Chatting with Others
When you are using a Discussion or TeamRoom, you can use Sametime to chat with:
- Anyone who is using the same Discussion or TeamRoom that you are using.
- Anyone who is viewing the same Discussion or TeamRoom document that you are viewing. (For example, you can chat with someone who is reading the same topic in a Discussion that you are reading.)
- The author of a document in a Discussion or TeamRoom. You can chat with the author of a document as long as the author is online in Sametime; the author does not need to be currently viewing the document.
Note The only kind of meeting that you can start from Discussions and TeamRooms is a chat meeting.
Seeing Who is Available to Chat
The names and status of the people viewing the same Discussion or TeamRoom (or the same document within the Discussion or TeamRoom) are listed in the Participant List at the bottom right of the window. If you are viewing the Discussion or TeamRoom from the Web, use the tabs above the chat pane to switch between the Discussion or TeamRoom and document views.
Chatting with the Author
If the author is online, the author's name is displayed in bold green.
- Double-click the author's name.
- Enter your message in the floating chat window and click Send. The message is displayed in the chat-transcript area of the author's floating chat window.
Chatting with All Participants
- Select a tab in the chat area at the bottom of the document, Discussion, or TeamRoom. (You can chat with participants who are viewing the document you are viewing or who are using the Discussion or TeamRoom.)
- Enter your message in the text-entry area at the bottom of the window.
- Click Send. The message appears in the chat-transcript area and is seen by all participants.
Chatting with Selected Participants
- Select a tab in the chat area at the bottom of the document, Discussion, or TeamRoom. (You can chat with a participant who is viewing the document you are viewing or who is using the Discussion or TeamRoom.)
- In the Participant List, double-click a name, or press CTRL to select more than one name. Choose Message from the shortcut menu.
- Enter your message in the floating chat window and click Send. The message is displayed in the selected participant's private floating window.