{"id":103,"date":"2023-04-06T08:40:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T08:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo.dev\/hc\/discussion-chat\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T05:12:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T05:12:31","password":"","slug":"discussion-chat","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo.com\/en\/hc\/discussion-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The discussion chat offers a convenient place for all participants in a discussion with Writer permissions and higher to chat about the discussion. The chat can be opened and closed by clicking the ‘two speech bubbles’ icon at the top-right of a discussion, located to the left of your profile avatar.<\/span><\/p>

Type your message in the text box located at the bottom of the Chat window. Clicking on the ‘+’ symbol will allow you to either paste the claim in the Kialo Clipboard<\/span> (which can also be dragged and dropped into place; see <\/span>Moving\/Linking a Claim<\/a>) into the message or mention another user (which can also be done by typing ‘@’ on your keyboard followed by the user’s name; see <\/span>Mentioning Other Users<\/a>). To send your message, press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard or click the blue arrow in the text box.<\/span><\/p>

If you wish to edit or delete a chat message after sending it, open the Chat and click the three vertical dots to the bottom-right of your message. You can then choose to either edit the chat message by clicking the ‘pencil’ icon, or delete it by clicking the ‘bin’ icon. Note that deleting a message cannot be undone.<\/span><\/p>

Near the top of the window, you will find the avatars of all users currently active in the discussion – clicking on this will open an ‘Online Participants’ window where usernames will appear next to their avatars. Click the left-pointing arrow at the top-left of the window to return to the Chat.<\/span><\/p>

The Chat is a good place for:<\/span><\/p>