Chat

General

You can chat with colleagues in real-time with Intrexx Chat. Intrexx Chat is an independent application that is included in the import packet of Intrexx Share and can be positioned freely in the portal menu structure.

Please refer to the installation notes to ensure that Chat functions correctly.

When you open Chat in the browser, you will still have access to the Intrexx Share Navigation portlet. The functions and appearance are identical whether you open Chat from within Intrexx Share or not.

Create chat

Click on "New".

Chat title

Enter the title here.

Select recipients

The chat recipients can be selected here. Click here for more information about the distribution list.

Participants can add/remove other users

With this setting, the participants of the current chat can modify who receives the message.

Message

Enter your chat message here.

File

You can upload one or more files as needed.

Send

Click on "Send".

Chat - Overview

You can click on "New" here to create a new chat.

Options

The "Options" button is shown to the right of the "New" button. It opens a menu that displays the online status.

Change status

Click on "Change status" to set your online status. You can choose from the following statuses, which are represented by a small colored symbol at the bottom right of the profile picture thumbnail:

  • Online

    The current user is shown as online. Color: green

  • Offline

    The current user is shown as offline. Color: gray

  • Traveling

    This status shows that the current user is not in the office. Color: orange

  • Busy

    This status shows that the current user is busy. Color: red

  • Not at desk

    This status shows that the current user currently is not at their desk. Color: blue

  • Portal/Session

    If the current user is logged in to the portal, their status is shown as "Online". If they are logged out, their status is shown as "offline".

If you move the mouse over the symbol in the user image, the online status will be shown in a quicktip. The online status can also be changed by clicking on the online status icon in your own profile picture.

Hidden chats

This menu shows all hidden chats.

Click on the chat text in the left area to refresh the right area and show the selected chat. The profile picture thumbnails of the users who are part of the chat are shown in the middle above the chat. You can add your own message to the chat via the "Message" field at the bottom of the area. Click on "Send" to send your message to the recipients. Click on "Administration" to open the menu for the chat.

Administration

Edit

Opens the edit page, which was used to create the chat.

Show/Hide chat

Hides the current chat. You can show it again via the options menu.

Enable/Disable email notification

Turns email notifications for new messages in this chat on or off.

Leave chat

You will no longer take part in the chat. Once all participants have left the chat, it will be deleted automatically.

Additional control

The additional control "Share messages" displays new chat messages at the bottom right of the browser window. Click on the notification at the bottom right to open the chat in a small window where you can immediately read and reply to the message. Click here for more information about the additional control.