| Learn to
use OnChat
1.
Getting Started
This section will show you how to Enter the Chat Room,Move, Talk
and Change Rooms.
2.
Basic tools
Learn about: Emoticons, Change Avatar, Chat Log, Shout and Think,Hot
Spots, Text Bar, and Paint.
3.
Advanced Stuff
Learn about: Ignore, Text color, Throw, Search, Whisper.
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Enter the First Timers Help Room: Go to onchat.com. Click
on the link on the bottom of the homepage called First Timers Help Room.
You will be asked to enter as a guest or a member. Type your name in
the "guest" field and click on the "ok" button.
Or if you have registered, enter you member username and password and
enter the room as a member
Within a minute, you should be in the chat room. The chat room is a
picture of a room. You are the smiley image in the room. If the chat
room does not load, click here for technical
help.
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Moving: Click on different areas in the room. Your avatar
(the smiley face) will move to the area of the room where you
click.
Or, click your avatar and drag it to where you want to go.
Talking: Type "hello" and hit the enter key
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smiley face will say "hello".
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Tip: Dont know what to say? Ask lots of questions.
Change rooms: move the mouse over the door called "start
chatting". The door will light up. Click on the door and you will
change rooms. This is called a "room link". Most rooms in
OnChat have links to other rooms.
This section covers: Emoticons | Chat
Log | Change Avatars | Shout
and Think | Hot Spots | Text
Bar | Paint |
Emoticons
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Emoticons help you show feelings in OnChat. Click on an emoticon
and the image will appear next to your avatar. After a few seconds,
it will dissappear.
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Chat Log
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Click on the "Chat Log" button for a history of what
has been said. A window will pop up. Click the "Chat Log"
button again and the window will dissappear.
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Change Avatars
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Click on the "Change Avatar" button. The avatar window
will pop up. Select a new avatar, and click on the "preview"
button. When you find an avatar you like, click on the "ok"
button.
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Note: To paint or upload your own avatars, you need to become a
member.
Shout and Think
There are different kinds of text balloons you can use. Type something,
and then click on the "!" or "{}"
buttons next to the text input bar.
! means shout
{} means whisper
Hot Spots
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The "Hot Spots" button will show you rooms that are
popular. Click on the "Hot Spots" button, and then click
on a room you would like to visit.
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Text Bar
To move the textbar from the top to the bottom of the page, click the
"Text Bar" button located on the upper left of the page.
Paint
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The Paint Button lets you paint on some of the background areas
in OnChat. In main street, for example, you can write on
the book.
To use, click on the paint button. A spray can will appear
next to your avatar. Paint by clicking and dragging the
mouse across the background. When you are done, click on
the paint button again to turn it off.
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Note: If you enter OnChat's "First Timers helproom" as a guest,
paint will be dismantled.
Tip: When you are done painting, make sure you turn paint off or
you will not be able to move.
This section covers: Text and Balloon Color | Throw
| Search | Whisper | Whisper
On/Off | Ignore.
Text and balloon color
Changing the color of your text gives you some individuality and can
make a conversation easier to follow.
To change the color of your text type \color,
hit enter. Then type text..
To change the color of your text balloon, type \\color,
hit enter. then type text..
For example, to say hello in red, type \red and hit the enter
key. Then type hello in the textbar.
The colors you can use are red, green, blue, pink, gray, and
black and white.
The Throw Function
Want to invite someone to your room? Type \throw username:roomname
and a temporary link button will appear in the room. Even easier,
click on the search button, find the room you are looking for, and click
on the "*" next to the room name. The link button will appear.
Search
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Search helps you find user rooms. Click on the "search button"
in the upper left and the search window will open. Type a username
or a keyword and click on the search button. When the search is
complete, click on the room you want, or click the "*"
next to the room. This will "throw" a temporary button
in the chat room that leads to the new room.
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Whisper
To chat with someone one on one, click on their avatar and select "whisper".
Type your message.
Click "All" to discontinue whispering.
Whisper On/Off
Tired of people whispering to you? Click on "my info"
and select the "Ignore whisper" checkbox.
Ignore People
Is someone bothering you? Click on the person's avatar and select
the ignore button.
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