You can use the gear icon to view settings for this chat. You can use the person+ icon at the top to add another person to this chat, creating a group (more on groups in the next section). You can use the video button at the top to start a video chat with this person. Type your messages in the text field at the bottom and press Enter to send. Then you will see the chat window along the right side of the Hangouts screen. If you have never chatted with this person before, they will need to accept your invitation to chat. If the party you are trying to chat with is offline, their profile icon will not feature a green dot and a time indicator will appear next to their name showing you the last time they were signed in to Hangouts (depicted in the screenshot below). If the party you are trying to chat with is online, their profile icon will feature a small green dot in the bottom-right area as depicted in the screenshot above. Either click on the person's name entry to chat with them privately or click on any of the group entries to chat with that entire group. Below their entry, you will see any chat groups that contain you both as members. Type in their information and they should appear at the top of the window. Selecting either option for a new chat will prompt you to type in the name or email address of the person you want to chat with. Just click on the chat in the list to resume it quickly. If you have chatted with the other party recently, they should appear beneath the New conversation button in your list of recent chats. You can use the New conversation button along the top of your recent chats, or look for the Message button in the middle of your screen. To access the full interface for Google Hangouts, find it within your app picker or navigate your web browser to. Although your chats are private, they are subject to the same discovery as emails if you are ever the subject of an investigation. SOU retains chat history in Hangouts for legal purposes.

Video calls are handled through Google Meet. If you have trouble with Google Hangouts, contact your Computing Coordinator.Īlthough you will see the option to place a phone call with Hangouts, this feature is not enabled for our subscription.

This article will show you how to use Google Hangouts to instant message your colleagues and/or students and how to use it to conduct remote meetings with several participants.

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