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👩💻 How to use the chat on desktop
🤳 How to use the chat on the app
👩💻 How to use the chat on desktop
Start a New Conversation
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Navigate to the Chat module in the left-hand menu.
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Click the plus (+) icon to start a new conversation.
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Select one or more people you want to chat with and begin typing your message.
Note: In one-on-one chats you can’t add additional users later - to create a group chat, include at least 3 people when initiating.
Add Participants in a Group chat
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You can add more users to an existing group chat.
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Go to Participants, and click Add participants to include others in the chat.
Chat Group Administration
As the creator of a group:
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You’re automatically the admin.
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You can add or remove users, rename the chat, or delete the conversation.
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You can also make others admin using the participant menu (three-dot icon).
Shared Files and media
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All files shared in a chat can be found in the tabs Documents, Images, and Videos in the chat header.
Renaming a Chat
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Open the chat menu and choose Rename to give your conversation a custom name.
Leaving a Conversation
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To exit a group chat, open the chat options menu and select Leave Conversation.
Replies & Reactions
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Interact with individual messages by hovering over them and selecting a reaction or leaving a reply
Edit message
- Hover over one of your own messages and click the Edit icon to edit your message
Mark as unread or Hide from inbox
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Open the menu of a conversation in your inbox to mark it as unread or to hide it from your inbox. Conversations hidden from inbox are muted and moved to Archived
Search in a conversation
- Use the search field in the chat header to search for text in the conversation
🤳 How to use the chat on the app
Accessing the Chat
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Open the Ziik app.
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Tap the Chat icon in the bottom navigation
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Your recent conversations will appear, and you can start new chats or continue existing ones.
Access conversation settings and options
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Open a conversation
- Click the three dots in the top right
- Here you can see and add participants, access files shared in the conversation, rename the chat, leave a chat group, delete a chat group, and search in the conversation
Replies & Reactions
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Interact with individual messages by long pressing a message and selecting a reaction or leaving a reply
Edit message
- Long press one of your own messages and click the Edit icon to edit your message
Mark as unread or Hide from inbox
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Swipe right on a conversation to mark it as unread or to hide it from inbox. Conversations hidden from inbox are muted and moved to Archived.