# Getting started with chat applications policies
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Follow these steps to get started using chat applications policies.

1. [Learn about the permissions you must have to perform chat applications policy tasks](orgs_manage_policies_prereqs.md).

1. [Enable chat applications policies for your organization](enable-policy-type.md).

1. [Create a chat applications policy](orgs_policies_create.md).

1. [Attach the chat applications policy to your organization's root, OU, or account](orgs_policies_attach.md).

1. [View the combined effective chat applications policy that applies to an account](orgs_manage_policies_effective.md).

For all of these steps, you sign in as an IAM user, assume an IAM role, or sign in as the root user ([not recommended](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#lock-away-credentials)) in the organization's management account.

**Other information**
+ [Learn chat applications policy syntax and see example policies](orgs_manage_policies_chatbot_syntax.md)