Create a channel or a private group

Create a channel or a group

1. Open Messages in the menu.
2. Click + next to Channels: New channel or group.
3. Type a Name: 2 to 32 lowercase letters a–z, digits, hyphens (-) or underscores (_).
4. If you want, type a Topic: one line about what it is for.
5. For a private group, tick Private group (only the people you add see it) and choose the Members.
6. Click Create.

Two channels cannot have the same name.

Channel or group?

• A channel is for the whole team. Every Business owner and every Member sees it, also the people who join the team later. Its name starts with #.
• A private group is only for its members. Its name has a lock before it.

Employees and candidates never see channels or groups.

Add or remove people in a group

1. Open the group.
2. Click Members: the people button at the top right.
3. To add someone, choose them in Add someone and click Add.
4. To remove someone, click the cross (×) next to their name.

Every member of the group can add and remove people. Members are always people of the team: the Business owner or a Member.

Leave a group

1. Click Members.
2. Click Leave group and confirm.

You no longer see the group, unless someone adds you again.

Delete a channel or a group

Only the Business owner can delete a channel, or a group they are a member of.

1. Open the channel or the group.
2. Click More actions (⋮) at the top right.
3. Choose Delete channel or Delete group.
4. Skileo tells you how many messages and files it holds. Click Yes, delete it!

Common questions