Create & organize sections in Google Chat

To easily track your conversations, you can organize your direct messages and spaces into sections in Google Chat.

Create new sections

1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
   • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
2. Click and hold a conversation in the Chat navigation panel. 
3. Drag and drop to the top of the conversation list .
4. Type the section name.
5. Click confirm .

Tip: You can also hover over any section header, such as Direct messages or any custom section you created, click More Create new section.

Move a direct message or space to a section

1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
   • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
2. In the navigation panel, click and hold a direct message or space   drag to a new section.

Tip: You can also drag and drop spaces or direct messages into sections.

Change section display preferences

In sections, you can customize your display to:

• Show all messages or unread messages only.
• Adjust the number of spaces you can find in each section.

Show all messages or unread messages only

For each custom section, you can turn sections on or off to Show all messages or Show unread messages .

Adjust section heights & placement

1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
   • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
2. To adjust sizing for:
   • Section height: Drag a section.
     • Hover over the bottom of the section until a resize cursor  appears.
     • Drag the resize cursor  up or down.
   • Section placement: Click and hold a section name, then drag to its new location.

Related resources

• Navigate Google Chat
• Edit or delete a message in Google Chat
• Send a direct message