2013 HELP: Communication: Group chats, voice meets, notices, friends, IM/calls

Group chats, voice meets, notices, friends, IM/calls
Communication
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Group list window
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Members of a group can usually 

• start a group chat 
• start a group voice meet (conference)
• receive group notices
• send group notices

Start group chat

• open the group list window
• Main screen, upper left: Communicate--Groups or
• V3.2 People button  (2 heads) or
• (hot key) Ctrl+shift+g
• click group name to select
• click group chat (bottom line)

Start group voice meet (conference)

• open group list window
• click group name to select
• click  group call (bottom line)
• rarely used

Receive group notices

• If you do not get notices in a group,
• see settings, bottom of profile general screen
• Receive group notices must be checked
• If the check is there, ask the group owner about group notices

Send group notice

• From group list window
• click group name to select
• click profile  (bottom line)
• on Profile, click Notices
• on Notices*, click New Notice

*If this button does not work (grayed out), you don't have a group role that lets you send notices.
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Group Details

Notices Tab

• enter title
• enter text
• drag asset (notecard, landmark, etc) from inventory to bottom strip (left side) 
• click Send button
• notice goes to about 500 members

• Text entered into a group notice is hard to find later.    
• Best repeat it in an attached notecard if  people will need recover it 
• as with a slurl or time of an event.
• V3.2 Using Notecards: how and why   

Start a friends IM or call conference 

• open your Friends list 
• select the people you want to talk to 
• (Ctrl-Click for individuals, Shift-Click for names in sequence)
• Click the IM or Call button.

Related

• MySL, Communication, friends, followers and followees 
• Dealing with other avatars
• Who is near me? Use the people window 

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