Chat Channels give you a way to chat with a group of people who have a common interest. You can create your own Chat Channel or join someone else’s.
How to set up a Chat Channel
1. Open the chat window by clicking the home button at the bottom of the chat window.
2. Enter the details for your Chat Channel and click Save.
How to join a Chat Channel that someone else has created
1. Click the home button at the bottom left of the chat box. Click Add Channel and then enter the same details as above, but put in the name and passcode you were given by the person who asked you to join their Chat Channel. The name and passcode must be the same, but you can assign your own Shortkey and chat color to what you prefer.
How to use a chat channel
1. Click on the home button in the far left corner of your screen to change the chat window to show the Chat Channel. You can also type a slash (/) then your channel’s shortkey. E.g. if your shortkey is ‘m’, type ‘/m’ to get to your channel.
2. Now anything you type will go only to people on your channel.
3. To switch back, click on the home button again, and select the chat you want. You can also type /say and will change your chat back to the space chat.
Alternatively – to stay on the main chat but talk on your chat channel:
Start with the slash symbol / and type the shortkey in front of anything you want to send to your chat channel.
For example, if the shortkey is m you can type: /m hey guys
How to leave a chat channel
1. Open the Chat Channel window. Then hover over the list of Chat Channels and you’ll see a wrench next to each. Click on the one you want to edit or delete.
2. If you want to join a different chat channel instead, just type over all the information and click Save.
3. To unsubscribe from a Chat Channel, untick the Subscribe box.
4. To delete a Chat Channel you created, click Delete Channel.
How to set up a Chat Channel
1. Open the chat window by clicking the home button at the bottom of the chat window.
2. Enter the details for your Chat Channel and click Save.
- Name - up to 10 characters.
- Passcode - up to 10 characters. This is the password that others will need to enter to get access to your Chat Channel.
- Shortkey - up to 5 characters. If you’re talking in another chat (Space Chat, Private Chat, or another Chat Channel), you can enter this Shortkey to quickly switch to this Chat Channel.
- Subscribe - make sure this box is ticked.
- Color - all text typed in the channel will default to the color selected. This makes it easier to identify different chats when you look at the chat window.
How to join a Chat Channel that someone else has created
1. Click the home button at the bottom left of the chat box. Click Add Channel and then enter the same details as above, but put in the name and passcode you were given by the person who asked you to join their Chat Channel. The name and passcode must be the same, but you can assign your own Shortkey and chat color to what you prefer.
How to use a chat channel
1. Click on the home button in the far left corner of your screen to change the chat window to show the Chat Channel. You can also type a slash (/) then your channel’s shortkey. E.g. if your shortkey is ‘m’, type ‘/m’ to get to your channel.
2. Now anything you type will go only to people on your channel.
3. To switch back, click on the home button again, and select the chat you want. You can also type /say and will change your chat back to the space chat.
Alternatively – to stay on the main chat but talk on your chat channel:
Start with the slash symbol / and type the shortkey in front of anything you want to send to your chat channel.
For example, if the shortkey is m you can type: /m hey guys
How to leave a chat channel
1. Open the Chat Channel window. Then hover over the list of Chat Channels and you’ll see a wrench next to each. Click on the one you want to edit or delete.
2. If you want to join a different chat channel instead, just type over all the information and click Save.
3. To unsubscribe from a Chat Channel, untick the Subscribe box.
4. To delete a Chat Channel you created, click Delete Channel.