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Communication
The friend you invited and the current participants will receive an
invitation to a group chat. Each one who accepts the invitation will
join the group chat. In a group chat, everyone can see everyone else’s
messages. Group chats appear at the top of your Friends list, with a
group chat icon.
To chat on or off-the-record
Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and
even search for them, in the Chats folder in Gmail. If you’d rather not store
the messages in a chat, you can chat off-the-record.
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While chatting, touch the Menu Key
> Chat off record.
To return to on-the-record chatting, touch the Menu Key
> Chat
on record.
To end a chat
When you’ve finished your conversation, it’s easy to end a chat session.
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From your Friends list, touch and hold the friend you want to stop
chatting with. In the menu that opens, touch End chat.
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From a chat screen, touch the Menu Key
> End chat.
Changing and Monitoring Online Status
Google Talk allows you to change how you appear to others; you can
change your online status and status messages, as well as the picture that
appears next to your name on your friends’ list.
To change your online status
1. Touch the Apps Key > Talk .
2. Touch your email address at the top of your Friends list.
3. In the screen that opens, touch the drop-down status menu and choose
an option.