Respond to conversations without leaving the home view in Google Chat
News | 14.11.2024
Following the recent announcement of summaries in home* and other features that help you find what you need much faster-using home, Google introduced the split pane in the home view.
November 14, 2024. Using the split pane, you can now respond directly to a space, group or direct message without ever navigating away from the home view in Chat.
To reply in the split pane view, simply click on a message and the split pane will open with the conversation. You can click on the expand icon in the conversation header if you wish to view that particular conversation in full screen. You can also toggle the split pane mode in the home header if you wish to completely enable/disable opening conversations in the split pane.
Available for Google Workspace customers
*October 21, 2024 — Gemini in Google Chat can help you catch up on unread conversations in the Chat home view with summaries.
Google Chat. Send & reply to messages
When you send or reply to a message, use the reply area in Chat. There are multiple ways to reply to messages in Chat.
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Google Chat. Search for messages
To locate messages, use the search bar at the top of Chat. When you search, you can filter by messages:
- Sent from specific people
- Sent in a specific conversation or space
- That include documents, spreadsheets, slides, and more
- Sent during a specific date range
- That include links
- That mention you
- From conversations that you’re a member of
You can also sort your messages by: most recent or relevance to your search criteria.