How to do simultaneous logins in Google Talk

Most of our users are using Google Talk. Before they started using Google Apps they had a Google account and were using Google Talk. Now after starting on Google Apps they have two Google Talk accounts and switching between two is making life difficult.

By following this hack you can have two simultaneous logins in Google Talk from one machine / PC. Or may be you have more than two if you want to operate Google Talk with multiple Gmail identities. If you have many Google Gmail accounts you also may want to run as many multiple instances of Google Talk. So there is no need to sign out and sign in. Use the following steps: You can use a Google switch /nomutex, to run Google Talk in multiple mode. Using this switch Google Talk operates in something called "Polygamy":


Step 1: Right-click on the desktop

Step 2: Select New

Step 3: Select Shortcut

Step 4: Paste this into the text box: "c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe" /nomutex

Step 5: Click Next and choose a shortcut name such as My Account 1, My Account 2, or anything which related to your Gmail account for easy remembering which account is which.

Step 6: Click OK / OK

This will enable you for using multiple Google Talk from one PC

Create PDF files using Google Docs

Here is one more useful tip for Google Apps users

Google Docs can be used to create PDF files. So if you want to convert your word doucyment to PDF you can use Google Apps (this is similar to Open Office functionality). Google Docs however doesn’t open up a PDF file for editing directly but a PDF file can be generated using a different approach.


To create a PDF file from a document use the following steps:

1. Create your document in MS Word OR using Google Docs
2. Upload the file to Google Docs (this step not required if created in Google Docs).
3. In the Google Docs Main screen, select the file (click on checkbox) and click ’Save as PDF' under the ’More Actions’ menu.

The PDF file will be downloaded to your computer. This is the original Word document which is converted to PDF format.

This is a really easy way to create a PDF file. So there is no need to search for free PDF converters on the internet. Just use Google docs to convert your MS Word files into PDF 9for free).

Google Apps Tip: Google Docs Color-coded comments

When reviewing your co-workers online documents, you can insert color-coded comments to differentiate from the rest of the text.

How to insert color coded comments in a Google Document?

Place your cursor where you'd like your comment to appear, and click the 'Insert' tab along the top of the page. Select the 'Comment' icon from the displayed toolbar and let the ideas flow.

Using menu takes a lot of time. Is there are shortcut for inserting color-coded comments in a Google Document?

You can also use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl-M, to insert a comment.