The revamped navigation sidebar on the left-hand side in Cliq lets you collaborate easily and manage your conversations.

How can the navigation sidebar be customized? 

Admin  

As an admin, you can customize the navigation bar for your organization and restrict users from rearranging the sidebar tabs.

Users  

If your admin allows users to rearrange the sidebar tabs, you can customize your navigation bar.

What are the two navigation sidebar types? 

Consolidated View 

• You will receive messages and notifications from all active conversations in a single Chats tab.

• The Consolidated View brings My Pins, Conversations, Threads, and Muted Conversations together under the Chats tab.

Categorized View 

• You will have a separate My Pins tab that lists all your pinned chats.

• You can unpin the chats by clicking on the three dots and selecting Unpin conversation.
  

• You can also copy the link by clicking Copy Permalink.
  

• The Chats tab contains Direct Messages, Group Chats, Threads, and Muted Conversations.

What are the tabs in the navigation sidebar? 

Channels 

• The Channels tab categorizes channels as Team, Organization, Personal, and External.

• You can join existing channels or create a new channel from this tab.

History 

• The History tab contains your logs and conversation history.

• You can find records for Conversations, Direct Calls, Meetings, Live Events, Sent Messages, Replies to Me, and Hashtags.

Phone 

• You can integrate Zoho Cliq with Zoho Voice to make and receive phone calls.

Files 

In the files module, you will find all the images, videos, audio and files shared across Cliq. The files are categorized as—Shared in Cliq, Taz, and Recordings.

• Shared in Cliq – Images, videos, audio and files shared with or from you across Cliq can be viewed here.

• Taz – Images, videos, audio and files shared to Taz can be viewed here.

• Recordings – Recordings of meetings you were a part of or that were shared with you can be viewed here.

Calendar 

In the Calendar module, you will be able to bring your Calendar interface inside Cliq to view and create your events.

Bots 

• Bots tab lists out all the bots you have created or subscribed to.

• You can create or subscribe to bots in the Bots tab by clicking the + icon.

Projects  

In the Projects tab, you can add and view tasks and issues through the Zoho Projects integration in Cliq.

Notes 

In the Notes tab, you will be able to view Zoho Notebook integration inside Cliq.

Org 

In the organization module, you can view Zoho People integration inside Cliq.

  Chat list filters   

• You can now filter unread chats, mentions, DMs, and drafts from the sidebar. 

• Click the respective filter icon to view only unread Chats, Mentions, or DMs. 

• You can also filter and view only your drafts.

• You can also mark all messages as read using the filters in the sidebar.

Hide Sidebar 

You can expand or collapse the Sidebar, Chat List, or Tabs using the Hide Sidebar icon. The following three options are available:

i. Hide Chat List:

• This option hides the entire chat list and displays only the tabs.

• Hover over the Tabs section to view the chat list temporarily.

• To expand the chat list permanently, click the Hide Sidebar icon again.

ii. Hide Sidebar:

• This option hides the entire navigation sidebar.

• Hover over the left side of the screen to view the sidebar.

• To restore the sidebar, click the Expand Sidebar icon.

iii. Hide Tabs:

• This option hides the tabs in the navigation sidebar.

• Hover over the chat list section to temporarily view the tabs.

• To expand the tabs permanently, click the Expand Sidebar icon.

 Settings 

To customize your navigation sidebar or to view more apps, select the settings icon.

You will find the following options:

i. More apps:

• The More Apps section contains all your installed apps and widgets.

• You can add apps and widgets to the navigation sidebar for easy access.

• You can also install apps from Zoho Marketplace.

ii. Configure Sidebar:

• Clicking Configure Sidebar takes you to Profile & Settings, where you can customize your navigation sidebar according to your preferences.

iii. Dark Mode:

• You can switch to Dark Mode by enabling the toggle in the bottom-left corner of the navigation sidebar.