Google Chats Cheat Sheet
Chat 1:1 with colleagues, or collaborate in a team workspace.
Send messages to an individual or group
Create a space for your team
Manage & enhance your messages
Chat 1:1 with colleagues, or collaborate in a team workspace.
Send messages to an individual or group
Create a space for your team
Manage & enhance your messages
Send messages to an individual or group
1. Search for people and spaces or words and phrases in messages
2. Click New Chat to search for a person or group. To chat with several people, add recipients and click Start chat
3. Select a person or group to chat with. Enter your message and click Send
4. Next to a person or conversation, click More to:
Adjust notifications
Leave a conversation with the option to return
Block a person or space
Hide or delete a conversation
Create a space for your team
Click New Chat>Create a space.
Click a space name to:
View members
Add people and apps
Set notifications
Leave a conversation
Click a message to start a new conversation
Manage & enhance your messages
1. Click Settings to manage notifications, blocked people and spaces, and more
2. 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
3. In a message, you can:
Insert emojis or GIFs
Upload a file
Start a video meeting