Click YourName at the top of the visitor list on the right to change your nick and picture.

To disable the sound click the speaker icon at the right-bottom corner  below the visitors/friend's list.

To send a message type it into the message entry box at the bottom of the chat box. The message will be sent to the other people in the chat room when you press the return key or hit the enter

You can add smilies or sounds to your message by using the corresponding codes given below.

Each name in the visitor list has a person symbol next to it and the colour indicates their status. Green is online, red is offline, gold is owner, silver is moderator, blue is member, grey is ignored and black is banned.

A private chat is a one on one conversation in a separate window. To start a private chat click on a person on the visitors or friends lists or the name on a message they have sent and click Private Chat.

When you are sent a private chat message a tab will appear with the senders name on under the message window. It will flash to indicate new message and the speech bubble will remain green to show that you have not read it yet. Click on the tab and you will be in a private chat with that person. While you are having a private chat with one person you may also see the main room and other private chats flashing and remaining green to indicate new or unread messages.

If someone is bothering you or you just don’t want to talk to him or her then you can Ignore them. Click on that person on the visitors or friends lists or the name on a message they have sent and click Ignore. You can also Un-Ignore them later in the same way.

If you haven’t typed a message for over 10 minutes then the chat box will automatically sign you out. To sign back in again Press the Sign In button on the bottom right.

Do not flood, advertise or use bad language on the chat room else you might get kicked or banned.

If you have been kicked out of the chat room then you will need to Sign In again if you wish to continue chatting. There will be an information message that is sent to everyone in the room they says who was kicked, who did the kicking and the reason for the kick.