Create Chats and Channels in Steelhead

    Create Chats and Channels in Steelhead


    Article summary

    To Create a Channel for Organizing Messages in Steelhead:

    1. From any page in Steelhead, click the Chat Hub in the lower right corner.
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    2. Click the icon to open the main Chat page, or click + Create Channel within the Chat Hub.
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    3. From the main Chat page, click the + icon to add a new Channel.
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    4. Give the Channel a Name, add as many members as you'd like by selecting them from the drop-down list, make the channel either public (any user can add members to the chat) or private (only you and admins can add members to the chat), and click SAVE.
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    To Create a new Direct Message:

    1. Click the + icon to add a new Direct Message from the main Chat page.
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    2. Or select the Direct tab from the Chat Hub and click on + Create Direct Message.
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    3. Click the drop-down to add as many Members to the Message as you'd like, and click SAVE.
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    To Add or Remove Members from an Existing Chat:

    1. Inside your Channel or Direct Message screen, click the grouped avatars to see the list of members included.

    2. Click +INVITE MORE to add members. Use the trash can icon to remove any member.

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    Updating Chat Channels

    Chat Channels can not be renamed. If a Chat becomes obsolete, it can be Archived from the list with the down-arrow file box icon:
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    See also: The article titled, "Chat Overview."


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