Scroll down to see how to do this in Symphony 1.5
In Symphony 2.0:
Get someone’s attention by mentioning them: type @ before the person’s name. Matching names will display as you type. Select the name you want from the list and the name will turn blue in your text box (figure 1). You can also mention @all or @online in chats with less than 30 members (figure 2).
Figure 1 @mention inside your chat
Figure 2 @mention all members in a room or everyone online
When you send your message, the person you mention receives a red alert in their notifications. Likewise, if someone @mentions you, it appears in your notifications in red as well (figure 3).
Figure 3 View @mentions in notifications
Note that your mentions appear in a darker red to help you identify where you are tagged (figure 4).
Figure 4 See your mentions easier in chat
In Symphony 1.5:
Get someone’s attention by tagging them with an @mention. Type @ before the person’s name. Matching names will display as you type. Select the name you want from the list and it will turn blue (Figure 1):
Figure 1 @mention inside your chat
When you send your message, the person you @mentioned will receive an alert in their toolbar under @Mentions. Likewise, if someone @mentions you, it will appear in your @Mentions
(Figure 2 and Figure 3):
Figure 2 @mention Notification
Figure 3 View all @mentions in chronological order