Exercise 19: Configure Chat settings

Exercise directions:

Part 1: Enable Chat for your organization

Step 1

If you’re not already signed in, sign in to your domain as the Administrator at admin.google.com.

Step 2

From the main menu, navigate to Apps, select Google Workspace, and click Google Chat.

Step 3

Click the Service status section.

Step 4

Select ON for everyone.

Step 5

Click SAVE.

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Part 2: Turn on Chat history

Step 1

From the Google Chat settings page, click the History for chats section.

Step 2

Ensure History is ON is selected.

Step 3

If you made any changes, click SAVE.

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Part 3: Turn on space history

Step 1

From the Google Chat settings page, click on the History for spaces section.

Step 2

Ensure History is ON by default is selected.

Step 3

If you made any changes, click SAVE.

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Part 4: Allow file sharing

Step 1

From the main menu of the Admin console, navigate to Apps, click Google Workspace, and click Google Chat.

Step 2

Scroll to the Chat File sharing section.

Step 3

Check the box next to the Allow all files under both ‘External file sharing’ and ‘Internal File sharing’ option.

Step 4

Click SAVE.