To log in, simply enter your username in the text box located at the center of the applet and press Enter.

To communicate in the chat room, you may simply type text into the multi-line text box towards the bottom of the applet, and press Enter to send your message. Your message will appear in the content (larger) box above it when it is received by our server. Others may then read what you have typed, and respond to you.

If you wish to get another user's attention, simply type in (or click if available) their name somewhere within the message that you are sending them. Their message will appear in a different color, and a sound will be played.

You will notice various buttons within the chat room. These allow you to logout, request help, float/dock the chat room, turn on/off audio, and more.

Logout Button (1st from the right) will log you out of the chat room.

You may initiate a private message session with another user by double clicking on his/her name, or by right clicking on a username and selecting "Send Message". Once doing so, a popup dialog will appear for you to communicate with the other user in privately. The recipient may receive all messages in the main content area until he/she also double clicks on your name. To close a private message session, simply click the X in the upper-right hand portion of the window. Audio emoticons are not available within private message sessions.

Some Command Macros Descriptions:

/clign  Clear Ignore List
/cls  Clear Screen
/ignore or/i Show Ignore List
/ignore [username] or /i [username] Ignore User
/leave  Leave Room
/listen [username]  Do not Ignore User
/msg [username] [message] /m, /p Send Private Message
/visual  Toggle Visual Notifications
/whoami  Who Are You?