Make things happen with messaging and search

Powerful messaging

Send someone a message

You can easily contact internal or external people using the chat panel for 1:1 interactions or group communications in spaces.

Type the name of the person or space in the Search field. Click the person or space name. Type your message and press the enter key.

React to messages

Want to add a quick reaction to a message? Hover over the message you’d like to react to and click the Add reaction icon.

Edit messages

Made a typo? Not a problem, simply hover over your message and click Edit message. Then, make your changes and click update. After you update the message, you'll see (Edited) next to it in the space.

Give your message some personality

You can customize your message by formatting the text, inserting emojis and gifs, or adding attachments and screen captures.

@mention

To grab someone’s attention @mention their name. They will see @ against the Space, showing that their name has been tagged.

Answer a specific message in a thread

Slide your mouse above the message and use the arrow option.

Sort messages

To help zoom in on priority items and avoid information overload, simply click the Filter icon and select:

Notifications: Shows a list of all spaces where you have notifications selected and something new happened.

Unread: Shows all unread messages.

Favorites: Shows a list of all spaces you marked as favorites.

Hidden: Shows all of your hidden spaces. Hidden spaces no longer show in your spaces list.

@mentions to me: Shows a list of all messages you have personally been @mentioned in.

@mentions to all: Shows a list of all messages where everyone was @mentioned in spaces you are a member of.

Threads: Shows a list of threads within chats and spaces.

Flags: Shows a list of all messages you’ve flagged.

Drafts: Shows a list of your drafted messages.

Search messages, files, and people

Thanks to the advanced search feature, you can easily rediscover people, spaces, messages, and files.

Search for people or spaces

Start typing the person or space name into the Search field.

Search for content in a chat or space

If you are looking for a chat message or file, click the Search icon within the chat or space. Then enter the keywords or document name in the search field.

Tip:

If needed, refine your search by first typing one of the following:

In: Enter the name of the space and choose a space from the list.
From: Enter the person's name and select the person from the list.
With: Enter the person's name and select the person from the list. The results include spaces you are in with this person.