Difference between revisions of "Meetings: Chatting in the Chat box"

Revision as of 16:33, 16 February 2017

A Chat box is displayed on the right side of Meetings.
At the bottom of the Chat box, type in text, then click on the Send button. All participants will see your message.
All participants can type in Chat messages.
If you need to chat with a specific user, near the top of the Chat box, beside the Public tab, click on the Options tab.
- Click on the name of a user. A new Chat tab will appear, with the user name.
- In the user's Chat tab, type in text, click Send. Only the selected user will see a new Chat tab appear with your name. They have to click on the tab starting with your name. The user will then be able to see your private Chat message.
- If the user responds to your private Chat message, their message will pop-up in your Chat tab with their user name.
Click on the Public tab, to post chat messages to all participants.
How can you change the size of the chat font size displayed? At the top of the Chat box, click on the Options tab.
- Click on the number beside Chat Message Font Size, click on a new font size, such as 12 or 14.

How can I copy all chat messages to the clipboard? (BigBlueButton)
To share a video, share the video link in the Chat box. If you try to share your desktop and play the video, students won't hear the video, only the presenter will!
New! Can I turn off private chat? YES.
- In the User area, you can now lock users Private Chat.
- Note: Don't lock viewers from using the Public Chat if they don't have a microphone, they won't be able to communicate with you!

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 ** Click on the number beside Chat Message Font Size, click on a new font size, such as 12 or 14.
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