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• Chat with colleagues in Gmail
• Start or join a video call from Gmail
• Open your Google Calendar and events
• Open notes in Google Keep
• Open your to-do lists in Google Tasks
• Customize Gmail with add-ons

               

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Chat with colleagues in Gmail

1. At left, click ChatNew chat. If you don't see Chat, make sure it's turned on.
2. Enter a name or email address. To chat with several people, click Start group conversation.
3. Create your message and click Send.

You can also chat in spaces. Learn more at the Gmail Help Center.

 

Start or join a video call from Gmail

1. At left, click Meet. If you don't see Meet, make sure it's turned on.
2. To start a new meeting, click New meeting.
3. To join an existing meeting, under My meetings, hover over a meeting and click Join.

Learn more at the Gmail Help Center.

 

Open your Google Calendar and events

• Open Calendar: On the right, click Calendar .

  Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your administrator.

• See event details: Click an event to open it and see details.
• Reply to an event: Open an event. At the bottom, next to Going?, click a reply.
• See events for a day or more: Click More Day or Schedule.

To do more with Calendar, see Get started with Calendar.

Open notes in Google Keep

• Open Google Keep: On the right, click Keep .

  Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your administrator.

• Add a note or list: Click + Take a note or New list .
• Edit a note: Click a note and enter a message. Click Done.

To do more with Keep, see Get started with Keep.

Open your to-do lists in Google Tasks

• Open Google Tasks: On the right, click Tasks . The current list appears at the top, with any tasks below it.

  Tip: If you don’t see this option, contact your administrator.

• Add a new list: Click the Down arrow Create a new list.
• Change lists: Click the Down arrow  and select a list.
• Add a new task: Click + Add a task. To add a new task from an email, drag the email into a task list.
• Edit or delete a task: Point to a task and click Edit . From the Edit window, click Delete to delete a task.

Note: As a member of a space in Google Chat, you can create and manage group tasks and assign tasks to other space members. To learn more, see Create & assign tasks in a Google Chat space . To do more with Tasks, see Get started with Tasks.

Customize Gmail with add-ons

1. On the right, click Add-ons . A list of add-ons opens in the Google Workspace Marketplace.
2. Click an add-on.
3. Click Install.

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