Set a status in Google Chat
1. Set a status in Google Chat
You can set your status in Google Chat to let others know when you’re available. Google Chat can automatically set your status based on your activity. The green circular icon indicates you’re active. This means that Gmail or Google Chat is open. If you've been inactive in Gmail or Google Chat for the last 5 minutes, your status changes to Idle, which is represented by an orange clock icon. If you’ve been idle for more than 10 minutes or you’re no longer connected to the internet, your status changes to Away. The icon for away is a white circle, and you can manually set yourself as Away. Let’s say you’re in an important meeting or busy working on a new task and you don’t want to be interrupted. If you’re online, but want to mute your chat notifications, you can change your status to Do not disturb for the duration of your choosing. You can choose a specific time duration as short as 30 minutes or as long as 24 hours. Alternatively, you can choose the Until a specific time option to set an exact time and date. If there’s a specific time when you regularly want to mute your notifications, for example from 2-3 PM every Wednesday, you can click to Set a do not disturb schedule in Google Chat. To add a new schedule, click Create new, enter the details of the times and days that you want to pause notifications, and then click Save. You’re not limited to just one time: you can create as many do not disturb schedules as you need. Aside from using Automatic, Away or Do not disturb, you can add a custom status. Select a pre-existing option like Be right back or Commuting, or choose an emoji and write your own. Google Chat also updates your status according to your events in Calendar. Your Google Chat status automatically updates to out of office, in a meeting, or in focus time based on your calendar status. You can always override your automatic calendar status with a custom one. To see the status of another user, find their name in the list of chats and you can see their status next to their name. As with your own status, users can appear active, away, idle, or on do not disturb. If they do not appear in the list of chats, click the Find people, spaces, and messages search bar and type the name or email address of a colleague. Click the name of the person you want to message. To see how long their status will be on Do not disturb, open your conversation with them and the remaining time will appear by their name. You can still send messages to the person, but they might not see your message immediately.2. Let's practice!
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