diff --git a/docs/articles/new-expensify/chat/Chat-Features-and-Moderation-Tools.md b/docs/articles/new-expensify/chat/Chat-Features-and-Moderation-Tools.md index 6aeedde43e59..07f939b99c3f 100644 --- a/docs/articles/new-expensify/chat/Chat-Features-and-Moderation-Tools.md +++ b/docs/articles/new-expensify/chat/Chat-Features-and-Moderation-Tools.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Chat Features and Moderation Tools description: Learn how to send, format, edit, delete, report, and manage messages and chat membership in New Expensify. -keywords: [New Expensify, chat, edit messages, report chat, add members, leave room, thread] +keywords: [New Expensify, chat, edit messages, report chat, add members, leave room, thread, add attachment, take photo] --- @@ -18,15 +18,32 @@ You can send messages, attach files, and add emojis from the message bar at the **On Web:** 1. Open any chat from your inbox. -2. Click the field labeled **Write something**, then type your message. +2. Click the field labeled **Write something...**, then type your message. 3. To add an attachment, click the **plus icon** and select **Add attachment**. 4. To add an emoji, click the **emoji icon**. 5. Press **Enter** or click the **Send** icon. -**On Mobile:** +**On the Expensify mobile app (iOS and Android):** 1. Tap any chat from your inbox. -2. Use the message bar to type a message, add an attachment, or insert an emoji. -3. Tap the **Send** icon. +2. Tap the field labeled **Write something...**, then type your message. +3. To add an attachment, tap the **plus icon**, select **Add attachment**, then choose **Take photo**, **Choose from gallery**, or **Choose file**. +4. To add an emoji, tap the **emoji icon**. +5. Tap the **Send** icon. + +✏️ **Note:** The **Take photo**, **Choose from gallery**, and **Choose file** options are available on the iOS and Android apps only. On mobile web, **Add attachment** opens your device’s file picker instead. + +## How to take a photo to attach to a chat message (iOS and Android only) + +1. Open any chat from your inbox. +2. Tap the **plus icon**, then select **Add attachment**. +3. Tap **Take photo**. +4. The first time you do this, your device asks for camera access — allow it. If you declined earlier, Expensify shows a **Take photo** screen with a **Continue** button instead; tap **Continue** to ask for access again. +5. Tap the **flash** icon on the left to turn the flash on or off, or the **flip camera** icon on the right to switch between the front and back cameras. +6. Tap the **shutter** button in the center to capture the photo. The photo is sent to the chat immediately — there is no preview screen and no separate send step. If you already typed a message, it is sent along with the photo. + +To leave the camera without capturing a photo, tap the **X** in the top-right corner. + +The **flash** and **flip camera** icons are hidden when your device has no flash or only one camera. ## Formatting Messages