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How to log into a ParaChat Room |
To start chatting, enter your user name (any nickname) and click "OK Connect!" Your user
name must be a unique for your current chat session. You may
also enter Your Profile, Email address, and a password. |
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Get user information |
You can get information on a any user in a room. To see this information click on the visitor's name
from within the user list. Any information that the user
entered into the 'Your Profile' section will be displayed in the main chat room for you to view. |
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To send a message |
To start chatting,
Chat messages are displayed in the main chat window. To add to the conversation,
type in your message in the text box below the main chat window area and click on 'Send' button
or hit the return key on your keyboard. If you are on a Macintosh you will need to hit
the Return button on your keyboard.
By default your message is sent to all users. |
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Send a private chat request to a user |
You can send a private chat request to any user in a room. To send the request to the visitor,
click on the visitor's name from within the user list, and click on the 'Private Chat' button.
You can also double click on a user to invoke the private chat command. You will see a smaller window
pop up and you can chat with the user in that window. |
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Ignore a user |
You can ignore any visitor in a room. To ignore a user, click on the user's name from within the chat user list,
and then select click on the 'Ignore' button. All ignored users will have a strike-thru through their name.
You will
not see anything the ignored visitor types, and the ignored visitor will be unable to have a
private chat with you. To un ignore a visitor, click on the user's name from within the chat user list,
and click on the 'Accept' button. You can ignore as many people as you wish. |
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Ignore Private Messages |
You can ignore all private messages. When a private message is initiated you can click on the 'Ignore'
checkbox and all future private messages will not be seen.
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Log Off button |
If you wish to leave a chat room, click on the 'Log off' button and you will exit the room |
Control Panel 
(customize your chat session & roam to a different room) |
The 'Control Panel' button invokes the ParaChat Control Panel. The control panel allows you to customize your chat session. The control panel
allows you to do the following:
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Rooms Tab - displays other available rooms chat in.
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Create Tab - create a new public or hidden room
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Users Tab - search for other users
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Color Tab - displays a list of colors that you can use to change your displayed user name in the main chat
window.
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Icons Tab - click on a icon to be displayed in the main chat window.
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Font Tab - local font size, my user font, and window color.
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Settings Tab -
- Double space text
- Beep on enter
- Beep on exit
- Join/leave message
- Timestamp messages
- Heartbeat - set a pulse to stay connected to the chat room
- Block all private
- Turn off Profile
- Page admin (if room admin is present)
- Admin Console (if you are logged in as admin)
- Moderation Console (if moderation is turned on)
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About Tab -
- ParaChat Server version
- Your operating system version
- Your Java version.
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Bold Button  |
If you wish to BOLD your messages in the main chat window. |
Italic Button  |
If you wish to Italicize your messages in the main chat window. |
Color Button  |
If you wish to change the color of your messages in the main chat window. |
Smile Button  |
| Keyboard Shortcut |
Image |
Name |
| :) |
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Smile |
| :D |
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Very Happy |
| ::biglips |
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Big Lips |
| B) |
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Cool Smile |
| :( |
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Frown |
| ;( |
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Sad Eyes |
| :O |
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Yawn |
| :surprise |
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Surprised Look |
| ::lips |
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Lips |
| ::up |
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Thumb Up |
| ::down |
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Thumb Down |
| :L |
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Tongue |
| ;) |
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Wink |
| :!! |
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Punk |
| ;;) |
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Blink |
| ::smoke |
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Smoking Man |
| ::beer |
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Beer |
| ::rose |
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Rose |
| ::eye |
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Eye |
| ::coffee |
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Coffee |
| ::aspirin |
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Aspirin |
| Add Custom Icons |
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Float Button  |
If you wish to resize your chat room, click on the "Float" button. This option opens the chat
room in a separate window. This separate window can be resized
and moved about on your screen. Close the window or click Unfloat
to return the window to the original Web page.
The default size of the floating window is 75% of your screen. Drag a corner or edge
to resize it. |
Help Button  |
If you have any
questions on how to operate your ParaChat room, click on the "Help" button and you will be directed
the the ParaChat help pages. |
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"User(s) in" |
This option
displays the number of people in the room. |
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Page Room Admin |
To page the
room administrator / operator , open your control panel, click on the Settings tab and
then click "Page Room Admin" button. This will notify the admin user that you would like to chat with them.
If the admin is not present, you will be given a message notifying you of this fact.
If you would like to use keyboard commands, type %page |
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Leaving a chat room |
If you wish
to leave the chat room click on the "Log off" button. |
