Most of the people online love Gtalk from Google. Reason is simple and known to all of us. Gtalk got simple design compared to all other IM’s. And also it doesn’t carry any advertisements like Yahoo messenger. Yes if you observe yahoo messenger it carries too many unwanted options, image ads and flash ads. Where as Gtalk is free from all these hectic things. Let me share 5 Reasons why Gtalk is on top:

1. Simple design
2. Simple and Ads free interface
3. Chat in browser along with mail
4. Supported by Maximum mobiles and less time to load compared all other IM’s
5. Cross platform (Supported in Windows, Mac, Linux and etc…)

Ok, I think you also love Gtalk and wanted to know more Tips & Tricks at this moment.

Keyboard shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + Mouse wheel up/down: Change the font size in a conversation window.
2. Ctrl + E: Center text
3. Ctrl + R: Right justify text
4. Ctrl + L or Ctrl + J: Left justify text
5. F9: Open Gmail to send an email to the person you talk to
6. F11: Start a call
7. F12: Stop the current call
8. ESC: Close the current window

Conversation Tips:

1. To write bold text, type *your Gtalk message*
2. To write italic text, type _your Gtalk message_

Interface Comparison:

Images and some tips via my friend Alex’s Googlesystem.

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