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# Google Chat: Find Messages & Files in Seconds!
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-127/
- Published: 2023-11-03T01:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:01:23.000Z
- Description: #127
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Chat

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## When your colleague is a “little slow”

*(disclaimer: I am totally not referring to any of my colleagues. I love them all. Obviously.)*

Hypothetically, I would get extremely frustrated at work when a colleague asks me for something I literally just sent them moments ago:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/Untitled-1.png)

Instead of trying to reply with a screenshot or a description of where they can find the information, simply copy and paste the link to your message:

- 3 dots > Copy link > Paste in chat
- Whoever clicks the link will be brought to the message directly (provided they have access)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/1Untitled.png)

💡

****Jokes aside:** This feature works particularly well if you’re in a group chat with lots of messages and a particular chat got lost

## Bonus: Add files with “@”

Instead of pasting links to documents or using the ‘+’ icon to the left of the chatbox, link to documents using “@” 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/2.png)

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