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Rocket Chat

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You can find the Rocket.Chat application under Applications > Internet > Rocket.Chat or via the homepage https://hello.math.uzh.ch

Differences:

  • App
    • (+) Voice Chat, Video Chat and Screensharing work out of the box
    • (+) Notification in Panel
  • Webpage
    • (+) No installation required
    • (-) For Screensharing you need to use Chrome and install an Extension

The App is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

Channels

  • Clicking on the Globe Symbol (Directory) displays the list of all public channels.

    globe.png

  • By clicking on one of those groups, you will see the active conversation and can join it by clicking on the JOIN button at the end.

    directory.png

  • Inside a channel, you can click on the three dots at the top right corner, which opens a list of various options and special views, the important one are outlined in the following chapters.

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Mentions

You can mention a person by writing @username. Mentions are

Starred Messages

If you want to remember a message for later, you can star it by clicking on the 3 dots at the right side of the message and choosing Star Message, see Screenshot below.

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