Using the Messenger

Communicating

3.3.3. Starting a group conversation

The following options are available for communicating with a group of contacts:

How to start a new group chat:

  1. Click on New conversation in the menu bar of the Messenger app.

  2. Add contacts.

  3. Enter a name and a description for the group.

  4. Click on Create conversation. The group conversation will be created.

    To start the group conversation, click on Rejoin group in the upper part of the detail view.

    During the group chat you can do the following:

    • To add further contacts, click on Invite Users in the upper part of the detail view.

    • To leave the group chat click on Leave group in the upper part of the detail view.

    • To join the group chat click on Rejoin group in the upper part of the detail view.

    • To disable notifications for this conversation, click on Mute Notifications in the upper part of the detail view.

How to turn a conversation with a single contact into a group chat:

  1. Click on Invite user in the upper part of the detail view.

  2. Add a contact in the Add people to this conversation window. Click on Invite. A new group conversation will be created.

  3. To start the group conversation, click on Rejoin group in the upper part of the detail view.

How to change the medium during a group chat:

  • Click on Video or Chat on the upper part of the detail view.