Create a New Chat Space in Google Chat
Multiple people can chat in a single group chat called a space.
In Google Chat https://chat.google.com, on the top left under Chat, click the + icon to Start a chat.
Select Create space.
Optionally, give your chat space a name and an emoji icon.
Check the Use threaded replies if you want multiple threads to keep different topics separate in the same chat space.
Check Allow people outside your organization to join if you want to add anyone outside of your Google Workspace account.
Click the Enter name or email of person or group bar to add people.
You’ll see suggestions based on your contacts list right away. You can also type in names or email addresses, and people/groups will appear below if you have them in your contacts list.
Click them to add them to the chat space.
Click Create.
Your chat space now appears on the left under Spaces.
Others you have added will automatically see the chat space on the left under Spaces, along with the number of new messages. They can click the chat name to start chatting.
Upon opening the chat space for the first time, users will see the option to choose their notification setting.
Multiple people can chat in a single group chat called a space.
Chat spaces can have threads, making it easier to discuss different topics in the same space.
Browse existing spaces and join one.
Turn history on or off to control the saving of chat messages and files.
Enable or disable notifications for a specific chat space.
Update a space’s name and emoji.
Pin a chat space to the top of your spaces list, or remove it from there.
Add more users, groups, or bots to a chat space.
See who else is in a chat space.
View a space in a full-screen chat window, or minimize it.
Remove someone from a chat space.
Create and share Google Drive files with people in the chat space.
Create and assign tasks to people in the chat space.
Remove yourself as a member of a chat space.
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