Google Groups - Help Step 1 Sign in to Google Groups. Step 2 Click the name of a group. Step 3 On the left, under Group Settings click General. Step 4 Under Posting Policies, turn Conversation History on. Make sure to save your changes. Step 5 Conversation history can be viewed under the Conversations header on the left. Step 6 You will be able to review and manage Group messages as they come in from this view.