Initiating chat sessions

Chat sessions start in the Worldox Instant Message dialog.

  1. Open the Worldox Instant Message dialog, which should be visible at the lower right of your Windows desktop.

Tip:  If the Worldox Instant Message dialog is not visible, click your avatar icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar to reopen it.

In the Worldox Instant Message dialog:

  1. Adjust your availability status. (optional)

Unless you change it, the On-Line status designation displays automatically in the Show me as drop-down field. You can click the down arrow  to the right of that field to select another status, communicating to message recipients that you may not be available for return messages.

  1. Select a recipient.

Click the down arrow  to the right of the Talk to drop-down field to select the Worldox user you want to message. Or, if that person is already selected in the Talk to field, just click Chat .

OR, select the message recipient from the IM Favorites list:

  1. Click Menu. That opens a menu of chat-related options. Click IM Favorites to see the list of people with whom you’ve chatted recently:

  1. Select a recipient.

  1. As the recipient is selected:

       If the selected recipient is available (i.e., not Off-Line), then the chat session begins. You see the wdIM to dialog (chat window). Start typing in the open field at the bottom of the dialog, then click Send to post your message.

Tip:  Use shortcuts - the Insert menus to add symbols, the Send menu to create and send short messages without typing.

       If the recipient selected in Step 3 is not available, you see the Send IM message. Click OK to acknowledge, and try again later.