Text Chat

Using Text Chat

1. Log into your i-Openers account
2. Click on the i-Openers (# members online) grey bar at the bottom right of the page.
3. The bar expands to open chat box over the site page. (See note below)
4. On the left is the chat window; on the right is the list of members online.
5. Below this is a smiley face icon. Click on it to choose a smiley face to add to the chat.
6. Next is a speaker icon which can turn sound alerts on or off .(See features below)
7. Next is an index card which will clear all chat from the server but in your window only.
8. To start chatting, write in the bottom white textarea and simply press enter to submit your contribution to the chat.
9. To close the window, click on the top bar.

Note

When opened, the chat window may expand across the site page quite a distance depending on what screen resolution you are running at, so viewing videos or reading articles, blogs, etc. may be a challenge while chatting. The chat window can either be minimized or can be launched in a new window, but cannot be resized. (See pop-up feature below)

Features of Text Chat

• Private Chat
  • Click on a name in the list on the right; a submenu will appear.
  • Click on "private chat" in the submenu.
  • A new tab will open with that user’s name as the heading.
  • You cannot write until the invited person enters the chat.
  • If they agree to chat, you will see a message stating they have entered the room.
  • If they decline, you will get a message stating ‘user declined’.
  • To start chatting, write in the bottom white textarea and simply press enter to submit your contribution to the chat.
  • When finished, go to the top of the private chat tab and click on the circle that appears and the tab will close

  If someone invites you to a private chat, a little window will open telling you who wants a private chat with the option to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. If you say no the requestor gets a message stating ‘user declined’.

• View Profiles

  Click on a name in the list on the right and click on ‘view profile’; a new window or tab will launch with the selected member's profile.

• Sound Alerts

  In the grey area below the chat box is a speaker icon. Click on it and you will see 2 sound waves appear next to the icon like this ))

  Now when someone posts a message to the chat window, you will hear a beep. This is a great feature to use if you multi-task (watch video or read a blog or discussion)

  Click it again to toggle it on or off.

• Be on site, but offline in chat

  Once logged in, you show up in the chat list as indicated by a green button at the far right of the chat bar.

  To remove yourself from the chat list, click on the green button next to the figure icon on the chat bar. It will turn to red and within minutes, you will be offline for chat but still remain logged into the site. Click it again, it will turn green, and your name will appear in the chat list.

  PLEASE NOTE: You cannot view or participatte in the chat unless you are online.

• Pop-up Window

  This is where the angled arrow topped with a solid line on the chat bar comes in handy. Click on it and a pop up window opens which can be moved easily. Now you can read or watch videos and chat at the same time.