Within Teamwork Chat, you can leave a conversation or channel at any time.
When viewing an individual conversation or channel, click the three dots in the top right and select Leave channel from the dropdown menu.
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If the channel you are leaving is private, you will not be able to rejoin it yourself. You will need to contact the channel creator or a site administrator to add you again.
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Restrictions
- You cannot remove yourself from direct conversations.
- You cannot remove yourself from conversations and channels you create.
- Once a channel is converted to a project channel, the leave option is removed as all members of the project are added automatically.
Removing members from a channel
Administrators and channel owners can also update the members list and remove individual people.
While viewing a conversation or channel, click the members icon in the right sidebar menu and click the x to the right of the relevant user to remove them immediately.
Note: You cannot remove members from a project channel.
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For more information, see: Creating a Conversation or Channel