Chat 1:1 with colleagues, or collaborate in a team workspace.
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Search for people and spaces or words and phrases in messages |
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Click New chat to search for a person or group. To chat with several people, add recipients and click Start chat |
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Next to a person or conversation, click More to:
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- Leave a conversation with the option to return
- Block a person or space
- Hide or delete a conversation
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Click New chat Create a space. You can then name the space, add people to it, and set restrictions |
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Click a space name to:
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- Add people and apps
- Set notifications
- Leave a conversation
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Click a message to start a new conversation |
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Click Settings to manage notifications, blocked people and spaces, and more |
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Next to a message, click Add to insert a file from Google Drive , add a Google Calendar event , or (spaces conversations only) create a new file in Docs, Slides, or Sheets |
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In a message, you can:
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- Upload a file
- Start a video meeting
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