| In the chatroom you can meet other members of the
group who are currently online and logged into the planner and talk to them
like on an online-conference. This kind of conversation is particularly
useful if the members do not have the opportunity to meet in person very
often. It is a good idea to select a certain time in the week if you want
to meet regularly. There are three parts of the screen in the chatroom: The biggest area displays all messages. As it is not applet-based this part of the screen will often be refreshed to show new messages, e.g., every 20 seconds. The bar on the right side shows the current participants of the chat. This one will be refreshed too, e.g., every minute. At the bottom you will find a text area where you can insert your text. After adding some text for conversation hit the button 'submit' and your massage will be displayed after the next refresh. (A simple return will just go to the next line in the input field.) You leave the chatroom through the link 'logout'. You are only logged out from the chat room and not from the planner. back |