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8.6. Adding users to a chat Previous topic Parent topic Child topic Next topic

You can easily add more participants to a 1-to-1 chat.

Prerequisites

  • You are conducting a chat.
  • The additional chat participants are contacts with valid IM (Instant-messaging) addresses.
  • The IM status of the additional chat participants is Available.

Step by Step

  1. Click messages.svg Messages on the navigation bar.
  2. Locate the chat conversation to which you want to add more participants and click on it.
  3. Click more_options.svg on the top right of the chat and select Add people to your chat from the drop-down menu.
    A dialog window opens allowing you to search for additional chat participants. You can add participants from your private contact list or from the user directory.
  4. Enter the full or partial first name, last name or phone number of the contact you are searching for into the search field.
  5. Press Enter to search for a contact.
    The search results display the list of contacts that matches your search (if any).
  6. Click on the desired contact in the search results list, then click Next.
  7. Enter a name for the new chat in the Chat name field and click Done.

A new chat conversation is created, and you can exchange messages with the additional contacts you have added.