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Text Chat

Conceptboard chat allows you to message other users on boards without enlisting help from additional communication tools. Every board has its own chat room. The chat tool is available to all users on the same board, both logged-in ones and guests.
Permissions: board owners, editors and reviewers can view and write in the chat. Board users with reader access can only view the chat but cannot contribute to it

How to Chat on the Board

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Click on the chat icon in the collaboration toolbar located at the bottom right corner of your board.

Receiving New Messages

When your chat box is minimised, a bubble will pop up and blink to let you know there are new pending messages.

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You can minimise the chat window by clicking on its icon, or by clicking an 'x' displayed at the top of the chat box.

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Inside the Chat Box

The chat box has a header, a message field and an input window.

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Each message contains the following information:

  • User name: it disappears if the first message if followed by subsequent messages from the same user in one string

  • Content of the message

  • Timestamp 

  • "Sent" status  as a circled check sign (only on your own messages)
    -> this status is hidden from screen readers

  • Floating menu with the options to add emojis, to delete or edit your message, or to reply to it
    -> you can delete or edit only your own messages

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Message Input Field or Composer

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The composer field helps you create and send messages into the chat room. Press the Enter key or click the Send icon (arrow) to send a message. You can move to a new line by pressing Shift+Enter. You can also create a new paragraph by Ctrl/CMD + Shift + Enter. 
Message text can be easily edited. The menu above the composer has buttons for different font styles, such as bold, italic, underline, and strike through; listing formats - bullet or ordered lists; inline code and code blocks. You can also use your keyboard to activate these options via shortcuts:

  • Bold: Ctrl/CMD + B

  • Italic: Ctrl/CMD + I

  • Underline: Ctrl/CMD + U

  • Strike through: Ctrl/CMD + Shift + S

  • Inline code: Ctrl/CMD + E

  • Code block: Ctrl/CMD + Alt + C

  • Numbered list: Ctrl/CMD + Shift + 7

  • Bullet list: Ctrl/CMD + Shift + 8

You can also start lists by

  • type a dash followed by a space for a bullet list

  • type a number, followed by a period, followed by a space for a numbered list.

When you wish to write a reply to a message, that message is shown before the input field. It can be cancelled with the "x" in the reply's header.

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