Have you noticed and tried Google Hangouts yet?
Hangouts is a text and video chat application that provides an alternative mode of communication beyond email. It lives in your Gmail under the labels on the left sidebar menu. A quick question via hangouts text can sometimes prompt a quicker response than an email. You can also create groups in Hangouts for easy group chat communication. Hangouts also offers video options, including screen sharing which can be a great option for live, remote communication with up to 25 people.
Ready to give Hangouts a try? Here's how.
- Click on the + Next to your name.
- Type the name of the person you'd like to communicate using Hangouts with and Invite. If you're practicing Hangouts for the first time, I'd recommend partnering with someone nearby.
- This will send that person an invite that will appear as a pop-up message that you would like to chat with them.
- Once, they accept the invite, you can type your message for real-time text communication.
All the people and groups that you regularly use hangouts with now appear on a list on the bottom left of your Gmail labels for future communications. If you want to learn even more about Hangouts, check out Google Hangouts Support.
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