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- Register an account at uwmidsun.hipchat.com.
- Join the General and Announcements rooms.
- Join your team's room - Electrical, Mechanical, or Business.
- (Optional) Download and install the native client.
- (Optional) Download the mobile app
Highlights
- Rooms - Rooms are where chat generally takes place. Anyone can make a room. Public rooms can be joined by anyone, while private rooms are invite-only. Clicking the "Midnight Sun" in the top left will bring you to a list of rooms and people. Here you can start a conversation with anyone, or join a group. It's best if you start with the main groups: Annoucements, General, Mechanical, Electrical, and Business.
- @mention people - Use @[name] to get someone's attention, online or offline. @here notifies all people currently available in the room, and @all notifies everyone in the room.
- Native and web clients - HipChat has a web client. Alternatively, native applications can be downloaded for all major platforms.
- JIRA integration - Mentioning a JIRA ticket (ex. ELEC-9) will attach a preview of the mentioned issue.
- Video chat - Start video chats within HipChat, either from a room or a 1-to-1 chat. You can also choose to share your screen.
- Emoticons - Use the built-in emoticons, or feel free to add your own.
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