All UniTel Voice users can create new private or public chat rooms. Private chat rooms can only be joined by an invitation from the Room Owner. Public chat rooms can be joined by anyone.
Chat rooms are assigned an avatar using the initials from Room Name. As you type in Room Name, the color of the avatar changes. The resulting color is assigned to the chat room. Room Name can be up to 40 characters long and must be unique. Room Name is case sensitive.
Description is an optional field. Description can be up to 140 characters long.
Topic is an optional field and can be up to 140 characters long. Topic can be changed by all room members and is used to show what is currently being discussed in the room.
Creating a private chat room
You can create a private chat room from the Messaging tab. When you create a private chat room, you invite people to join the room.
1. Go to the Messaging tab on the resource panel.
2. Tap Rooms and tap Add.
3. Tap Create Room.
4. Type in a Room Name. If desired, type a Description and a Topic.
5. Tap Add Members.
6. Tap on the team members you want to add to the chat room. A check mark appears on their avatar. Tap Done when you finish selecting team members.
Your team members show in Members. If you want to remove someone from Members before you create the chat room, tap Delete.
7. If desired, set Notifications for the chat room. See Chat room notifications for more information.
8. Tap Done.
UniTel Voice creates the private chat room. The Members you invited are automatically added to the room. The chat room shows up in the Rooms section of the Messaging. The room shows when you created it. The lock on the avatar for the room indicates this is a private chat room.
Creating a public chat room
You can create a public chat room from the Messaging tab.
1. Go to the Messaging tab on the resource panel.
2. Tap Rooms and tap Add.
3. Tap Create Room.
4. Toggle Public on.
5. Type in a Room Name. If desired, type a Description and a Topic.
6. If desired, set Notifications for the chat room. See Chat room notifications for more information.
7. Tap Done.
UniTel Voice creates the public chat room. The chat room shows up in the Rooms sections of the Messaging. The room shows when you create it.
