Chat
Chat is Astalty's built-in messaging feature for one-on-one direct messages and shared group channels, keeping team communication organised in one place. See Chat Privacy and Visibility for how membership and account-wide Admin access work.
In this section
- Chat Overview - what Chat does, key concepts, and the interface
- Status and Availability - set your availability, emoji and message, and see who is away or on leave before you message them
- Direct Messages - start and view one-on-one conversations
- Group Channels - create channels and manage members
- Post Approvals - let members submit posts to a read-only channel, published once someone approves them
- Messaging - sending, mentions, reactions, pins, attachments, and search
- Message Drafts - half-written messages are saved automatically, and text is recovered if a send fails
- Read Receipts - see exactly who has and has not read a message you sent
- Polls - ask a quick question in a conversation and collect answers in one place
- Filtering Conversations - the All, Direct and Groups tabs, and showing only unread conversations
- Archiving Conversations - hide conversations from your chat list and bring them back
- Pinning Conversations - keep important chats at the top of your chat list
- Notifications - desktop pop-ups, sounds, and the browser-tab unread count
- Muting Conversations - silence a busy conversation's notifications without hiding it
- Chat Configuration - admin settings and app management
- Chat Privacy and Visibility - who can see your conversations, and what admins can and cannot access