Gmail Help

You can chat with anyone who has a colored ball icon next to his or her name. When someone's online, a green, yellow, or red colored ball will appear. Here's how to chat with someone who's available:

From Chat:

1. Find the name of the person you'd like to chat with.
2. Click the person's name to open a chat window.
3. Enter your message in the text field, and press Enter.
4. Wait for your contact to respond!

* You can also search for a contact by entering his or her name in the box at the top of Chat. Just enter the name of the person you'd like to chat with, and then enter your message in the chat window.

From Contacts:

1. Click Contacts along the left side of any Gmail page.
2. Select the name of the person you'd like to chat with, and click the Chat link to open a chat window.
3. Enter your message in the text field, and press Enter.
4. Wait for your contact to respond!

When you've finished chatting, click the X in the top right corner to close the window.

* Check out chat as you have never seen it before. Gmail Theater presents an ensemble cast of engineers in Chat In The Name Of Love. Watch the video on YouTube. *