| Open Slack in a browser, mobile app, Mac®, or Windows® |
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| Send a DM to someone |
- On your computer, go to Google Chat.
- On the left, under “Chat,” click the name of the person or group you want to message.
- If you can’t find their name, click New chat
 or Start a chat  .
- Enter a name or email address. Suggestions appear as you enter text.
- Tip: To send a direct message from a work or school account to someone outside your organization, enter their email address.
- Click the person you want to message.
- To create a group conversation, continue to enter people’s names.
- When you select everyone you want to include in the conversation, click Start chat.
- Tip: If you want to send a direct message to a specific person, next to their name, click Start chat
 , or use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + Enter / Ctrl + Enter.
- Enter a message.
- Click Send
 .
Tips:
- If you use a work or school account, suggestions include everyone in your organization, even those who don't have Google Chat.
- To message you back, the message recipient may need to accept your request.
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| Join a channel |
- Open Google Chat.
- At the top left, click Start a chat .
- Click Browse spaces. The spaces that you're directly invited to appear at the top of the list. To find a space, enter its name.
- To preview a space, point to the space name and click Preview. When you preview a space, you can read messages, but you can't participate in the conversation or get notifications.
- To join the space, in the preview, click Add or Join.
- To open the space, click Open.
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| Create a channel |
You can chat with both people within your organization and with external guests.
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| Edit a message |
Edit a sent message
- On your computer, go to Google Chat.
- Open a conversation, such as a direct message, group direct message, or space.
- Hover over the message you want to edit.
- Click Edit
 .
- Make your changes.
- Click Update.
Delete a sent message
- On your computer, go to Google Chat.
- Open a conversation, such as a direct message, group direct message, or space.
- Hover over the message you want to delete.
- Click More
  Delete  .
- To confirm, click Delete.
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| Add styles and emoji to your message |
To add markdown formatting to your Google Chat messages, you can include special characters in the text.
- To bold text, add asterisks * before and after the text you want bolded.
For example, if you type *Tuesday*, the chat will display Tuesday.
- To italicize text, add underscores _ before and after the text you want italicized.
For example, if you type _every week_ , the chat will display every week.
- To strike through text, add tildes ~ before and after the text you want struck through.
- To create an inline code block, add backticks ` before and after the text you want in a code block.
- To create a multiline code block, add three backticks ``` before and after the text you want in a code block.
You can also click Emoji  and select the emoji you want to add.
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| Leave a channel |
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- Next to a space name, click More options
  Leave.
- Click Leave space.
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| Delete messages |
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
- On the left, next to the person's name, click More Delete conversation .
- To confirm, click Delete.
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| Upload and share files |
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- Open a conversation.
- If you're in Gmail, on the side, click Chat.
- Enter your message and choose an option:
| Add an emoji |
Click Emoji .
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| Send a GIF |
Click GIF  .
- If you use Google Chat on a work or school account, you may not have the option to send a GIF.
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| Attach files from your computer |
Click Upload file  and drag files into the compose bar.
Tip: You can attach up to 20 images or videos at a time or one attachment of other file types.
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| Add a link to a video meeting |
Click Add video meeting  .
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| Attach a Drive file |
Click Add  Drive .
- When you send the file, you’re notified if someone needs access.
- If you have edit access, you have an option to grant access.
- If you grant access to a conversation or space, people who join the space later also have access.
- If people leave the space, they lose access to the file unless they’re given access individually or through a group.
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| Create a Google Calendar invite |
Click Add Calendar invite  .
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4.Click Send.
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| Search your messages |
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- At the top, click in the search box that says “Search all conversations” or “Search in chat and spaces.”
- Enter search text and press Enter.
- Gmail: Under the search box, click Messages.
- To open a result, click on it.
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| Manage your notifications |
- On your computer, go to Google Chat.
- At the top right, click Settings
 Notifications  .
- To turn on notifications for Google Chat messages, under "Desktop notifications," check the box next to "Allow chat notifications."
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Delete