# Need help on creating private chat

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [June 11, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686 "2020-06-11T19:27:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/180 "2023-07-27T22:46:39Z")

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Things are substantially different from how it was done 3 years ago when @Lisa posted that video.

Just a couple of posts to help with using the new chat component.

> [@Chat function](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-function/63216/3):
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> With the new comments collection, you can achieve both a global chat and 1:1 chats. Data Editor In both cases, in the Data Editor, you’ll need one Comments table. All messages of all chats will appear in this Comments table. For the global chat, 4 basic columns: Comment, Timestamp, User Name, User Photo For 1:1 chats, 3 additional basic columns: ChatPerson1, ChatPerson2, ChatID. In the ChatPerson columns, write the email addresses of the people chattin…

> [@Private or Directed Chat Message?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-directed-chat-message/40275/8):
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> Yes, that was an older template. This is my newer one:

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