To reply to a message in Google Chat, you can enter text or select a suggestion if available. You might get suggestions based on the content of the message that you received.
Reply to a message
- Go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
- Open a chat message.
- Below the message, click the reply area.
- Enter your message or select a suggestion.
- You can customize a suggested message before you send it.
- Press Return or click Send
.
Tip: If you're in a threaded space, do not enter your reply at the bottom under "New thread." If you do, it creates a new conversation thread instead of a reply.
Turn off suggestions in Chat
- Go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
- At the top right, click Settings
Settings.
- Under "Smart Reply," uncheck the box.
Other options
- To add a person to the conversation or mention them: Type
, then enter a name.
- To add emojis to your message: Click Emoji
.
- To share files from your device: Click Upload file
.
- Everyone in a space can find shared files.
- To share files from Google Drive: Click Add Google Drive file
.
- Everyone in a space can find shared Drive files.
- To start a video call: Click Add video meeting
.
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- To schedule a calendar meeting: Click Calendar
.
- To send a GIF: Click GIF
.
- To add formatting to text: Click Format
.