User Tips for ResponderRel8

REFRESH APP

Everything, and everyone, can benefit from a refresh.

If you think something is “off” with this app or if you don’t see new notifications, try closing and reopening it.

CHANGE DISPLAY NAME

Everyone starts with a generic display name. Be sure to change yours so others can tell people apart. Use a “code name” if you want to be anonymous.

  1. Click on Settings (Gear Icon on main Rooms page)
  2. Click “Edit” next to current name
  3. Enter new name
  4. Click Save

(If you get an error, try again … it’s a glitch we’re fixing)

ADD DISPLAY IMAGE

  1. Click on Settings (Gear Icon on main Rooms page)
  2. Click on Round Display Image
  3. Take Photo or Choose from Photo Library

CHANGE PASSWORD

  1. Click on Settings (Gear Icon on main Rooms page)
  2. Click “Log Out”
  3. Confirm Logout
  4. On App Login Page, click “Reset” in the Password field
  5. Follow Instructions to change
  6. Once completed, enter email and new password to log back in

MAKE FRIEND REQUESTS

To share information with an individual outside the main rooms, they must be a friend or a part of a group you are in.

To request a friend…

  1. Click on the user’s Profile Name above a comment they’ve made.
  2. Click “Send Friend Request” on their Profile page
  3. They will get a notification and be added to your friends list when they accept
  4. You will then be able to click on their name and send a message

ACCEPT/DENY FRIEND REQUESTS

  1. On the main Rooms page, you will see a number next to the icon of two people if someone has sent you a friend request
  2. Click on the icon of two people
  3. Click on the requestor’s profile name
  4. Choose to accept/deny their request

CREATE A GROUP

Groups are where a set of Friends can have a “side chat”.

Be sure to follow the TIP on how to make Friend Requests, if needed.

  1. Click on the icon of the 3 circles on the main Rooms page
  2. Click on “CREATE” at the top-right of screen
  3. Enter a Name & Description
  4. Select the Friends you want to add
  5. Click DONE at the top-right of screen
  6. REFRESH YOUR APP to see the new room

Once your friends join the room, you can all chat.

SHARE PHOTOS

At this time, you can only share photos directly with Friends, or in a Group (not a Room).

See the tips on how to add friends and create a group.

  1. Enter a chat with a Friend or in a Group you are a part of
  2. Click the paperclip icon next to “Type your message”
  3. Take a picture or choose one from your photos
  4. Hit “choose” and it will be uploaded

EDIT YOUR COMMENT

  1. Click & hold your comment and select Edit
  2. Edit your comment in the text field and hit Submit

DELETE YOUR COMMENT

  1. Click & hold your comment
  2. Select Delete

Your comment will be removed.

REPLY TO A USER’S COMMENT

  1. Click and hold on their comment
  2. Hit Reply
  3. Type your reply in the text field
  4. Hit Submit

MENTION USER(S) IN YOUR COMMENT

  1. Type @ in the text field
  2. Begin typing the user’s profile name, handle or scroll down through the list of users
  3. Select the user you would like to mention
  4. Add more users following the same process
  5. Type your message and hit send.

TRANSLATE A USER’S COMMENT TO YOUR PREFERRED LANGUAGE

  1. Click on Settings
    (Gear Icon on main Rooms page)
  2. Click on Preferred Language
  3. Select the language you would like to translate comments to
  4. Click on a user’s comment in a Room
    (translation only works in Rooms at this time)
  5. Click “Translate to [your selected language]”

To translate back to the original language, click the comment again and select “Translate to Original”.