* * * New or Improved for 2013.2 * * * Using the Chat Zone
Chat has been added to the Social Board to increase the ease of communication between users.
Note the following:
- You do not automatically see chats sent to you unless you open the Social Board workspace or you have the Chat Zone open.
- You can only have ten conversations in the Chat Zone at one time.
- After you have opened the Social Board workspace (which activates the Chat Zone ), you can close the Social Board workspace and continue to send and receive chats.
Viewing and Clearing the Chat History
| 1. | To view the chat history, click History in the Chat Zone. |
| 2. | To clear the chat history, click Clear in the Chat Zone. |
How to Chat
| 1. | To begin a chat, click Start new conversation within the Chat Zone. A conversation appears. |
| 2. | Click Add Person, then in the text box that appears, enter the name of the person you want to chat with. |
| 3. | Click Add. Repeat to add users to the conversation. There is no limit to the number of users that can be included. |
| 4. | In the bottom message area, enter a message. |
| 5. | Press Enter to publish the message. Users cannot see your message until you publish it. Your message appears below the list of recipients. |
- Public conversations have a white background.
- Private conversations have a blue background.
| 6. | To minimize the conversation, click the conversation header. Click again to toggle open. |
Floating Window
After you have published a conversation, you can drag it over other windows so that you can monitor a specific conversation.
| 1. | Within the conversation header, click the Pop Out  arrow. |
| 2. | To move the conversation window, drag the header to the location you want. |
| 3. | To return the window to the Chat Zone, click Return to Chat Zone  . |
| 4. | To close the window, click Close  . |
HEAT remembers your Chat Zone state each time you log in.