Friday, April 15, 2016

Google Hangouts: What It Is and How to Use It


It has come to my attention that some of my friends and family aren't familiar with Google hangouts. If you have a Google account (which, at school, we all do!) you can use this awesome communication tool. 

Here's a great link on how it works. 

On a laptop, using Chrome as your browser, it's easiest to google "google hangouts for chrome." Go to the Chrome Web Store and Click Add to Chrome.

You should then see the google hangout symbol next to your omnibar. Click on that.

You should get a Hangout area in the lower right hand corner of your screen. 
Click on New Conversation. Type in an email address. 
You can then text or video call that person. They need to have Hangouts, too, though. 
You can make a group to chat with several people at the same time.
Lots of webinars are using Hangouts, too!


Enjoy!

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