What is Lync persistent chat?

If you see the Chat Rooms icon on the Lync main window, persistent chat is set up in your organization. Persistent chat lets you create topic-based discussion rooms that persist over time. Persistent chat rooms are where you can communicate and collaborate with a group of people who have a common area of interest.

How do you make a persistent chat room on Skype for business?

Create a new chat room

In the Skype for Business main window, on the Chat Rooms tab, choose Add a Room. > Create a Chat Room. Note: If you don’t see these options, your Skype for Business administrator hasn’t given you permission to create and manage chat rooms.
On the My Rooms page that opens, choose Create A New Room.

How do you make a team chat persistent?

For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.

Click the New Chat. button.
Select Add group name.
In the To: line, type the phone numbers, email addresses or names of those you want to include in this group.
Type a message and send it to finish creating your new group.

How do you create a group chat room?

Create a space in Google Chat

Go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
Next to “Spaces,” click Create or find a space.
Enter a space name.
Optional: At the top left, click Choose an emoji.
Enter names or email addresses of people and groups you want to add.
Optional: To allow threaded replies, select Use threaded replies.

What is the difference between instant messaging and chat?

The terms chat and IM are sometimes used interchangeably. However, they can have slightly different meanings: IM is especially suited for one-on-one communication, but it’s possible to send messages to multiple people at once. IM is technically a kind of chat, and some IM services use the term “chat” instead.

Can you turn off persistent chat in teams?

Re: Disable persistant chat/channel history You cannot turn off persistent chat and – if I am reading your requirements right – you need the chats to delete immediately after you have them.

Does Skype allow for breakout rooms?

I am very sorry, but breakout room function isn’t available yet in Skype. You will need to create a separate group for this purpose.

Can you chat privately on teams?

In Chat, you can have private one-on-one or group conversations that are not in the public team channel. Enter the names of the team members you want to chat with. You can add up to nine people in a group chat.

What is the advantage of instant messaging?

Real-Time Communication Unlike emails where you have to wait for messages to download from the server, use of instant messaging allows you to communicate with users in real time. This is one of the main advantages of instant messaging communication for businesses.