If there are web-based applications available for your room, you’ll see an Add-in heading in the Create a room window. Add web-based applications to your chat roomĭepending on how your organization has decided to use Skype for Business persistent chat, you might have access to useful web-based applications that can make the room a more productive place for your members. You can change the privacy setting for a room you manage at any time. Non-members can't find this room or its room card, learn who has membership in the room, or read or post to it. The room card identifies the chat room managers. To join a closed room, the user must ask a manager of the room to be added to the members list. Non-members can find this room and see who is a member, but only members can open the room and read or post to it. On the Create a room page, in the Privacy section, choose a privacy setting- Open, Closed, or Secret-to control who can find and participate in a chat room.Īnyone can find (via search) this room, open it, and read and write in (post to) it. Every Skype for Business chat room has one. On the Create a room page, in the Description section, write an explanation (256 characters maximum) of the room’s purpose. You can change the description at any time. Keep your description short and write it so that it helps others decide whether to request membership and whether to set up notifications to keep tabs on what’s being discussed in the room. When you create your chat room, add a description of the purpose. Changing a room name can create confusion for users who’ve set up notifications or added your room as a Favorite. It’s a good idea to find an appropriate name to start with and then stick with it. Note: If you decide to change the room name later, the new name will be displayed for you and the room’s members and followers going forward.

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