keyboard shortcut based on your operating system:
      • MacOS: Command + Shift + A
      • Microsoft Windows: Control + Shift + A
   2. Access the meeting transcription: Type @Meet Recordings in the Atlas interface, then select the appropriate meeting from the list.
   3. Request a summary or action items: Ask Atlas to either summarize the meeting or identify action items by typing your request.
   4. Utilize the output: Use the generated summary or identified action items to create reminders, tasks, projects, or plan meeting follow-ups.

Note: If host management is turned off, anyone from the host's domain can turn on Transcripts. However, if host management is on, only the host and co-hosts can turn on Transcripts. Also, please note, this feature is only available with certain Google Workspace accounts such as Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise editions, and Education Plus. It is also important to ensure that there is enough storage space in Google Drive to save the transcript.