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Start a 
BBM Enterprise
 group chat

You can chat in real time with a group of contacts, and share pictures, voice notes, and your location in a group chat. A group chat can include up to 250 people, including you. 

Start a group chat

  1. On the 
    Chats
     screen, tap The Start Chat icon.
  2. Tap 
    Start Group Chat
    .
  3. Do any of the following:
    • To add a contact to the group chat, tap a contact.
    • To search for a co-worker to add to the group chat, in the 
      Search contacts
       field, type a co-worker's name.
  4. Type a subject for the group chat.
  5.  In the Select Group Type list, tap one of the following options:
    • Open group
    • Open group for your organization only
    • Closed group (participants can invite others)
    • Closed group (only administrators can invite others)
    When you select a group type, a description of the invitation policy is displayed.
  6. Tap 
    Done
    .
To go to the newest unread message in a chat, tap 
New Messages
.

Add more people to the group chat

  1. In a group chat, tap The Add Contact icon.
  2. Do any of the following: 
    • To add a contact to the group chat, tap a contact.
    • To search for a co-worker to add to the group chat, in the 
      Search contacts
       field, type a co-worker's name.
  3. Tap 
    Done
    .

Assign administrator privileges to a group chat participant

  1. At the top of the chat screen, tap the chat name.
  2. Press the name of a participant.
  3. Tap 
    Add Administrator
    .

Add a profile picture to a group chat

To add a profile picture, you must be a chat administrator. 
  1. In the groups list, tap the default profile picture. 
  2. Tap the profile picture. Tap The edit icon.
  3. Tap The Browse icon. Do one of the following:
    • Tap 
      Take picture
      . Take a picture and tap 
      Use photo
       > 
      Done
      .
    • Tap 
      Picture
      . Browse to and select a picture. The supported file types are .jpeg, .png, or .gif. Tap 
      Done
      .
    • Tap 
      Sample picture
      . Tap a sample picture.

Add a picture or file to a group chat

  1. In a group chat, tap The Attach icon > The Add Picture icon.
  2. Tap a picture > 
    Attach
    .
To comment on a picture, in a group chat, tap a picture. In the field at the bottom of the screen, type a comment.
To view all the pictures or files in a group chat, at the top of the screen, tap the group name. Tap 
Pictures
 or 
Files
.

Change the group chat subject

To change the subject of a chat, you must be a chat administrator.
  1. In a group chat, at the top of the screen, tap the group chat subject.
  2. At the top of the screen, tap the chat subject field.
  3. Type a new chat subject.

Mention a participant in a group chat

You can mention a participant in a group chat. If you are mentioned in a chat, a yellow @ symbol is displayed in the message bubble. When you have an unread message that you are mentioned in, the @ symbol is displayed beside the chat in the chat list.
  1. In the group chat, in the message field, type @. The list of chat participants is displayed.
  2. To narrow the list of participants, start typing the participant’s name.
  3. In the results, tap the participant that you want to mention.
  4. Type your message.

Remove a participant from a group chat

  1. At the top of the chat screen, tap the chat name.
  2. Tap 
    Participants
    .
  3. Press the name of a participant.
  4. Tap 
    Remove Chat Participant
    .

Designate a group chat as high priority

  1. Tap the chat name.
  2. To enable priority notifications in the group chat, tap the button beside 
    Priority Notifications
    .
  3. At the top of the chat screen, tap The Menu icon.
  4. Tap 
    Priority
    .
  5. To remove the high priority designation, tap The Menu icon and then 
    Remove Priority
    .