The Friends tab presents all the user friends. To add a friend, follow the steps below:

• Click Add Friends to open the Find Employee page.
• Find the required employee using this form (see the Finding Users lesson).
• In the profile found, click the user name link. The employee personal page will open.
  
  
• Click Add to Friends.
• Fill in the invitation form and click Send Message.
  
  
  
  You will see a confirmation saying the message has been successfully sent. When the employee receives and accepts the invitation, they will appear in your friend list.

If an employee sends you a friend invitation, a corresponding message will immediately show on the left of a portal page.

To send a message to a user, do the following:

• Select the required employee.
• Click Send Message. The messaging window will appear:
  
  
• Type the message text and click Send. The new message will be shown in the dialog window.
  
  

If a user sends you a message but the messaging window is not active, a notification will immediately show in the left of any portal page.