Chat Help

CHATROOM HELP

1. Registration to the forum and gallery is not linked to the chatroom. You do not need to register for the chatroom, but may if you would like to reserve your ID.
Simply tick the box for "guest" and the password box will go away.
Click login and find the appropriate room.

During the chat, you may see messages that begin with an asterick.
These messages are written by the robot.
You can talk to the robot if you want to, but he will most likely not respond.


When you enter the room, the video will begin playing.
If it is annoying to you, you can immediately stop the video by clicking on the pause button.


To choose a different video or go back and forth between the available videos, click on the icon that looks like a little piece of paper with an arrow.


To make the video undock, click on the little square in the upper right-hand corner.

Once undocked, you can grab the corner of the video box and drag it to resize it.



There are many tools in the toolbar. Have fun playing with them all!
A special feature in this chatroom is the ability to send .jpg's right into the chat. You can share a layout during the chat by clicking on the image upload icon and then clicking on the words "upload an image."

If the button doesn't work, it may be that you do not have the right javascript enabled in your browser. Try a different browser.

There are many options to change your text size. This will change the way everyone else sees your text. I especially appreciate it when your text is made larger, but don't go too large! My eyes are getting so old!


A variety of options as can seen below are available to you by clicking the options button. If the sounds are annoying you, this is where you can make certain types of sounds go away. There is also a sound button out on the main page right below the options button which turns off all sound in one click.
I also prefer the first setting to display the user and message in a single line as it allows more to be in a window at a time.


If you are having trouble grabbing a link or are a slow reader, click on the stop scrolling icon.
This does not actually stop the scrolling, but rather keeps the chat from jumping back to the bottom when you scroll up to review older posts.

If you would like to send someone a private message, double click on their name.
You can minimize the private message box to see the main chat and then maximize it again.


To adjust the size for your monitor and needs, in Internet Explorer, click the flyout arrow in the lower right hand corner and test the various zoom sizes until it works the best for your monitor.