HELP and HOW TO
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Some function from VPlaces are currently not available in Super chat
so those sections have not been updated. I will update them as
soon as they become available.
HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE FOR CHAT
HOW DO I USE AVATARS
HOW DO I HIDE AVATARS?
HOW DO I GET AVATARS?
HOW DO I SEND SOMEONE AN AVATAR?
HOW DO I SEND PRIVATE MESSAGES IN CHAT?
HOW DO I IGNORE OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR?
HOW DO I UNIGNORE SOMEONE?
HOW DO I CHANGE THE FONT AND COLOR OF MY TEXT?
HOW DO I LOCATE SOMEONE IN CHAT?
WHAT DOES LOL AND OTHER STRANGE WORDS MEAN?
HOW CAN I CHANGE ROOMS?
HOW DO I USE GESTURES?
HOW DO I USE THE GESTURE I HAD FROM VPLACES?
HOW DO I GET GESTURES?
HOW DO I SAVE A GESTURE SOME ONE SENDS ME?
HOW DO I DELETE GESTURES?
HOW TO MAKE GESTURES
HOW DO I USE WINZIP?
The following functions are currently not available.
HOW DO I SEND GESTURES IN CHAT?
WHAT IS A TOUR?
HOW DO I JOIN A TOUR?
HOW DO I ADD A GESTURE PALETTE?
HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE FOR CHAT?
I have added a link on the bottom of this page to the download site for Super Chat software. Just click on "DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE FOR CHAT HERE".
When you download the software for chat and use it the first time you will see avatars. Avatars are small pictures representations of your personality, likes, hobbies, pets, scenery etc. Your face in chat! To see them best you'll want to make them large. At the top of the chat screen click on PREFERENCES. Click on CHAT in for the category. Then make sure the SHOW LARGE AVATARS box is checked. Click OK.
In chat, you can choose to see only avatars, only the text, or avatars and the text. To change the look of the screen, at the top of the chat screen click on PREFERENCES. Click on CHAT in for the category. To see avatars and text click on SUPER CHAT classic. To see only text click on TEXT ONLY. To see only avatars click on AVATARS ONLY. Click OK.
You can, choose not to see anybody's personal, or custom avatars. To block all custom avatars at the top of the chat screen click on PREFERENCES. Click on CHAT in for the category. Click on NEVER SHOW PERSONAL AVATARS. Click OK.
You can also choose not to view specific avatars. right click on the avatar and click on IGNORE AVATAR. Click OK.
There are many sites on the web for avatars. On your homepage, in the "excite browser" just type in avatars. You'll have a choice from thousands. If your looking for Christian avatars add the word Christian to your search.
HOW DO I SEND SOMEONE AN AVATAR IN CHAT?
Currently Super Chat does not allow file transfers. If someone would like an Avatar that you have then put the avatar on. The other person needs to right click on your name or avatar. Click on identity. When the avatar shows right click on it and click on SAVE PICTURE AS. Then save it to their personal avatar folder.
If you would like an avatar from someone ask them to put it on. Then right click on the person's name or avatar. Click on identity. When the avatar shows right click on it and click on SAVE PICTURE AS. Then save it to your personal avatar folder.
HOW DO I SEND PRIVATE MESSAGES IN CHAT?
Click on person's name highlighting it. Right click. Click on send message. A window opens on your screen addressed to the person you want to send the message. Type in your message and click on send.
HOW DO I IGNORE OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR?
Sadly, there are times you just don't want to hear or see a certain individual in chat. Just right click on the person's av and click on ignore. These ignores are permanent unless you request the person is removed from your ignore list.
To remove some one from your ignore list. Click on PREFERENCES. Click on PRIVACY in for the category. Click on the name of the person you would like to remove. Then click on remove. Click OK.
HOW DO I CHANGE THE FONT AND COLOR OF MY TEXT?
Click on PREFERENCES. Click on DISPLAY MESSAGE in for the category. Click on the FONT AND COLOR button. Choose your font and color. Click OK. Click OK again.
HOW DO I LOCATE SOMEONE IN CHAT?
Click on the button at the lower right hand corner that says locate. You currently have to type in the person's entire name to locate them.
WHAT DOES LOL AND OTHER STRANGE WORDS MEAN?
lol = Laughing out loud.
brb = be right back.
ty = thank you
yw = your welcome
rofl = rolling on floor laughing
ptl = praise the lord
ppl = people
:) = smile
;) = wink
:( = frown
: P = sticking your tongue out
HOW DO I CHANGE ROOMS OR ROOM NUMBERS?
If you want to change from one room category to another, such as from Thirty Something to Christian Chat click on the change rooms button at the top of the page. A new window will pop up and you can pick your room from there.
If you want to change room numbers, such as Christian Chat 1 to Christian Chat 2, then you can click room copy and pick a room from there.
You need to have Alpha Browser (or later) version of Super Chat. To download this, click here. Once in a room you will see a gesture button at the bottom of the screen. Click on this. Another window will open up with several small picture buttons. each button is for a gesture. To see what the text for a gesture will say, point to the button with the mouse and hold it there for a moment without clicking. Once you have found the gesture you want, click on that button and click on send.
HOW DO I USE THE GESTURE I HAD FROM VPLACES?
Move your gestures from your VP gesture folder (most likely C:\ProgramFiles\Vplaces\exts\gestures) to C:\Program Files\Excite\PrvtMsgr\Gestures directory (Note: if you move the gestures while you are running Super Chat, you will not hear the sound or see the animation until you reload the chat program)
Like avatars there are many sites on the web. When you find the one you like RIGHT CLICK on it. Click on SAVE TARGET AS.
HOW DO I SAVE GESTURES SENT TO ME IN CHAT?
When the "envelope" appears on your screen click on PREVIEW. If you like the gesture click on SAVE. (use caution here too!)
Click on My Computer.....Click on "C" drive.....Click on Program Files...Click on Excite… Click on PrvtMsgrs.... Click on gesture folder....Select the gesture you want to delete. HIGHLIGHT it. Right click on it. Click on delete.
Getting Started: You will need a "wav maker" to
record sounds. A "graphics" program and a "gesture
compiler". I use "Cool Edit" for my wavs,
"Paint Shop Pro" for graphics, and "Big Dawgs
Gesture Compiler". There are many choices on the web and you
can decide which ones you prefer.
A gesture is made using 4 components:
1. GRAPHIC or animation: picture representation of gesture
content
2. WAV: the sound recorded
3. BUTTON: the picture you will use to identify the
gesture on the palette in Super Chat
4. TAG LINE: the words of the gesture
About graphics. You are only limited by the amount of work
you are willing to put into your gestures. The web has many
wonderful sites where you can download graphics. You will notice
that some of the graphics are gif's while others may be jpeg or
even bitmap. These can easily be converted to gifs using your
graphics program. PLEASE NOTE: Many sites on the web offering
graphics also have COPYRIGHTS for all their work and permission
must be obtained to use them and/or resize them. Make sure to ASK
first before downloading work created by others. Keep in mind the
size of the entire file can only be 60K. So if you've got a great
graphic but it's huge,,,,you will want to keep the size of the
Wav smaller or resize the graphic to balance out the difference.
When you find graphics you like you will want to save them to
your hard drive. I suggest creating a new folder on your
"c" drive. EXAMPLE Graphic downloads. You can name it
whatever you want. Just make sure you know where you save them
to. When you select the graphic you are going to use for the
gesture, make sure to write down the "width" of it. You
will need it when you put the gesture together.
Wavs. First rule of thumb for the wavs is to try and keep
them to a maximum of 6 seconds. You can get away with them being
a bit longer but be careful. You might like how it sounds but
when you go to play it in chat it will get "cut off" if
it's to long. I record my wavs at a sample rate of 44100 stereo
16 bit. After you have recorded the sound the way you want it you
will have to "convert" the sample. This reduces the
size of the file making it compatible for Super Chat. I convert mine to
8000 mono 8 bit. There is very little sacrifice of quality and
the size is greatly reduced leaving more "k" for
graphics. You will want a separate folder for all your wav files
too. Example RECORDED WAVS
Button. The button is a graphic. A great way to learn
button making is to use av's from chat. Just resize them to 20 x
20 pixels. Or you can get creative and make your own. Most
buttons are only 1k. I keep a separate folder for all my buttons
and name them the name of the gesture.
Tag line. You've seen them a thousand times in chat. I
know you have. (Our God Is An Awesome God) There ya go, a tag
line!
When you have selected a graphic, recorded a wav, made a button
and have a tag line your ready to make the gesture.
Using the compiler you select the graphic. You must enter the
"width" of the graphic where it says Animation frame
width.
Next select the wav.
Select the button.
Type in the TAG LINE.
Now ,,,,where it says, Start Sound on Frame #,,,,enter a 0.
Put a check mark where it says Start Sound One Time Only.
Click on Make Gesture
Your done! Save the gesture to your gesture folder. C:\Program Files\Excite\PrvtMsgr\Gestures
Let me first say if you ask 5 people "how to use
Winzip" you may get 5 different answers. This is the way I
use it. When you download Winzip I suggest putting the icon on
your desktop. You'll always know where it is and if you
TEMPORARILY SAVE ALL YOUR GESTURE downloads to your desktop
everything is right there for ya to work on. When you download
gestures, RIGHT click on them, click on Save Target As. Save them
to your DESKTOP. You will see each one of them as a Winzip icon
on the desktop. Now, let's unzip them and get them to your
gesture folder. Need Winzip? Download HERE 
1. double click on the winzip icon
2. Winzip Wizard opens, click on NEXT
3. The gesture you downloaded is highlighted, click on Next
4. Click on UNZIP NOW
5. A new window opens with the gesture in it. It looks like a
smiley face with the name of the gesture under it.
6. Minimize the window with the newly opened gesture in it. The
one with the smiley face. Keeping it on your tool bar at the
bottom of the page.
7. Close the Winzip
8. Double click on My Computer
9. Click on "Cdrive"
10. Click on Program Files
11. Click on Vplaces
12. Click on exts
13. You should be looking at your gallery and gesture folder
14. Reduce the size of the screen, keeping it open, but making it
smaller.
15. click on the gesture you minimized to your tool bar.
16. drag and drop the gesture into your Gesture folder. (drag and
drop: click on the gesture, don't release the mouse, and drag it
to the gesture folder, when the gesture is over the gesture
folder, RELEASE the mouse)
That's it!! Now go into chat. When you click on the smiley face
for your gestures it will refresh your pallet. The new gesture
will be there.
HOW DO I SEND GESTURES TO OTHERS IN CHAT?
Click on the person's name highlighting it. Right click. Click on SEND FILE. Click on gesture. Click on browse. Select the one you want to send. Click on OK. Click on SEND.
A tour of the web! Excellent way of finding "new" sites.
When you see the tour on the screen in chat it appears as a rectangle avatar. Wider than the avatars used in chat. To hop on the tour RIGHT click on any part of the rectangular avatar.
HOW DO I ADD A GESTURE PALLET?
Before you go online for the chat room. Click on My Computer.... Click on "C" drive.... Click on Program Files.... Click on Vplaces...Click on exts. At the top of the page in the left hand corner Click on File.... Click on NEW.... Click on Folder. Give the folder a name. I.e.: Gestures 2. Now you go into chat. At top of page you will see TOOLS. Click on tools. Click on Preferences. Click on Directories. Halfway down the page it says: C:\ProgramFiles\Vplaces\exts\gesture. Put a 2 behind gesture. ex. C:\ProgramFiles\Vplaces\exts\gesture2. Now, click on your smiley palette to open gestures. This will change the palette for you. To go back and forth from one palette to another repeat the steps.
This page was based, with permission, on Abrin's VP Help web page at http://members.tripod.com/~brinney/christian.html . It has been edited to follow the changes for Super Chat. Thank you Abrin.
