Google Chat Cheat Sheet

Send messages to an individual or group

  1. Search for people and spaces or words and phrases in messages
  2. Click Add “ic_add_grey600_18dp” to search for a person or group. To chat with several people, select Start group conversation
  3. Select a person or group to chat with. Enter your message and click Send “post“
  4. Next to a person or conversation, click More “ic_more_vert_grey600_18dp” to:
    • Adjust notifications
    • Leave a conversation with the option to return
    • Block a person or space
    • Hide or delete a conversation

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Create a space for your team

  1. Click Add “ic_add_grey600_18dpic_keyboard_arrow_right_grey600_18dp“and thenCreate space “add-users“. You can then name the space, add people to it, and set restrictions
  2. Click a space name to:
    • View members
    • Add people and bots
    • Set notifications
    • Leave a conversation
  3. Click a message to start a new conversation

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Work with Chat

  1. Click Settings “settings” to manage notifications, blocked people and spaces, and more
  2. Next to a message, click Add “add_circle_outline_gm_grey_24dp” to insert a file from Google Drive “drive_grey600_24dp“, add a Google Calendar event “event_grey600_18dp“, or (spaces conversations only) create a new file in Docs, Slides, or Sheets
  3. In a message, you can:
    • Insert emojis or GIFs
    • Upload a file
    • Start a video meeting

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