Using Google Apps
Using Chat in Gmail
Step 1
❱ Before you can chat with someone, you need to invite them and
they will need to accept the invitation. The people you invite will
see the invitation above their chat list asking if they’d like to be
able to chat with you.
Step 2
❱ Press the + icon, then in the search box at the top of this menu,
type your friend’s username. If they’re already in your Contacts,
Gmail will prepopulate their username. If they are not in your
contacts, type their email address and click Invite to Chat.
Step 3
❱ Once someone has accepted your invitation (and if they are
online) you will see a status button to the left of their name in your
chat list, which indicates whether they’re available (green); their
name will show in bold if they have sent you a message.Step 4
❱ To chat with someone
who is available in your
list, click on their name
and a small chat window
will open in the bottom
right corner of the
Gmail window. Click the
arrow to the right of the
contact’s name to undock
the chat window.Instant Chat
in Gmail
You can add and chat to anyone on the Google network as long as they
are using Gmail, iGoogle, Google Talk, Google+ or a third-party client. You
can find the Google Chat controls on the left side of the Gmail window.