# In Gmail, Wamting To Use The Gvoice Feature....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gmail-wamting-to-use-the-gvoice-feature/613461>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 20, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gmail-wamting-to-use-the-gvoice-feature/613461 "2012-02-20T21:29:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gmail-wamting-to-use-the-gvoice-feature/613461/1 "2012-02-20T21:29:47Z")

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… to make phone calls, how does on make the keypad pop up?

I keep having to go to the try it page, download the app, and then it’s there, but once I click out of it, it’s gone until I repeat the above.

Thanks

Q

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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gmail-wamting-to-use-the-gvoice-feature/613461/2 "2012-02-20T21:45:04Z")

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in Gmail the call people button is in the gtalk widget on the left side. It’s the first item “Call Phone”.

You might need to activate it in settings.

Alternatively you can set up a google voice account and goto [Voice](http://google.com/voice) to make calls through your computer.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gmail-wamting-to-use-the-gvoice-feature/613461/3 "2012-02-20T21:50:32Z")

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you need to download a plugin, IIRC

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gmail-wamting-to-use-the-gvoice-feature/613461/4 "2012-02-20T22:46:27Z")

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I found it, thanks guys. You go into chat and click on call phone and the keypad comes up.

Thanks

Q