CounterPath Bria 2.4 User Guide - Manual (Page 34)

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Conference IM—Group Chat
Group chat allows you to exchange instant messages with a group of people in the same session. All people
must have XMPP accounts configured in order to participate in group chat.
Group chat differs from a broadcast IM in that all parties see everyone’s messages, and the messages each party
sends are seen by everyone else. In a broadcast IM, each recipient can reply to the IM, but only the person who
sent the broadcast IM will see these replies; the other recipients will not see these replies.
There is no limit to the number of participants in a group chat. You can also invite more participants during a
group chat session.
Starting a Group Chat
1. In the Address Book on the Contacts tab, select the desired contacts. Contacts must be online.
2. Right-click the last selected contact and choose Start Group Chat.
Managing a Group Chat
Inviting More Participants
To invite more participants to a group chat, select online contacts from your Contact List and drag them to the
Group Chat window. Any participant in the group chat can invite more participants.
Leaving a Group Chat
To leave group chat, close the group chat window.
If you have started the group chat and you leave the session, the session continues with the remaining
participants.
Right-click a name to:
• Start a private conversation
• Remove a participant (if you
started the group chat)