> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.roostedhr.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Announcement & Chats

> Announcements & Chats for the best communication with your workers.

In this article, we will explain how you can use Announcements & Chats to communicate information to your workers.  When logged as an admin or owner, you can click the chat bubbles in the top right and pop up window will appear:

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You will be able to see **Notifications & Announcements** as well as a list of all the chats that you have created or are added to.

## Creating a new chat

To create a new chat just click + Chat button.  You can filter the participants you want to add by skillsets or name. To add a person to the chat, just tick the box next ton their name.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/roostedinc/images/guides/placeholder.png" alt="" />

If creating the chat, you will be automatically added as a participant.  After adding workers, you can name the chat box and see the list of workers that have been selected.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/roostedinc/images/guides/placeholder.png" alt="" />

By clicking on the wrench icon, the chat can be edited - the participants and the name previously selected. You can also turn off the notifications by clicking the bell icon.  To start the chat just send a message - below it, you will see an exact sending time.

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You can also delete a chat by clicking the trash can on the top right side.

## Creating a new Announcement

To create an Announcement click + Announcement button.  You can choose to send it to Everybody or only to particular skillsets. You can also send SMS by clicking the checkbox to the right.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/roostedinc/images/guides/placeholder.png" alt="" />

When creating the announcement, you can define where the replies will be sent to - admin or an account owner.  Chat replies apply to **PUSH NOTIFICATIONS ONLY**. Replies received by email will be directed to the HR email listed on your HR section which can be found by navigating to Configuration -> **Company Info**.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/roostedinc/images/guides/placeholder.png" alt="" />

You can enter the title and add the message itself in the designated area - you can also add links and pictures, that will be distributed to all people at once.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/roostedinc/images/guides/placeholder.png" alt="" />

Clicking Send will confirm the operation and when successful, you will see a green box in the right top corner. You can view a list of your sent announcements from your **Communication Center** by entering Configuration -> Communication Center -> SENT GROUP MESSAGES.  By default, the announcements will be sent by email & push notification - **if you select 'Also send by SMS' it will only send it to where the push notification cannot be received** - the worker has disabled push notifications or has not downloaded the app.

## Event Chats

Event Chats are another way of forwarding information to your workers scheduled for an event. You can quickly and easily send last-minute information to chosen, or all workers. Please see **Event Chats** for more information!  Please check our new video with all the details explained in 1 minute!

This is how you can use Announcements & Chats to communicate information to your workers through Roosted! 😇