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# Google Chat: Communicate in Style!
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-64/
- Published: 2023-01-06T01:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:11:22.000Z
- Description: #64
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Chat

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## 🤔 What is it?

Your colleague is a fast typer and messages you with 3 separate questions in Google Chat before you could even respond to one:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/01/image-14.png)

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could respond to a specific sentence from within Google Chat directly (without using third-party add ons)?

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/01/image-15.png)

🤯

[Take me to the comments!](https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-64/#ghost-comments-root)

## 🤷🏻 Ok what did you do?

- We all know Google Chat supports all the basic markdown functions: bold (CMD or CTRL + b), italicize (CMD or CTRL + i), underline (CMD or CTRL + u)

### Here are 3 additional formatting tips you will find useful

1. Adding a backtick \` before and after your message creates a “code block.” I don’t code but I use it to highlight something the other person has said (see above screenshot)
2. Adding 3 backticks \`\`\` creates a multi-line code block. I use this when I want to respond to multiple sentences (see screenshots below)
3. Add tildes \~ before and after your message to strikethrough your text

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/01/image-16.png)

Use 3 backticks \`\`\` for multi-line code block

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/01/image-17.png)

Here's how a multi-line code block looks like

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/01/image-18.png)

Did you know sarcastic people use strikethroughs 100% more than normal people?

## ⌨️ Keyboard shortcut

- Google recommends you to use colon :sad: when creating emojis in Google Chat, but honestly I find it much easier to use the built-in keyboard shortcuts on your device
- **Mac users:** Press ⌘ + CTRL + Space bar
- **PC users:** Windows + ; or Windows + .

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