Exploring Cliq Widget in Trident for Windows

Exploring Cliq Widget in Trident for Windows

In this article, we'll see how the Cliq widget in Trident enables you to update your Cliq status, as well as search through, view, and manage your chats.

Updating Cliq Status   

To update your Cliq status:

  1. Click open the status drop-down menu.

  1. Select the desired status from the list of suggestions.


Alternatively, to set a custom status:

  1. In the Type custom status field, enter a custom status.

  1. Click the status icon to choose a suitable one for your custom status.

  1. Hit enter.


Searching in Cliq   

The search bar enables you to find chats, contacts, channels, threads, and messages.  You can apply these filters while searching to narrow down the search results.


Viewing Chats   

All of your chats are grouped and listed under the following tabs described below.

Chat Tab

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Description

Pinned Chats

Lists your pinned chats, groups, and channels.

Recent Chats

Lists the chats based on the most recent time of sent or received messages.

Unsent Chats


Shows the number and list of unsent chats within the Recent Chats tab.

Unread Chats

Lists the chats in which you have unread messages.

Contacts

Lists all the people you've communicated with in Cliq.

Threads


Lists the threaded conversations as separate chats from various channels.

Note: This view is available only when the Cliq preference is set to In a Separate Threads Tab.

Channels


Lists the channels you're a part of.

Bots

Lists the bots you've configured.

Muted

Lists the chats, groups, channels, and bots that you have muted.

 

Note: You can change the position of these tabs by dragging a tab from its original location and dropping it to your desired location.


Managing Chats   

From the chat list, you can pin, mute, and mark chats as read or unread using right-click actions.

Pinning and Unpinning Chats   

To pin a chat:

  1. Right-click the chat you want to pin.

  1. Select Pin Chat from the drop-down menu and click My Pins.

To unpin a chat:

  1. Go to the Pinned Chats tab or search for the chat you want to unpin.

  1. Right-click the chat and select Unpin Chat from the drop-down menu.

Muting and Unmuting Chats   

To mute a chat:

  1. Right-click the chat you want to mute.

  1. Select the duration until which you want it to be mute from the drop-down menu.

To unmute a chat:

  1. Click the More  icon in the chat list tab.

  1. Select Muted Chats from the drop-down menu. Alternatively, search for the chat you want to unmute and right-click it.

  1. Select Unmute from the drop-down menu.


Marking Chats as Unread or Read   

To mark a chat as unread:

  1. Right-click the chat you want to mark as unread.

  1. Select Mark as Unread from the drop-down menu.    

To mark a chat as read:

  1. Right-click the chat you want to mark as read.

  1. Select Mark as Read from the drop-down menu.

To mark all of your chats as read:

  1. Go to the Unread Chats tab.

  1. Click the Mark all as Read option.

Learn how to manage your chats using the Cliq module in Trident