Getting Started — for Team Members [WIP]

The Rocket.Chat User Interface

Channels

Conversations in Rocket.Chat can be organized into Channels: public chat rooms which anyone on your team can join. Channels are for conversations that are open to your entire team.

This means it's easy to find what's going on with your team, even for new Users who can join the Channel and read all the information that was previously shared by other Users.

Anyone on your Team can join a Channel.

When in doubt, create a Channel. Public conversations help you build a knowledge base of your organization with minimal effort.

Private Rooms

Private groups are closed Channels, meaning it's best used for subjects that are sensitive or confidential, or limited to a small group of team members.

Private groups can be joined by invitation only.

Direct Messages

Direct messages (DMs) are useful for private, 1-on-1 conversation between team members. These conversations are visible only to you and the person you DM with.

Favorites

To help you organize and prioritize things, we recommend you add your favorite Channels, DMs and Private Groups using the star icon in the upper left hand corner of the message area. Right next to the room name.

This is really useful to avoid noise and focus on what's important to you.

Messaging

Sending messages in Rocket.Chat is pretty self-explanatory. There's the message box, you type in the message and press Enter or the Send Button.

Notify other team members

To get someone’s attention in a channel, type @ followed by their username, e.g. @guarilha. (They’ll see a red badge on the Channel and be notified via email or their mobile device if they’re not online)

You can also notify everyone in a channel by typing @all, but please avoid using this! While it’s useful for important announcements, it can quickly be distracting if abused.

Deleting Messages

Setting up Notifications

Uploading Files

Rocket.Chat ❤️ Emoji!

Just type a : to see a list of quick emoji codes.