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About chats
A chat is an online conversation among users who are currently connected to a server. The chat window contains a chat transcript that records everyone's contributions to the chat.
Contributing to chats
To contribute to a chat:
1 Type your comments in the input area of the chat window.
2 Click Send.
As participants enter the chat and contribute to it, the chat transcript (output area) fills with information. You can capture the chat transcript by copying it to the clipboard.
You can also invite others to join the chat just as you would when starting your own private chat.
When you are finished with the chat, leave it by going to another web page. Other chat participants are notified that you have left the chat.
Joining public chats
Public chats are often used to discuss a particular topic. When your administrator creates public chats, they appear inside conferences or folders with this icon:
 When a public chat has active participants, there is a red chat balloon beside it:
 To join the chat, click it.
Starting private chats
To start a private chat:
1 Click Private Chat.
2 Click Invite to invite a user to your chat.
The Who's Online list opens, showing users who are currently connected to your server. Users whose names are in italics will not accept chat invitations.
3 Select the user you want to invite.
4 Contribute to the chat as you would to any other chat.
The first time you click Send, the selected user receives a chat invitation. If the user accepts, you will see the user's name appear in the chat transcript. If the user declines, no response appears.
Starting a private chat from the Directory
If you are in the Directory or Who's Online list, you can start a chat by selecting the user, then clicking Invite User to Chat.
Setting chat preferences
You can set your chat preferences to:
• prevent users from inviting you to chat
If you prevent users from inviting you to chat, your name appears in italics in the Directory and Who's Online list.
• turn off chat sounds.
You can override this preference for an individual chat using "Enable sounds" in the chat window.
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