Chat overview
![Homepage - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/841/original/91bb6a9c-f6a8-43df-87c7-52d536fba84a.png)
- Click in the minibar on the Envelope icon.
- Click Instant Messages.
![Inbox - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/843/original/5c65022f-6312-48c3-a485-a75b6abfe331.png)
You have ended up on the homepage of the Chat. You see 3 tabs:
- Inbox
- Friends
- Classlist
Inbox
At the tab Inbox you will see an overview of all messages.
![Inbox - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/845/original/ea2de132-198c-4f8a-8178-42ff0a5ca2d7.png)
- Via View you can select which chats you want to see: All, Read, or Unread.
- If you tick the box in front of a chat you can Mark as Read, Mark as Unread, or Delete this chat.
- Click the chat to open it.
![Inbox - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/847/original/75a78c4b-8915-424a-83fe-5ac6856c1f9c.png)
- You see the message and you can answer.
- Click View Everything to view the whole chat.
- Click Send.
You return to the tab Inbox.
The student gets to see a notification via an orange dot, next to the envelope icon in the minibar.
![Homepage - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/850/original/569c3ad3-f2af-4ae1-ae75-6c86acac2ff8.png)
![Homepage - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/853/original/cabf5f10-b86e-414c-aff0-a74c35d03d4c.png)
- The students sees the message.
Create personal chatlists via Friends
Via the tab Friends, you can create a list of persons you want to chat with.
![Friends - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/857/original/b4c6413d-4b29-48a6-bdde-1073e4ecc633.png)
- Click Add Friends to add students/teachers to your list. You see 2 options:
- Search Users
- Add by Username: use this only if you know the exact username.
- If you have added someone as a Friend, you will see a small icon next to their name.
- Click the name to send a chat.
Classlist of every course
At the tab Classlist you will see the names of students and/or teachers per course.
![Classlist - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/869/original/ce6da8c8-647d-4f18-af89-93ddfc38bfde.png)
- Click the drop-downmenu to select the desired course.
- Select 1 or multiple persons and click:
- Message; to start a chat;
- Add; to add somebody to your friendlist.
Settings
Via Settings you can edit filter- and sortoptions.
![Classlist - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/871/original/3e7f3b6b-c8d6-42a0-9b54-32d8fccf43ee.png)
- Click Settings.
![Instant Messages Settings - Hogeschool Rotterdam - Google Chrome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/744/873/original/fbb37e54-490a-49c5-b4c6-00f7b6cff2bf.png)
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Filter friendlist
- All;
- Online;
- Offline.
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Inbox
- Sort on date of sending;
- Sort on last name;
- Sort on first name.
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Friends
- Sort on last name;
- Sort on first name.
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Classlist
- Sort on last name;
- Sort on first name.
- Click Save.