To message someone via Hangouts, simply click on the Message icon, and select the name of the person you wish to get in touch with from the list of contacts that appears. Or if they aren’t in the list, enter their email address (or name, or phone number) in the search box at the top of the side-bar to look for them.
How do you start a Google Hangout?Open Hangouts Simply open this link in your browser to begin a Google Hangouts session: https://hangouts.google.com. That’s how simple it is. To start a session, you must sign in to your Google account if you haven’t already (although you can join chats without being signed in).
What are the benefits of using Google Hangouts?Google Hangouts makes it easy to connect with people via talk, text, or video, and the app allows you to create groups that can be connected again and again. It also stores your past chats so you can pick up the text conversation any time and can refer back to past messages as convenient.
How can you use Google Hangouts across all of your devices?Hangouts is a quick app to use and handy to have on all your devices to reach your Google contacts. On the left-hand side of your Gmail, Hangouts chats and your online contacts will be visible in a list. Click on the conversation to have a box pop up on the bottom right for easy access.
