In Google Chat, you can mark messages unread to easily get back to important messages. You can also mark a message as read without opening a conversation.
When you mark a message as unread, you will get a red dot notification on that chat or space.
For a direct chat conversation or an unnamed group chat:
- Go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
- Under Chat:
- Point to a chat in the conversation list. Click More
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Mark as read
or Mark as unread
.
- Click a conversation to open it. Point to a message you've sent
click More
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Mark as unread
. Point to a message you've received
click Mark as unread
.
- Click a conversation to open it. At the top, next to the chat name, click Conversation options
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Mark as unread
.
For a space:
- Go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
- Under Spaces:
- Point to a chat in the conversation list. Click More
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Mark as read
or Mark as unread
.
- Click a conversation to open it. At the top, next to the space name, click Conversation options
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Mark as unread
.