How to Google Chat

How to create a chat room?

Click on the plus “+” icon at the top of the list of your rooms and conversations. You'll see a drop down menu. Choose “Create a room”. You'll see a dialog window looking like this: Name the new room, add a distinctive emoji that will serve as a group icon, and add the names or email addresses of the colleagues you want to add to your room.

Can I add more people to the room later on?

You sure can. Click on the room name at the top of the screen. You'll see a drop down menu of chat room settings options. You can add additional members, edit the room name and emoji, leave or block the room, or pin or unpin it. Pinned rooms and conversations will always appear at the top of the list of your conversations. It's a good way to have your most commonly used chats right at your fingertips.

How to share files in Google Chat?

In the bottom right corner, by the "reply" box, you will see several icons: If you want to send a file to a colleague, click the upload icon (either upload from Google Drive or your computer). Before you hit send, you will see a preview of the file directly in the reply box. Write the message and confirm either by pressing the or by clicking on the "Send" icon.