Top latest Google Talk Tips and tricks

First of all, Download the Latest version of gtalk from here :

http://www.google.com/talk/

Tricks and Tweaks you can apply in your gtalk chat client

How to Chat with yourself

In your Browser address bar just type:
gtalk:chat?jid=yourid@gmail.com

Change yourid with your own email, now you can send, recieve messages, & you can see what you are typing.

Desktop Icons for GTalk Contacts

Right click on the Desktop select New>Shortcut & type this:

gtalk:chat?jid=id@gmail.com

Please replace id with the id of your contact.

If you like to call your friends just replace chat with call.

Change the Appearance of Chat Box for a clear view

Login to Gtalk.

Goto Settings -> Appearance and from the Chat Theme dropdown box, select “Bubble Picture“.

This setting will give a clear view of gtalk chat with alternate bubbles colors.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl + F4 – It closes the current window.

• Alt + F4 – It closes the current window.

• Alt + Esc – It Minimize all the windows.

• Windows + Esc – Open Google Talk (if it’s minimized, or in the tray)

• F9 – Open Gmail to send an email to the current contact.

• F11 – It initiates a telephonic call with your friend.

• F12 – It cancels a telephonic call.

• Esc – It closes the current window.

• Change the font size – While holding the control key, move the scroll wheel on your mouse either up or down. Insert line breaks – If you want to have a message that spans multiple paragraphs, just hold shift and hit enter.

• Switch windows – Pressing tab will cycle through open windows. It will select minimized conversations, to expand them just hit enter. If you just want to cycle through IM’s and don’t care about the buddy list, control-tab will do that and will automatically expand a minimized conversation if you settle on one.

• Invitation Tips – You don’t need to say Yes or No when someone wants to add you as a friend; you can simply ignore it, the request will go away. (On the other hand, someone with whom you chat often will automatically turn to be your friend, unless you disable this in the options).

• Bold Text – To write something bold, you can use an asterisk before and after the word, like *this* .

Run multiple instances of gtalk for multiple login of google ids

A shortcut is already placed on the desktop when gtalk is installed.

Right click on the shortcut and goto properties -> shortcut tab

There will be a target address like

C:Program FilesGoogleGoogle Talkgoogletalk.exe

just add this word at the end of this line (give a space before) and save it

C:Program FilesGoogleGoogle Talkgoogletalk.exe /nomutex

Apply and Ok

Now when you want a new instance of gtalk for a new id simultaneously, then just again double on the desktop icon and a new instance of gtalk will open.

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