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What can you do with Google Chat?

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Intro to chatWhether in a 1:1 chat or a dedicated group workspace, Google Chat makes it easy to collaborate with your team in an organized way. Share and discuss Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides all in one place.

What you need:
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Get Chat: Web (chat.google.com), Android, or iOS

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Contents

Section 1: Open Chat

1.1 Open Chat

Section 2: Create direct messages and rooms

2.1 Send a direct message
2.2 Edit conversations
2.3 Create a room
2.4 Add or remove people in a room
2.5 Join or leave a room
2.6 Start multiple conversations in a room

Section 3: Collaborate in Chat

3.1 Start a video meeting
3.2 Add files to conversations
3.3 Search in Chat

Section 4: Manage chats

4.1 Hide chats
4.2 Set up notifications
4.3 Snooze notifications
4.4 Turn notifications on or off
4.5 Manage chat history
4.6 Block and report someone
 
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