Send a direct message

1. Choose DMs in the left-hand navigation. On a narrow screen, choose Open menu in the top bar first.
2. Choose the plus button, New direct message.
3. Search for people by Name or email.
4. Choose Start direct message for one person, or the start-group-message button for several. The group button shows how many people you selected.

A one-to-one conversation with somebody you have written to before resumes rather than creating a second one. A group message is always new, and it can hold at most 10 people including you.

Notes to self

Notes to self is a conversation with nobody else in it. Open it with Open Notes to self in the direct messages section. It behaves like any other conversation: attachments, threads, pins, and search all work.

Removing a direct message from your list

Open the context menu on a direct message row and choose Delete for me. The dialog says This removes the conversation from your list only. Nothing is deleted, the other side is not affected, and the conversation returns if a new message arrives. Only direct messages can be removed this way.

To leave a group message for good, choose Leave group on its row.

Blocking somebody

Open a person's entry in the member list and choose the block action with their name. Blocking hides their messages and suppresses notifications from them. Unblock from Spaces settings, under Blocked people.

If it did not work

• No matching people with Try another name or email. means the search found nobody. Try the email address.
• A group message can have at most 10 people. means you picked too many. Remove somebody, or create a channel instead.
• The conversation could not be opened. Try again. is a service failure. Choose the action again.
• You cannot send messages to a member you have blocked. means you blocked the other person. Unblock them in Spaces settings.