Gtalk Tricks

Some people say Google Talk is nice because of its minimalistic design, but they coudn't use an Instant Messenger that doesn't have smileys and font customization. Here are some tips that will make your work with Google Talk better.

1). Keyboard shortcuts

* CTRL + Mousewheel up/down: Change the font size in a conversation window.

* CTRL + E: Center text

* CTRL + R: Right justify text

* CTRL + L or CTRL+J: Left justify text

* F9: Open Gmail to send an email to the person you talk to

* F11: Start a call* F12: Stop the current call

* ESC: Close the current windowConversation

*Ctrl + 5 (KeyPad) - Selects all the text typed.

*Ctrl + 1 (NumPad) - It goes at the end of the last line.

*Ctrl + 7 (NumPad) - It goes at the begin of the last line

*Windows + ESC - Open Google Talk (if it’s minimized, or in the tray).

2). Some smileys are converted by Google Talk:

:-| :-O :-x :-P :-D ;-) :-( :-) B-) :'( :| :O :x :P :D :) :( :)

* To write bold text, type *your gtalk message*

* To write italic text, type _your gtalk message_

3). Startup parameters

(go to Start/Run and type "c:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /one_parameter_from_the_list_below)

* /nomutex: allows you to open more than one instance of Google Talk

* /register: write Google Talk settings in the registry.

* /checkupdate: check for new version.

* /factoryreset: revert to default settings

* /mailto email@gmail.com: send an email with Gmail

* /diag: start Google Talk in diagnostic mode.

4). Insert Line Breaks -

If you want to have a message that spans multiple paragraphs, just hold shift and hit enter. You can add as many new lines as you want to create.