April 2, 2006
Google Talk Tips & Tricks
Some people say Google Talk is nice because of its minimalistic design, but they coudn't use an Instant Messenger that doesn't have smileys and font customization. Here are some tips that will make your work with Google Talk better.
Keyboard shortcuts
* CTRL + Mousewheel up/down: Change the font size in a conversation window.
* CTRL + E: Center text
* CTRL + R: Right justify text
* CTRL + L or CTRL+J: Left justify text
* F9: Open Gmail to send an email to the person you talk to
* F11: Start a call
* F12: Stop the current call
* ESC: Close the current window
Conversation
* Some smileys are converted by Google Talk: :-| :-O :-x :-P :-D ;-) :-( :-) B-) :'( :| :O :x :P :D :) :( :)
* To write bold text, type *your gtalk message*
* To write italic text, type _your gtalk message_
Startup parameters (go to Start/Run and type "c:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /one_parameter_from_the_list_below)
* /nomutex: allows you to open more than one instance of Google Talk.
* /register: write Google Talk settings in the registry.
* /checkupdate: check for new version.
* /factoryreset: revert to default settings.
* /mailto email@gmail.com: send an email with Gmail.
* /diag: start Google Talk in diagnostic mode.
Related:
New Google Talk build (includes avatars)
Keyboard shortcuts
* CTRL + Mousewheel up/down: Change the font size in a conversation window.
* CTRL + E: Center text
* CTRL + R: Right justify text
* CTRL + L or CTRL+J: Left justify text
* F9: Open Gmail to send an email to the person you talk to
* F11: Start a call
* F12: Stop the current call
* ESC: Close the current window
Conversation
* Some smileys are converted by Google Talk: :-| :-O :-x :-P :-D ;-) :-( :-) B-) :'( :| :O :x :P :D :) :( :)
* To write bold text, type *your gtalk message*
* To write italic text, type _your gtalk message_
Startup parameters (go to Start/Run and type "c:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /one_parameter_from_the_list_below)
* /nomutex: allows you to open more than one instance of Google Talk.
* /register: write Google Talk settings in the registry.
* /checkupdate: check for new version.
* /factoryreset: revert to default settings.
* /mailto email@gmail.com: send an email with Gmail.
* /diag: start Google Talk in diagnostic mode.
Related:
New Google Talk build (includes avatars)
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33 comments:
thnx.. nomutex is new for me..
Reply DeleteCould i translate this tutorial of gtalk in my blog ?
Reply DeleteCoz, lot of my friend use gtalk too.
Could i???
I just discovered that 'B)' (minus quotes) is displayed in blue.. What's up with that?
Reply DeleteI LOVE the italics and the bold options ... also, the most hilarious thing - I must've accidentally hit F11 a couple times without knowing what I was doing and thought it so strange that gtalk initiated a call with my chatting partner seemingly unprompted. That was odd! Fun, though...
Reply Deleteis it possible to change download file location, by default it is in my documents folder
Reply DeleteIt will be gr8 if we can hv confernce ablity for gtalk.
Reply Deleteu can use conference with gtalk.. bt only if sumone invites u to tht...which can b done through gmail
Reply Delete^word types everything after '^' in ALL CAPS
Reply Delete^word^ types everything between the two '^' in ALL CAPS and BLUE
Anonymous' April 27, 2009 1:54 PM PDT post doesn't work for me.
Reply Delete(^word types everything after '^' in ALL CAPS
^word^ types everything between the two '^' in ALL CAPS and BLUE)
poda patty
Reply Deletehow do u add color to the text..?? any idea..??
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Reply DeleteThese are just awesome tips. I think you need to add better emoticons in Gtalk and make it more good for us. And sometime gtalk sing didn't work well with firefox.
Reply Deletehow i can show my status as idle all the time even in working state
Reply Deletehow can i invisible in gtalk???
Reply DeleteTry _word_ :)
Reply Deletedownload gtalk labs version so dat u can sign in at invisible mode
Reply Deletehow to divert gtalk message of one gtalk messager account to another gtalk messager account
Reply DeleteOR
how to send an sms when i recived any gtalk messanger account message
please inform me who have any idea on my email. akash.soni@ecni.de
Type: BO
Reply Deletein all caps. it shows in blue font. Why?
in gtalk, when the letters can be replace by a smily, gtalk identify it in bolded blue.. i.e. BD, BO,:) and so on
Reply Deletebut how to change font size if I don't have a mouse? I use netbook with touchpad....
Reply DeleteCTRL + '=': increase font size
Reply DeleteCTRL + '-': decrease font size
CTRL + '0': set to regular font size
i have tried many things ^blue^ and so on... none of them work for me. any idea why? my friend used purple in a chat and she doesn't know how. if anyone can help please email me at pelleest@gmail.com
Reply Deleteminus sign can be used to screch the text
Reply Delete-text-
How to send message to everyone at a time
Reply DeleteNeither Ctrl-+ nor Ctrl-MouseWheel works for me. Rather sad as the used font is to small for me. Back to Skype where I can read stuff without having to lean forward to the monitor.
Reply Deletepress the ctrl button in bottom left and the += button on top right at the same time oold a second
DeleteHow to change the different font style in gmail chat.... ?
Reply Delete* To write bold text, type *your gtalk message*
Delete* To write italic text, type _your gtalk message_
I'd like to disable the auto bold and other such feature. I don't want smilies converted to anything other than what I put.
Reply DeleteIf I type this: *nod*
I don't want it made bold. I want the asterisks left in place. If I add a smiley like this: :)
I want the smiley left as it is. The smiley changeis especially irritating when pasting code to someone.
I'd just like to see a messenger client that leave my text alone exactly as I typed it.
PS: And in courier font.
the trick to make the text bigger doesn't work
Reply DeleteI DOES NOT WORK FOR ME :(
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