The Chat is a handy tool used for text based conversations. Write what you would like to say to the whole group and press <enter> or press the Send button. The Chat module is useful when you do not want to use audio, during a presentation or lecture for instance. It is also useful for getting people's attention.
 Use the Chat to moderate large meetings.
You will find the Chat tool in the lower left corner in the Flexible interface.
Your own messages are displayed with your member name in red while messages you receive are in blue. A time stamp is displayed before the name.
The Chat can also show event messages when someone joins or leaves the session
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You can add "smileys" to show what mood you are in as well as send web addresses (URL's) directly linked to the Viewer.
The link content can also be copied for usage in other applications by right clicking the link.
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Smileys can be used in public and private chat messages.
For example, to make the "happy smiley" just type a colon, a hyphen and a right parenthesis :-)
Or just a colon and a right parenthesis :) |
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A new feature as of Marratech 6.1 are the chat typing indicators in the upper right corner of the Chat module. These show when someone is typing a public message, or a private message to you.
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Clear the Chat area using Clear Messages on the Edit menu.
Note that you can move the boundary between the Participants list and the Chat with your mouse:
The same applies for the boundary between the Whiteboard and the Participants/Video modules. |
