Google Gtalk Shortcuts, Tips and Tricks

Line Break

Hold SHIFT and hit ENTER

Bold text

To bold your text, put an asterisk (*) before and after content. [Example] *these will be bold*

Italic text

To italic your text, put an asterisk (_) before and after content. [Example] _these will be italic_

Switch between chat windows

Hold CTRL, click on I will cycle you through each chat window

Minimize chat window

ALT + ESC minimize chat window. (For Gmail talk, it only work when chat window is a popup)

Restore chat window

WINDOWS + ESC will restore your Gtalk from minimized mode.

Open multiple Gtalk application

Click Start -> Run and enter the following in Open dialog.

"C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /nomutex

See more parameters like this at the end of the entry

Misc Gtalk information

1. You don’t have to say YES or NO when someone adds you. Simply ignore it and the request will go away.
2. A message can be 32767 characters long.
3. You can change your Gtalk chat name in Account Page
4. Adding a web URL in custom message will result it to be clickable.
5. Gtalk supports these following emotions and they are in blue colors
   

   :-| :-O :-x :-P :-D ;-) :-( :| :O :x :P :D :) :( ;-| ;-O ;-x ;-P ;-D ;-) ;-( ;| ;O ;x ;P ;D ;) ;( B-| B-O B-x B-P B-D B-) B-( B’( BO Bx BD B) B( B)

6. Gmail talk supports these following emotions and they are animated
   

   :-| :=P :-D ;-):-( :P :D :) :( ;-) ;) B-)

More parameters for Gtalk Start -> Run

Here’s a complete list of what you can do with Gtalk in run command prompt.

"C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /parameter

• /nomutex: Open more than 1 Gtalk.
• /autostart: Check the registry settings to see if Gtalk needs to be started. If the “Start automatically with Windows” option is unchecked, it won’t start.
• /forcestart: Similar to /autostart, but forces Gtalk to start.
• /S upgrade: Used when upgrading Google Talk
• /register: registers Google Talk in the registry, including the GMail Compose method.
• /checkupdate: check for newer versions
• /plaintextauth: uses plain authentication mechanism instead then Google’s GAIA mechanism. Used for testing the plain method on Google’s servers.
• /nogaiaauth: disables GAIA authentication method. The same as above.
• /factoryreset: set settings back to default.
• /gaiaserver servername.com: uses a different GAIA server to connect to Google Talk. Used for debug purposes only, there are no other known GAIA servers.
• /mailto email@host.com: send an email with Gmail
• /diag: start Google Talk in diagnostic mode
• /log: probably has something to do with the diagnostic logging

If you have additional Gtalk tips and tricks, I would like to know.

Source : http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/google-gtalk-tips-and-tricks/

Google Lets You Monitor Access To Your Gmail Account

Gmail has introduced a new privacy feature that will let users see how many computers their account is open on, and also allows them to sign-out remotely. Basic information is displayed as part of the page’s standard footer, and users looking for more detailed information can view a log that displays the most recent IP addresses to access the account, along with the type of access (Mobile, POP, etc.)

The new feature will be especially useful for monitoring email accounts for privacy intrusions, as well as for users who like to use Gmail from public terminals and may forget to manually log-off. Google says that the feature is being rolled out as part of the latest version of Gmail, but it appears that not all accounts are active (I couldn’t access it from my account).

The new Gmail features are the latest in a string of privacy-related announcements to come from the search giant. On Thursday we reported on a judge’s mandate for Google to turn over all YouTube user records as part of the Viacom/YouTube lawsuit, which has been met with widespread outrage. Since then, Google seems intent on demonstrating its concern for privacy, having moved its privacy policy to its homepage (after months of opposing the change) and releasing the enhanced Gmail security.

Source : http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/07/google-lets-you-monitor-access-to-your-gmail-account/

Another SCAM. Beware guyz!! do not continue this conversation, will get you into trouble

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Mark All unread email as Read - Gmail

I had 4500 unwanted emails and wanted to make my unread email to 0, suddenly i could find a way

1. Go to your Settings/Filters page and create a new filter.
2. In the Has the words field enter “is:unread” (without quotes), and click the Next Step button.
3. You’ll get a message warning you that this type of filter won’t be applied to new mail, but that’s OK.  Click OK to continue.
4. Check the boxes next to Mark as read and Also apply filter to … conversations below.
5. Click Create Filter button, and you’re done.  You might want to should delete the filter once you finish since it won’t be needing it anymore.

Thanks to : http://ragulan.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/mark-all-unread-mail-as-read-gmail-tip/

Did you receive this email, please ignore. it's SCAM!!!!!

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Disturbing things around the stream ?? try this out

Did you receive this email to your gmail account - Do not reply, it's SPAM!!! ?

Hi Friends,

Did you recevied below email to your gmail account with the subject "Google Verification" do not reply with the data they have asked, probably this email generated by someone trying to use your account inappropriately.

Just think if it's from google why they are asking for the password, because they can get our details whenever they want and they don't need to ask that from us.

Please beware from these emails. And also keep in mind do not use same password you are using to your email when you are registering with other sites. Because normally your username will be your email in those sites and password if you type same as of your email, the admins of that particular site can give a try to log in to your email.

Just think if your email having important details, they can change the password and they will ask for money or something to give your changed password back. (Even they can give a try to log in to your facebook account too)

Have a look at this link too : http://antifraudintl.org/showthread.php?t=31282

fromGmail : dataservice.member@gmail.com
to : accounts@google.com
date : Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:18 PM
subject : Google Verification


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