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Messaging center

The messaging center automatically creates a separate channel for each project you have created. If you have five projects, you will see these five projects when you open the message center.  Inside of each project will display the people you can message. The permission list is as follows

  • Owners and Managers will see ALL project members
  • Hidden project members will only see owners and managers
  • Visible project members will see all other visible members as well as owners and managers
  • Guest users will not be able to reach the message portal in a project.  You will need to invite them if you want to message them

To reach your messaging center, log in and tap the ‘Messages’ icon on the bottom of your screen. (In between your Projects and Notifications icons)

  1. You will see the list of your projects if you have more than one
    • In that list you will see some other information like the number of conversations and the number of people in a project
    • You can search for projects by entering text in the search bar. 
  2. Tap on a project to enter
  3. You will see a list of all the people you can message
    • You can search for project members by entering text in the search bar
    • Tap a person to message them. 
    • You can add photos to messages by tapping the paperclip in the text entry box

To reach your messaging center, log in and tap the ‘Messaging’ icon on the very top left of your screen. Right next to the ‘Buildster’ icon

  1. You will see the list of your projects if you have more than one
  2. The same options as in the mobile section are available here

Group messaging

You can easily create a group message thread with any of your project members no matter if they are ‘Hidden’ or ‘Visible’.  If a project member is hidden, they will simply be added to a group message that includes ‘visible’ members, but their conversation will be limited to that one group. A hidden member will not be able to start a private conversation with anyone other than owners or managers.  To start a group chat:

  1. Enter into your ‘messages’ and select a project
  2. Tap the ‘Group Messages’ tab on the top right under the search field 
  3. Tap the orange ‘Plus’ button on the bottom right of your screen
  4. Tap the people you want in the chat (An orange check mark will appear if you have selected a person.  Simply tap again to deselect)
  5. Enter your message at the bottom and tap the Airplane icon to send
    • Note: If at some point in the future, you create another group chat and add the same people as before, your message will simply be added to the original group chat. You cant have more than one group chat with identical people
  1. Enter into your ‘messages’ and select a project
  2. Click the ‘Groups’ tab on the top in the 2nd column (Ontop of your team list)
  3. Click the ‘Orange Plus Symbol’ on the top of your screen
  4. Click in the ‘Search box’ that appears right next to the orange plus symbol
    • I drop down list will appear of all your project members
  5. Select one then repeat if you would like to add more
    • Note, that Buildster searches for past conversations with matching groups as you select people. If the message area is empty, it means there is no conversation history with the selected members 
    • Click to deselect people if you would like to remove them
  6. Enter your message at the bottom
  7. Select the paperclip if you would like to attach a photo
  8. Press enter or click the airplane icon to send message
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