How to Create a Room (Gruppe)¶

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To make sure you are in the right space, click on the selected space on the left side. (If you need to create a space, see How-to create spaces.)
Click pencil symbol at the top
Choose # New room
Enter Name
Optional: Enter Topic
- Hint: If you want to use markdown formatting for your topic description, better leave this field empty for now and add the topic later, due to a bug in element.
choose who can see the room: Visible to spaces | Ask to join | Private Room | Public Room
- You can find the description of the selected option below the field.
- Ask to join option is only available via browser version or if you added app configuration, see How-to configure Element client
Select whether the room should be encrypted (recommended, even required for confidential or data-protected chats).
Show advanced:
- If you select this option, you will not be able to chat with external partners (outside Helmholtz).
Create room

Modify Default Settings¶

Click i on the header
Click Settings
General:
- modify Logo, Room Name, Topic
Security & Privacy:
- Who can read history? Choose your preferred option.
Roles & Permissions: You can manage authorisation level of the space users.
- Consider to set the permission for “Invite users” from Default to Admin, else any new member can invite further users.

You can move a room to another space:

Choose the destination space on the left side. This is the space where the room has to be later.
Click Add on the left side
Click # Add existing room
Select the room that you want to move
Click Add

Step-by-step introduction to rooms (and many other topics) is provided by TU Dresden: Matrix an der TU Dresden > Rooms DE / EN.