In Google Chat, you can mark conversations as unread to return to them later. You can also mark a conversation as read without opening it.
When you mark a conversation as unread, a dot shows up next to it in your conversation list.
Change a conversation to read or unread
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
- In your conversation list, to the right of the conversation, click More options .
- Click Mark as read or Mark as unread .
Tips: Other ways to mark a conversation as read or unread include:
- At the top of a DM or space, click the conversation name Mark as read or Mark as unread.
- For individual messages in a conversation, point to the message click More actions Mark as unread. This adds an “Unread” line above the message in the conversation.
Locate your unread conversations
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
- On the left, click Home.
- At the top right, click Unread.