From your computer, you can share meeting notes directly to a Google Calendar event.
Add meeting notes to events from Google Docs
- On your computer, open a new or existing Google Doc that you want to add to an event.
- In the doc, type '@'.
- In the pop-up menu, click Meeting notes.
- Search for an event.
- Tip: You can type 'next' to select the next meeting in your calendar.
- Select an event. Meeting notes are pre-populated with event details but aren't attached to the event.
- If you’re the meeting organiser: A pop-up prompts you to share and attach the document to your event. To give access, click Share & attach.
- If you’re not the meeting organiser: A pop-up prompts you to share the document. To give access, click Share. The document doesn't attach to the event.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Create an event.
- Optional: Enter the title, time, guests and other details.
- Click Add description or attachments
Create meeting notes
- Your meeting notes, pre-populated with event details, are attached to your event and shared with your guests, including those outside of your organisation.
Create meeting notes - On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click an existing event
- Pre-populated meeting notes with event details are attached to your event.
- Meeting notes open in a new window. On the right, click Share.
- When you add Meeting notes to an event, the changes don't appear in Google Calendar, and vice versa. For example:
- If you update a document's attendee list with new guests, the new guests aren't automatically invited to the event.
- If you change the document’s title, the title doesn't change in Google Calendar.
- If you change an event in Google Calendar, event details don't change in the Meeting notes.
- You can’t add meeting notes to an event if:
- You don’t have permission to edit the event.
- Another person already attached meeting notes.