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# Talk with Your Team in Discussions

> Make a channel for a piece of work, post updates, react and reply in threads, add teammates, and choose which messages notify you

**Discussions** is your team's chat. Each channel holds the talk about one piece of work, such as a website launch, so the decisions stay in one place instead of in email.

This guide makes a private channel for a website launch, posts the plan, and answers it in a thread.

## Make a channel

**1. Start a new discussion**

Click **Discussions** in the left rail, then the **+** at the top.

**2. Name it and choose who sees it**

Type a **Title** and, if you like, a **Description** of what the channel is for. Turn on **Private** so only the people you add can see it; leave it off for a channel the whole team can find. Pick teammates under **Members** now, or add them later. Then click **Create private channel**.

![New Discussion: Title website-launch, outlined; Description, Getting the new website live: copy, photos and the launch date; and Private, switched on, Only people you add can see it, outlined](https://mintcdn.com/locusdigital/CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg/images/how-tos/teamwork/td-01-new-channel-closeup.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg\&q=85\&s=229a391983533b084d66357fc33fb78a)

A private channel for the website launch

## Post, react and reply

Type your message in the box at the bottom and press Enter. The buttons above the box format the text, such as **bold** for a date. Type @ and a name to mention a teammate, which notifies them.

Point at a message to react to it or answer it. The emoji react in one click; the speech bubble, **Reply in thread**, starts a conversation about that message without filling the channel.

![The message's actions when you point at it: thumbs up, heart, party and eyes reactions and More reactions, outlined, and Reply in thread, outlined, with More actions](https://mintcdn.com/locusdigital/CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg/images/how-tos/teamwork/td-02-message-actions-closeup.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg\&q=85\&s=c16c08dfcc86b0f4d3effa3e8dadf342)

Reactions and Reply in thread

Replies show in the **Thread** panel on the right. In the channel, the message shows the reactions and how many replies it has; click **1 reply** to open the thread again.

![The website-launch channel with the launch plan message, its thumbs up reaction and 1 reply, Last reply 12:32 PM, outlined; and the Thread panel with the reply Copy approved. I'll swap in the new photos as soon as they land on Thursday, outlined](https://mintcdn.com/locusdigital/CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg/images/how-tos/teamwork/td-03-thread-closeup.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg\&q=85\&s=9db322cf36a891aa3683fc4f40ad1ad4)

A reaction and a reply in the thread

## Add people and choose your notifications

Click the gear at the top of the channel to open **Discussion settings**.

![Discussion settings: Private channel; Name and Topic with Save; People (1) with Add people, outlined, and the tip to type /invite @name; Notifications: All messages, Mentions only and Muted, outlined; and Pin discussion, Leave channel and Archive channel](https://mintcdn.com/locusdigital/CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg/images/how-tos/teamwork/td-04-settings-closeup.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=CiuI3kTDMNpAm8eg\&q=85\&s=1346d27b3b4e24dff6a604564884f12e)

Discussion settings

* **Add people** adds teammates. You can also type `/invite @name` in the message box.
* **Notifications**: **All messages**, **Mentions only** (only when someone mentions you), or **Muted**.
* **Pin discussion** keeps the channel at the top of your list. **Archive channel** closes it when the work is done: its messages stay, and members can still find it under **Browse channels**.

## Good to know

* **Talk instead of typing.** The headphones at the top start a huddle: see [Start a Huddle with Your Team or an AI Agent](https://docs.hiveku.com/how-tos/teamwork/start-a-huddle.md).
* **Message one person** by clicking their name under **Team** in the list.


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