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===Boot Sugar=== | ===Boot Sugar=== | ||
*The '''Home (or f3)''' Screen appears | *The '''Home (or f3)''' Screen appears | ||
| − | [[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png| | + | [[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|500px]] |
: The Chat icon [[Image:Activity-chat.png]] is on right side of the Spiral of Activities | : The Chat icon [[Image:Activity-chat.png]] is on right side of the Spiral of Activities | ||
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===Start Chat=== | ===Start Chat=== | ||
| + | *Click on the Chat Icon | ||
| + | [[File:Chat_Start.png|500px]] | ||
| + | ===Send Chat Message=== | ||
| + | :Type your message in the bottom field of Chat | ||
| + | :Here '''Testing Chat''' is the message | ||
| + | :Note that the User's Avitar name is displayed on the line before the message | ||
| + | :In this case '''Tris5-sugar: Testing Chat''' | ||
| + | :This becomes useful if several other users join the chat | ||
| + | ===Use emoticons in your chat=== | ||
| + | [[File:Chat_Activity_emoticon_drop_down.png|500px]] | ||
| + | *hit return | ||
| + | [[File:Chat_with_msg_and_emoticon.png|500px]] | ||
===Share your Chat Session=== | ===Share your Chat Session=== | ||
| + | [[File:Chat_Activity_share_dropdown.png|500px]] | ||
| + | *Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the drop down | ||
| + | :You are now collaborating in a shared session | ||
===Joining a Shared Chat Session=== | ===Joining a Shared Chat Session=== | ||
| + | :This is an example of joining another users share chat | ||
;Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the frame or Hit '''F1''' key and you switch to the Neighborhood View. | ;Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the frame or Hit '''F1''' key and you switch to the Neighborhood View. | ||
* '''move mouse pointer to center of window to retract frame.''' | * '''move mouse pointer to center of window to retract frame.''' | ||
| − | [[File: | + | *Join Chat |
| + | :[[File:F1_Join_Chat.png|500px]] | ||
| + | :View of Chat-Shared | ||
| + | :[[File:Shared_Chat.png|500px]] | ||
| + | :You can see your chat (yellow) and Other user's Chat in blue | ||
| + | :Other's user's color will match the colors of their XO Avitar | ||
| + | :It will not always be blue | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Stop Shared Chat=== | ||
| + | :[[File:Shared_Chat_stop.png|500px]] | ||
| + | *click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar | ||
| + | :"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu | ||
| + | *Click on it | ||
| + | *You return to the '''Home (or f3)''' screen | ||
===Quitting Chat=== | ===Quitting Chat=== | ||
| + | :Not shared | ||
| + | [[File:Chat_Activity-stop.png|500px]] | ||
*click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar | *click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar | ||
:"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu | :"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu | ||
*Click on it | *Click on it | ||
*You return to the '''Home (or f3)''' screen | *You return to the '''Home (or f3)''' screen | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 15 December 2011
- Under Construction --Satellit 09:20, 15 December 2011 (EST)
How to Use Chat
Boot Sugar
- The Home (or f3) Screen appears
- The Chat icon
is on right side of the Spiral of Activities
Start Chat
- Click on the Chat Icon
Send Chat Message
- Type your message in the bottom field of Chat
- Here Testing Chat is the message
- Note that the User's Avitar name is displayed on the line before the message
- In this case Tris5-sugar: Testing Chat
- This becomes useful if several other users join the chat
Use emoticons in your chat
- hit return
- Click
in the drop down
- You are now collaborating in a shared session
- This is an example of joining another users share chat
- Click in the frame or Hit F1 key and you switch to the Neighborhood View.
- move mouse pointer to center of window to retract frame.
- Join Chat
- View of Chat-Shared
- You can see your chat (yellow) and Other user's Chat in blue
- Other's user's color will match the colors of their XO Avitar
- It will not always be blue
- click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
- "Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
- Click on it
- You return to the Home (or f3) screen
Quitting Chat
- Not shared
- click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
- "Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
- Click on it
- You return to the Home (or f3) screen