The instant message or 'IM' window
To
start an Instant Message session, right click on any name you see on your
'pal list' or in a chat room participant list, then select 'send IM'.
You can send instant messages or 'IMs' with
anyone on Paltalk.
see sending messages
Type your text message in the lower white box. Press the 'enter'
key on your keyboard when you are finished typing your message. If
you prefer, you can click the 'send' button with your mouse instead of
using the 'enter' key on your keyboard.
video strip
The video strip turns your IM window into
a 'video phone' by letting you share your video from your web cam with
others. You can also view video and
interact with users.
see video strip
interact with users from the video strip
Besides viewing video, the video strip gives you the ability to quickly
interact with users.
There is
a round drop-down arrow located under each nickname in the video
strip.
You can use this drop-down arrow to select the following functions...
note: you can also use the 'actions'
menu to access these features
view profile
opens a browser window and displays this users 'mini profile'
view video
start viewing video from the selected user
view larger video
remove the video for the selected user and pop up the larger 'floating'
video viewer window
stop video
stops the viewing of video for the selected user
send im
starts an independent instant message window for the selected user
note: this function lets you hold a private text chat with
any user within the 'super im' - this instant message window can also be
converted to a 'super im' at any time
send a file
see sending files
note: you can also 'drag and drop' any file onto the video
viewer for any user in the video strip
add to my pal list
adds this user to your pal list
see adding pals
text format bar
The text format bar lets you change the
color and size of the font that others will see when you type messages.
You can add 'emotes', or 'smileys' to your text to liven things up.
The text format bar also lets you 'nudge' your
pals, add audio, and invite other pals into a 'super
IM'
see text format bar
start a 'super IM'
Super IM is a step above simple
text chat. Whenever you invite other pals into your text chat,
'add audio', 'send video' or 'view
video' in an instant message you are in a 'super
IM'
If you press the 'invite' button this window becomes a 'super IM' where
up to 5 people can chat, talk, and share video.
see super IM
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| IM window | Sending messages |
| IM window menus | Sending files |
| IM window icons and buttons | Super IM |