Chat

Chat is the built-in messaging area in Open Core HR. You can send direct messages to a colleague, create group chats, share files and images, and react to messages.

Availability

This area may not be turned on for your company yet. If you don't see it in your menu, it isn't enabled — check with your HR or IT team.

What you'll see

The Chat screen has two parts:

• The conversation list runs down the left. It shows each chat you're part of — name, the last message, when it was last active, and an unread badge if there are new messages. There's a New Chat button at the top and a Search chats... box to filter the list. You can collapse this list to icons only.
• The open conversation fills the rest of the screen. At the top is the chat name (and member count for groups), with the Info button for group details. Messages appear in the middle, and the message box ("Type a message...") is at the bottom. When you first open Chat, this area says "Select a conversation to start chatting."

Steps

1. Open Chat from your menu.
2. In the conversation list on the left, select a chat to open it, or use Search chats... to find one.
3. Type in the message box at the bottom and press Enter to send.

To start a new conversation or a group, see Conversations and groups.