Sam Beil

How to add a Google Meet video conference to Google Calendar in a different time zone

…and not make a mistake.

Google Calendar has a built-in feature that lets you define a meeting time in the time zone of the person you want to spend time with.

  1. Choose Create

    Screenshot: Google Calendar: The “Create” button

  2. Select Event

    Screenshot: Google Calendar: The “Create” submenu with two options: “Event” and “Task”

  3. Select the block with the meeting time

    Screenshot: Create event view with the meeting time highlighted

  4. Choose Time zone (yes, this text is a button)

    Screenshot: Create event view with the “Time zone” button highlighted

  5. Set Event time zone to the time zone of the person you want to spend time with

    Screenshot: Event time zone settings

  6. Select OK

After this procedure, the event time you set for this meeting will be set to the time zone indicated in the 5th step.

I've been working remotely as a designer for years, I talk via Google Meet with people in other time zones every week, and I didn’t know about this feature for a long time. I hope it will make your life easier.

May 29, 2023

Tags: google, meet, video, calendar, time, zone