Channel & Direct Messaging

To create a new channel you will need to contact IT

Add People to a channel

1. Open the channel that you’d like to add people to.

2. Click on the cluster of profile pictures in the top right.

3. Click on Add people.

4. To add a few people, search for the members that you want to add by name, email address or user group (if you’re using a paid subscription) and select them. To add a large group, paste the list of names or email addresses into the field.

5. Once you’ve finished, click on Add.

Tag Users and groups

1. As you're writing a message, enter the symbol.

2. Enter a member’s name, or select one from the list of members. You can repeat this step for every person that you’d like to mention in your message.

3. Send your message. 

Create a group to tag

1. From your desktop, click on People & user groups at the top of your left sidebar. If you don't see it, you can find it by clicking on More.

2. Click on New user group in the top right.

3. Choose a name and handle for your user group. If you’d like, set a purpose or select default channels that members will be added to.

4. Click Next.

5. Under Add members, search for and select the members you want to add.

6. Once you’ve finished, click Create group.

To remove users from channels you will need to contact IT