ARCHIVED: Using Oncourse Chat Room, how can I add, edit, or delete chat rooms?
You can use the Chat Room tool to add, edit, or delete chat rooms within a site. You can also choose which room loads by default when participants click
.Adding a room
To add a room:
- In the menubar, click .
- Click .
- Click .
- Enter the chat room title and description in the text boxes.
- Under "Recent Chat Display", use the radio buttons to select how
many previous messages to display:
Displays no previous messages Displays all previous messagesDisplays the last ten messages by default; you can change the number of messagesDisplays all messages from the past three days by default; you can change the number of daysYou can also choose whether to allow site participants to change display settings for their own chat windows.
Note: No matter how many messages you choose to display, all messages are archived automatically, and are kept until you choose to clear the chat room's history. To do so, under the chat room's title, click
, and then . The option appears only when a chat room has messages in its archive. - Click . Your new room will now appear under "Manage Rooms" in the list of available chat rooms. To make your new room appear by default when participants click , click .
Editing a room
To edit a room's title, description, or number of messages displayed:
- In the menubar, click .
- Click .
- Under the name of the room you wish to edit, click .
- Change the chat room title or description, or use the radio buttons to select how many previous messages to display.
- When you are finished, click .
Note: To change the room that loads by default when participants click
, in , under "Manage Rooms", find the room and click .Deleting a room
To delete a room:
- In the menubar, click .
- Click .
- Under the name of the room you wish to delete, click .
- Confirm the deletion by clicking again.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 14:28:10.