This will work for most folks. No password needed.  Please sign in with your name rather than a "handle" and recommend you sign in using "Light Client".  No password is required!
	Web TV Works Great, you do not have to worry about choosing a name to use because for WebTV, the nickname is the same as your WebTV name.
	This logon button is for those who are having problems logging on or have cookies disabled and do not wish to enable them. Gets you to the chat site but it will remain on our page rather than looking like it goes elsewhere.
	FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) may help you better understand this Chat system.  All FAQ for Web TV may be found by using the Web TV button above.
	Nancy Majava is the Coordinator for all Chat Room activities.  Use this email link to ask questions, volunteer to host, register a complaint, or recommend subjects which would be of benefit to the group.
	In the event that you have not had success in establishing a connection with the chatroom, you may go to the web site for ChatSpace and talk to the help desk.  This is not a place for complaints or compliments.

Sorry but we can not just give you a button to push and be there.  But, this has been tested and works great.  It is the instructions for WebTV individuals to use a Chat Client and works off your home base.  Ready?

1.  How To Sign On

• Go to your Home Page
• Click on Community
• Click on Chat
• On the far left, click on GO TO
• Type in
       Server   sites.chatspace,com
       Port       7301  (delete the numbers that are in there)
       Room    copd (small letters)
• Click connect - You are There!

These instructions can be found at:
..........<https://help.webtv.net/chat/basics/goto.html>

This will take you right into the chatroom. Your nickname will be what you are using in WebTV as it will not ask for an optional nickname.

Now just in case you are not there.  Try it one more time and if that does not work. Come back to our page here and click on the button that says "Last Resort"  That will take you to the web site for our host, ChatSpace.  To the left you will see the title, "Live Support".  Click on that title and it will take you to another screen where you can click on "Live Help" if it is during their operating hours or you can send a message and they will get back to you as soon as possible.  When communicating with ChatSpace, be sure to tell them that you are trying to get into the COPD chatroom and that it is hosted by ChatSpace.  Happy Chatting!

2.  How do I "talk" in the chatroom?

Talking in the chatroom is simply typing the text in the "Text" box at the bottom of the white board using the "ENTER" key on your keyboard.

3.  How do I "whisper" to someone in the chatroom?

Whispering is done by clicking on the member's name (a red box will appear), click on "Options and Actions" at right of "Text" box and click on "To Member" to send text to the room again, click on the Options and Actions at the right of the "Text" box and click on "To Room"

4. How do I exit the chatroom when done chatting?

The proper way to leave is to click the "Options" icon on the left side. Then click the "Quit" icon in the bottom center box. A new page will come up but you have quit the chat and can close the browser or go somewhere else.

Just clicking the browser closed or the "Back" icon or typing a new URL will get you out of the chatroom but your name will hang around for a while.

If you decide to come back in immediately, you may have to wait a minute before you name disappears so you can use it again.

Web TV
Go to Web TV Section as all FAQ have been incorporated there for WebTV Click Button

PC Users

1. How do I get to the chatroom?

Click on the button link from the copd-support chatroom page which looks like this 

The URL for the chatroom is: <https://go.chatspace.com/105-0220-102>.for those who want to connect directly.- You shold put this URL as a favorite on your PC browser in the event https://copd-support.com server is down.

2.  How do I log in?

Just enter your normal name for a nickname or leave it as guest if you want to be anonymous. If there are two Jackies in the chat, then second one joining will have to change it slightly or add a number to have a unique name.

No password is needed or required for chatters.

Leaving the "save settings" checked will let you join chat on later days without having to sign in as it will "remember" who you are. Unchecking it will let you sign in as different names if different people are using the same machine.

3. Do I use the Lite or the Full Version?

Use the lite version. The full version takes longer to load and has no added features for most chatters.

The lite version will take around 30 seconds to load, if it seems LONG, back out and try again. Net traffic will affect this timing.

4.   How do I "talk" in the chatroom?

Talking in the chatroom is simply typing the text in the "Text" box at the bottom of the white board using the "ENTER" key on your keyboard.

5.  How do I "whisper" to someone in the chatroom?

Whispering is done by clicking on the member's name (a red box will appear), click on "Options and Actions" at right of "Text" box and click on "To Member"

To send text to the room again, click on the Options and Actions at the right of the "Text" box and click on "To Room"

6. How do I exit the chatroom when done chatting?

The proper way to leave is to click the "Options" icon on the left side.  Then click the "Quit" icon in the bottom center box. A new page will come up but you have quit the chat and can close the browser or go somewhere else.

Just clicking the browser closed or the "Back" icon or typing a new URL will get you out of the chatroom but your name will hang around for a while.

If you decide to come back in immediately, you may have to wait a minute before you name disappears so you can use it again.

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