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Write in a chat on the web or the iPhone, attach photos and files, record a voice message, and edit or delete what you sent.

Who can do this: Everyone, at a location that has Messages switched on.

Web and iPhoneChecked

On this page

Every location has a team chat that everyone who works there is in. You can also have direct chats and group chats. All of them are under Messages.

On the web

Go to Messages

  1. Pick a chat from the list on the left. The keys above the list (All, Unread, Direct, Groups, Teams) narrow it, and the box marked Search chats and messages finds a chat by name or a message by its words.
  2. Type in the box marked Message at the foot of the chat. Shift and Enter start a new line.
  3. To add a photo, video or file, press the paperclip, paste it in, or drag it onto the chat (it says Drop to attach).
  4. Press Enter, or the arrow key beside the box. Your message appears at the foot of the chat.

On the phone

  1. Open the Messages tab and tap a chat. The top of the tab says how many chats have something unread, or All read.
  2. Type in the box marked Message.
  3. To add something, press the paperclip and choose Photos and videos, Camera or Files.
  4. Press the send key. Your message appears at the foot of the chat.

What you can attach

  • Up to 6 attachments on one message.
  • A photo up to 15 MB, a video up to 50 MB, any other file up to 25 MB.
  • A message can be up to 4,000 characters.

Photos, videos, files and voice messages are deleted after 30 days unless someone keeps them. See Keep a photo or file.

Record a voice message

While the box is empty and nothing is attached, the send key is a microphone. Press it to start recording. A voice message can run for up to 5 minutes.

  • Press the send key to send it, or the bin to throw it away.
  • On the web, Esc also throws it away.
  • If it reaches 5 minutes it stops by itself and says Limit reached. It is not sent until you press the send key.

Edit or delete a message

  • On the web, point at the message, press the three dots beside it and choose Edit or Delete.
  • On the phone, press and hold the message and choose Edit or Delete.

You can edit only your own messages, and only the words. An edited message is marked Edited. A deleted one leaves a line that says Message deleted, and its photos and files are deleted with it.

If it doesn’t work

There is no Messages page or tab
Messages is switched off at the locations you work at. An Admin decides which parts of Yes Chef each location uses.
“Only managers can post here”
This team chat has been set to announcements only. You can still read it, react, and confirm broadcasts. Message a person directly instead: see Start a chat or a group.
“Archived”
The group has been archived. Its messages can still be read, but nothing new can be sent to it.
“Nobody here any more”
Everyone else in this direct chat has left the business.
“Over 15 MB”, “Over 50 MB” or “Over 25 MB”
The photo, video or file is bigger than a message can carry. Send a smaller one.
“Up to 6 attachments”
Take one off, or send the rest in a second message.
“Too short” or “Nothing recorded”
The voice message was under half a second, or nothing was picked up. Record it again.
On the web: “Microphone blocked” or “No microphone found”
Your browser has not been allowed to use a microphone for this site, or the computer has none. Allow it in the browser’s site settings and try again.
On the phone: “Microphone off”
Yes Chef is not allowed to use the microphone. Turn it on in the iPhone’s Settings, under Yes Chef, then Microphone.
There is no microphone key on the web
Your browser cannot record. Use another browser, or send the voice message from the phone.

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