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Get started with Google Chat. Use Google Chat to message and collaborate with anybody you work with. You can use Chat to: Talk to people directly or in small group messages. Collaborate in large, named groups called spaces. Send and share files from Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. Set up tasks and meetings.
Open the standalone app. Once installed, you can open the standalone app from your desktop: In ChromeOS, go to the Launcher Chat. In Windows, click Start Chat. In MacOS, go to the Applications folder Chat. In a Chrome browser, in the address bar, enter chrome://apps and click Google Chat.
Navigate around Chat. In the main menu, you can: Start a new chat, which can be a DM to one or more people or a space to collaborate on projects. Catch up on your conversations using various shortcuts: Home. Find all of your spaces and messages. To find threads on your home screen, click Threads.
Use search operators in Google Chat. Mention someone else in a message. Star messages. Hide or delete a conversation. Use Smart Compose in Google Chat. Add formatting to your Google Chat messages. Send & share files in Google Chat messages. Start a video meeting. Create a meeting in Google Chat.
Turn Chat on or off in Gmail. On your computer, open Gmail. At the top right, click Settings See all settings. Go to Gmail settings. At the top, click Chat and Meet. Next to “Chat,” to turn Chat on or off in Gmail, select Google Chat or Off. Click Save Changes.
Official Chat Support Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using Chat Support and other answers to frequently asked questions.
Turn off Google Chat notifications in Gmail. On your computer, open Gmail. At the top right, click Settings See all settings. At the top, click the Chat and Meet tab. Go to Gmail settings for Chat. Next to "Chat settings," click Manage chat settings.
If you can find “Show an example,” you get Google Chat web notifications at chat.google.com. If you can’t find “Show an example,” you get Google Chat notifications in another browser tab or in the Chat app itself. If you’re using Gmail: On your computer, open Gmail. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
In Gmail: On the left, click Chat. Open a DM. At the top, click the conversation name. Click Add people. Enter a name or email address. Click Done. To convert a DM with one person into a group DM, at the top, click the conversation name Start a new chat. To quickly add a new person to a DM with two or more people, in the reply area, enter ...
On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail. In Gmail: On the left, click Chat. Open a conversation. At the top, click the conversation name Turn on history or Turn off history.
