Turn off chat in Docs editors

Users can chat with each other inside the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files they are working on together with Google Chat. 

To turn off chat inside Docs, Sheets, and Slides:

Before you begin: To apply the setting for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to set by department) or a configuration group (to set for users across or within departments).

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. In the Admin console, go to Menu  AppsGoogle WorkspaceGoogle Chat.
3. Click Service Status.
4. To apply the setting to everyone, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit or a configuration group.
5. Select Both turned off.
6. Click Save. If you configured an organizational unit or group, you might be able to either Inherit or Override a parent organizational unit, or Unset a group.

Conditions that automatically turn off chat

Chat in Docs, Sheets, and Slides is automatically turned off for your users according to the applicable age in your country. Also, some chat history and sharing settings automatically disable chat in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. For example, chat in Docs, Sheets, and Slides is disabled when you:

• Go to History for Chats and select History is on, and uncheck the Allow users to change their history setting box. Learn more about chat history settings.
• Choose the Chat Externally setting Don't allow users to send messages outside your organization. Learn more about external chat settings.