| Step 1 | Double click on the "Global Chat Icon" | |
| Step 2 | Click on "More Details" The window will expand. |
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| Step 3 | Enter a nickname. This will be your "name" during the chat. | |
| Step 4 |
For "Connection label" enter webcast. For "Server Name or IP" enter chat.webcast.gatech.edu. For "Port number" enter 6667. For "Initial Channel" enter #public. Leave "Channel Password" blank. The rest of the information is optional. |
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| Step 5 | Click on "Save and Connect." Be patient - it will take a few seconds for the window to appear. |
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| Step 6 | The Global Chat window will open. The discussion will appear in the main window and you can enter, in the Send box, your commentary. | ![]() |
| Note | If you wish to have a particular person's text bolded, select their name and click on the Bold button. If you want to undo this process, just click on the button again (it is a toggle button). If you wish to ignore a person's commentary, click on the Ignore button. Their text will be omitted from your screen. | ![]() |
| Note | If you wish to send a comment to a specific person, click on the to button and hilight a name. To send to everyone, click on the to everybody button. | ![]() |
| Note | You can join other discussion groups by going to the menu at the top of the screen, pulling down the Channels menu and selecting a group. Do not choose any of the groups beginning with an ampersand. |