View source for Local Chat

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Local Chat shows all [[Chat]] communication emitted by all [[Resident]]s within a certain range of your [[Avatar]].

==Viewing Local Chat==
Local Chat appears line-by-line in the bottom left corner of the [[User Interface]].

To see more than just a few lines of chat at a time, open the [[Local Chat Window]], by pressing on the "Local Chat" Button at the left of the [[Chat Bar]].

==Typing Local Chat==
Type your chat into the [[Chat Bar]].

To open the [[Chat Bar]], either:
*Press the small button at the extreme left of the [[Toolbar]]
*Hit "Return" on your keyboard.

The Input Box on the [[Chat Bar]] shows the line of text that you are typing. To send this text to Local Chat, either:
*Hit "Enter" on your keyboard
*Click on the "Say" Button to send chat to the normal 20 meter radius
*Click on the "Shout" Button to send chat to a 96 meter radius

For more details, see: [[Chat Bar]]

==Special Chat Functions==
When you type chat text into the Input Box, your avatar shows a "typing hands" motion. To type without the "typing hands" motion, start your message with a "/0".

If you begin a message by typing "/me", the text will appear in Local Chat immediately following your name, without a semi-colon. For example, typing "/me grins" will produce "<your name> grins". This way of rendering a message is called an [[Emote]].

It is also possible to speak on a given channel (other than the default channel of Local Chat). Start your message with "/#", where # is the number of the channel you wish to speak on. To speak on channel 1, for example, type "/1 Hello".

You can also [[Save Chat]] to your hard disk.

==Whispered Text==
Whispered text has a range of 5 meters. It is used only by objects that are running Resident-created scripts. Scripted vending machines will often use whispered text, so as not to disturb other shoppers.

==See Also==
*[[Chat]]
*[[Chat Bar]]
*[[Toolbar]]
*[[Communicate Button]]
*[[Instant Message]]

[[Category:Communicating]]