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title: Control Chat Channels and Direct Messaging
description: Learn how Moderators can change the types of chat all users can see and use in a SchoolSpace world.
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# Control Chat Channels and Direct Messaging

## Change the Types of Chat Available in a SchoolSpace World

| This article explains how Moderators, Managers, or world Owners can enable or disable access to Chat Channels and Direct Messaging for all users in a SchoolSpace world. |
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Keep reading to learn about:

![circleCheck](https://support.schoolspace.io/hubfs/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)[Chat Channels](https://support.schoolspace.io/control-messaging#chat-channels)

![circleCheck](https://support.schoolspace.io/hubfs/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)

[Direct Messaging](https://support.schoolspace.io/control-messaging#direct-messaging)

![circleCheck](https://support.schoolspace.io/hubfs/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)

[Managing Types of Chat Available in a World](https://support.schoolspace.io/control-messaging#mange-chat-availability)

 

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### What are Chat Channels?

Chat Channels are session-based group messaging tools in SchoolSpace that help students, teachers, and staff communicate. You will only see messages that have been sent in these channels while you have been in the world, so if you leave the world you will not see past messages when you rejoin. Administrators can [access and download chat history from chat channels](https://support.schoolspace.io/moderation-handbook?hsLang=en#message-history-chat-channels) within the Message History section of Dashboard.

| ![Sidebar - Message Channels](https://support.schoolspace.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Sidebar%20-%20Message%20Channels.png?width=400&height=318&name=Sidebar%20-%20Message%20Channels.png) |
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Learn more about the [types of Chat Channels, how they work, and how to send messages in a channel](https://support.schoolspace.io/sending-and-receiving-chat-messages?hsLang=en#chat-channels).

 

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### What is Direct Messaging?

Direct messages allow you to send a message to one or more people. These messages are persistent, so if you leave the world or move to a different world you can keep the conversation going the next time you log in. Messages sent as one on one or group direct messages are not visible in the Chat Channels. Administrators can [access and download chat history from direct messages](https://support.schoolspace.io/moderation-handbook?hsLang=en#message-history-chat-channels) in Dashboard.

| ![Direct Messages](https://support.schoolspace.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Direct%20Messages.png?width=400&height=274&name=Direct%20Messages.png) |
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Learn more about [how Direct Messaging works](https://support.schoolspace.io/sending-and-receiving-chat-messages?hsLang=en#direct-messages) and how to [send one-on-one](https://support.schoolspace.io/sending-and-receiving-chat-messages?hsLang=en#dm-from-messages) or [group messages](https://support.schoolspace.io/sending-and-receiving-chat-messages?hsLang=en#group-direct-message).

 

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### Managing Chat Availability

As a [Moderator, Manager, or Owner](https://support.schoolspace.io/schoolspace-roles-and-permissions?hsLang=en) in a world, you can update the availability of Chat Channels or Direct Messaging in your SchoolSpace world. These settings give educators and tech leaders flexibility to support school culture, classroom norms, and digital safety practices.

 

##### To Enable or Disable Chat Channels or Direct Messaging for All Users in a World:

1. In the left sidebar, click **World Settings** ![settings](https://support.schoolspace.io/hubfs/settings.svg) → **Messaging.**
2. Under *Direct Messaging* or the *chat channel* (e.g. 'Everyone in World' Channel):  
     - **Toggle** **on** to make available.
     - **Toggle** **off** to prevent access.
   
   | ![World Settings - Messaging](https://support.schoolspace.io/hs-fs/hubfs/World%20Settings%20-%20Messaging.png?width=600&height=534&name=World%20Settings%20-%20Messaging.png) |
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If you want to prevent an individual student from accessing Chat Channels or Direct Messaging, you can [ban them from Chat Channels in a world](https://support.schoolspace.io/moderation-handbook?hsLang=en#ban-student-chat-channels) or [ban them from Direct Messaging in all your worlds](https://support.schoolspace.io/moderation-handbook?hsLang=en#ban-student-direct-messaging).

 

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    - [Best Practices for Success in SchoolSpace](https://support.schoolspace.io/getting-started?hsLang=en#best-practices-for-success-in-schoolspace)
- [Setup, Safety, and Insights](https://support.schoolspace.io/setup-safety-and-insights?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Your SchoolSpace World: The Basics](https://support.schoolspace.io/setup-safety-and-insights?hsLang=en#your-schoolspace-world-the-basics)
    - [Safety, Security, and Moderation on SchoolSpace](https://support.schoolspace.io/setup-safety-and-insights?hsLang=en#safety-security-and-moderation-on-schoolspace)
    - [Your SchoolSpace Dashboard](https://support.schoolspace.io/setup-safety-and-insights?hsLang=en#your-schoolspace-dashboard)
    - [Integrations](https://support.schoolspace.io/setup-safety-and-insights?hsLang=en#integrations)
- [Navigating SchoolSpace](https://support.schoolspace.io/navigating-schoolspace?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Exploring the Virtual World](https://support.schoolspace.io/navigating-schoolspace?hsLang=en#exploring-the-virtual-world)
    - [Communicating on SchoolSpace](https://support.schoolspace.io/navigating-schoolspace?hsLang=en#communicating-on-schoolspace)
    - [Building Community: Safe Social Tools](https://support.schoolspace.io/navigating-schoolspace?hsLang=en#building-community-safe-social-tools)
- [Customizing SchoolSpace](https://support.schoolspace.io/customizing-schoolspace?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Builder Mode](https://support.schoolspace.io/customizing-schoolspace?hsLang=en#builder-mode)
    - [Designing and Personalizing a World](https://support.schoolspace.io/customizing-schoolspace?hsLang=en#designing-and-personalizing-a-world)
    - [Making the World Interactive](https://support.schoolspace.io/customizing-schoolspace?hsLang=en#making-the-world-interactive)
    - [Custom Settings & Controls](https://support.schoolspace.io/customizing-schoolspace?hsLang=en#custom-settings-controls)
- [Using SchoolSpace for Learning](https://support.schoolspace.io/using-schoolspace-for-learning?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [SchoolSpace for Live Instruction](https://support.schoolspace.io/using-schoolspace-for-learning?hsLang=en#schoolspace-for-live-instruction)
    - [SchoolSpace for Student Life and School Community](https://support.schoolspace.io/using-schoolspace-for-learning?hsLang=en#schoolspace-for-student-life-and-school-community)
- [Games, Apps, and Experiences](https://support.schoolspace.io/games-apps-and-experiences?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Adding a Game or App to your World](https://support.schoolspace.io/games-apps-and-experiences?hsLang=en#adding-a-game-or-app-to-your-world)
    - [Our Games & Experiences](https://support.schoolspace.io/games-apps-and-experiences?hsLang=en#our-games-experiences)
- [Need Help?](https://support.schoolspace.io/need-help?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [What's New in SchoolSpace](https://support.schoolspace.io/need-help?hsLang=en#whats-new-in-schoolspace)
    - [Common Problems and Solutions](https://support.schoolspace.io/need-help?hsLang=en#common-problems-and-solutions)
    - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://support.schoolspace.io/need-help?hsLang=en#frequently-asked-questions)

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