@mentions

@mentions are a way to call out a specific person in a post or comment. When you @mention someone, their profile will be linked in the content and they will receive an email notification.

An @ mention in the Share a Thought feature.

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Considerations

  • Access: @mentions respect the access rules of the locations where they are created. If the member you have @mentioned does not have access to the location you have tried to @mention them from, they will not receive a notification. The @mention will still appear in the content with a link to their profile.
  • Formatting: If including the member's full name for an @mention, leave a space between their first and last name. @Stacy Allen would return the member while @StacyAllen will not.
  • HTML Content widget: Avoid including @mentions in HTML Content widgets to prevent the user mentioned from receiving notifications whenever the page gets updated.

Who can do this?

  • Any digital workplace member

@mention a digital workplace member

  1. Enter @ followed immediately by the person's first name, last name, or email address. As you type, a menu will appear near your cursor with members of your digital workplace that match the text you have entered. The first fifty search results will be displayed. If many members have the same first name, the query will need to be more specific.

    You can also @mention a user by typing @, then the first letter of their first name, followed by the first couple of letters from their last name to search for the member's NameSpace, a unique identifier that every member has. However, this method is ineffective in searching for members who have changed their names since joining the digital workplace.

  2. Select one of the options by clicking on it or using the up and down arrows on your keyboard and then pressing Enter.
  3. Continue typing. You can enter more text after you have entered an @mention and include several @mentions in a single post.
  4. Publish your content. When you post your article or comment, anyone @mentioned will be notified via email. The email will contain the post's text in which the person was mentioned, a link to the post, and details on who posted it.