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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|700px]]
[[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
*Click on the Chat Icon


===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:Screenshot_of_f1_Network-Neighborhood_on_jabber.png|700px]]
*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