status-desktop/devuser_guide/content/docs/chat/communities.md

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## Enabling communities

![url_bar](/images/communities/experimental.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/menu.png)

## General

### Joining a community
![url_bar](/images/communities/communities_modal.png)

### Creating a community

![url_bar](/images/communities/new_community.png)

#### uploading a thumbnail image

![url_bar](/images/communities/new_community2.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/image_upload.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/new_community3.png)

#### setting community color

![url_bar](/images/communities/community_color.png)

#### setting membership requirement

![url_bar](/images/communities/membership_requirement.png)

### Leaving a community

![url_bar](/images/communities/community_menu2.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/community_info.png)

### Accessing an existing community

![url_bar](/images/communities/communities_modal2.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/access_community.png)

## Manage Community
### Creating Channels

![url_bar](/images/communities/community_menu.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/new_channel.png)

### Creating Categories

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_menu.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_popup.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_list.png)

### Editing Categories

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_menu_context.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_popup_edit.png)

### Delete Categories

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_menu_context.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/category_delete_confirm.png)

### Transfer ownership

![url_bar](/images/communities/transfer_ownership.png)

### Share Community
### See Members
### Kick Member

![url_bar](/images/communities/member_context.png)

### Invite People

![url_bar](/images/communities/invite_members.png)

![url_bar](/images/communities/invite_members2.png)

### Back up Community

## Context menu on the nav bar

![url_bar](/images/communities/context_menu.png)

## Initial Community

![url_bar](/images/communities/community.png)