Google Chat / Getting started with Google Chat
Setting your availability
You can set your current status so that colleagues know they are able to start a conversation with you.
If you are unavailable, click on the Active drop-down arrow and choose how long you wish to show as unavailable for e.g. 30 minutes or 1 hour.
To set a custom status message:
Click on the Active drop-down
Choose Add a status
Type a custom message
Click on the icon to the left of the message and choose a custom icon to display
Choose how long to show the status for - this will default to Today but can be changed to a specific date and time if required
Click on Done
