| Getting
Started |
| Establish Your Identity |
On the Main Chat Window
there are two boxes, Your Name and Your Profile. Enter your name in the
first box and an optional profile in the second box. Your profile can include links to Web
pages in the form http://www.address.com and links to e-mail addresses
in the form mailto:name@address.com. |
| Enter a Chat Room |
Click a room name to see the list of
people in the room. Click the Enter Room button to enter the selected room. |
| Start Chatting |
Type your chat messages in the space at
the bottom of the chat room window and press the Enter key to send your message. |
| Launch a Private Chat |
Once you're in a chat room, double click a
name to launch a private chat session with any visitor in the room. |
| Menu
items |
| Room
(chat room window only) |
| Close |
Select this menu item to close the chat
room window. |
| Options
|
| Font Name |
Select this menu item to choose a font for
the chat rooms. |
| Font Style |
Select this menu item to choose Regular, Italic,
Bold or Bold Italic font styles in the chat rooms. |
| Increase Font |
Select this menu item to increase the size
of the chat room fonts. |
| Decrease Font |
Select this menu item to decrease the size
of the chat room fonts. |
| Entrance Alerts |
Select this menu item to display the name
and profile of each person who enters a chat room. Select it again to turn off the
feature. |
| Audio Alerts |
Select this menu item to allow other
people in the chat room to Ring you with an Audio Alert. Select it again to
turn off the feature. Select both this menu item and the Entrance Alerts menu item
to hear a sound each time a new person enters the chat room. |
| Show Count Changes |
Select this menu item to have the room
count displayed whenever someone enters or leaves the room. Select it again to turn off
the feature. |
| People
(chat room window only - Click a person's name before using the People menu) |
| Ring name |
To signal someone with a sound, click once
on the name of the visitor you want to Ring, then select this menu item. The sound
will be played only if the person you select has Audio Alerts enabled. |
| Ignore name |
To Ignore someone, click once on
the name of the visitor you want to Ignore, then select this menu item. All chat
messages and private chat requests from that person will be ignored. |
| Unignore name |
To Unignore someone you're
ignoring, click once on the name of the visitor you want to Unignore, then select
this menu item. |
| Count |
Select this menu item to display the count
of people in the room. |
| Help
|
| Help Contents |
Select this menu item to display this Web
page. |
| About VolanoChat |
Select this menu item to display product
information about the VolanoChat applet. |