How do I send a direct message to a team member?

This article will walk you through how to send a direct message to a team member. This allows you to initiate a conversation with a user from the edit team view without having to create a conversation and specifically invite the user to participate. Sending a direct message to a user will automatically create a converesation with the user and it will appear in their conversation list.

  1. Under the Organization heading in the left hand side menu, click Teams.
  2. Select the team to send a direct message to either the tree view, list view, or card view.
  3. At the Edit Team page, the Members tab will show all current members of the team.
  4. Click the vertical dots for the user you want to send a direct message to.
  5. At the dropdown menu, click Send Message.
  6. At the Send Message flyout, enter your message and click the Send button.
  7. The message will be available in the team member's Conversations. The title of the conversation takes the format of Chat: {{First Name of Sender}} - {{First Name of User}}. If this is the first message between the individuals, a new conversation is created. Otherwise, the message is appended to the existing conversation between the individuals.
  1. In the application bar, select the hamburger menu.
  2. At the flyout screen, select Teams.
  3. At the teams page, select the team to send a direct message to.
  4. At the Edit Team page, the Members tab will show all current members of the team.
  5. Select the user you want to send a direct message to.
  6. At the popup menu, click Send Message.
  7. At the Send Message flyout, enter your message and click the Send button.
  8. The message will be available in the team member's Conversations. The title of the conversation takes the format of Chat: {{First Name of Sender}} - {{First Name of User}}. If this is the first message between the individuals, a new conversation is created. Otherwise, the message is appended to the existing conversation between the individuals.
  1. In the navigation bar, select the Manage button.
  2. At the manage screen, select Teams.
  3. At the teams page, select the team to send a direct message to.
  4. At the Edit Team page, the Members tab will show all current members of the team.
  5. Select the user you want to send a direct message to.
  6. At the popup menu, click Send Message.
  7. At the Send Message flyout, enter your message and click the Send button.
  8. The message will be available in the team member's Conversations. The title of the conversation takes the format of Chat: {{First Name of Sender}} - {{First Name of User}}. If this is the first message between the individuals, a new conversation is created. Otherwise, the message is appended to the existing conversation between the individuals.
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