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Checklist for Text Chat
Press ENTER to send your message
Type your message in the lower part of the Text Chat win-
dow. (In some cases, you may have to click in the lower part 
of the window before you can begin typing.) To send your 
message to the remote computer, press ENTER.
TIP To begin a new paragraph, press CTRL+ENTER.
Open a Text Chat window after connecting
If you are connected to more than one computer, be sure to 
specify which computer you want to use Text Chat with: 
Click the name of the computer on the Window menu. Then 
click the Open Text Chat button on the Shortcut bar or Open 
Text Chat on the Window menu.
Make Text Chat available to other computers
If you are denied the use of Text Chat or one of the other ser-
vices while connected to another computer, check the secu-
rity setup on that computer. You can gain access to services 
through Security (Options menu).
Save your Text Chat conversation from time to time
As a Text Chat conversation grows in length, the most recent 
messages begin to replace the earliest. This starts to hap-
pen when the conversation exceeds 32,000 characters. If 
you intend to save a lengthy conversation, begin saving be-
fore this limit is reached. To save a conversation, click in the 
upper part of the Text Chat window. Click Select All (Edit 
menu), and then click Copy (Edit menu). You can then 
switch to another Windows program such as Notepad, paste 
the text, and save it as a file.
Shorten connection time by preparing messages be-
forehand
Instead of typing text while connected, you can prepare it 
ahead of time in Notepad or a similar Windows program and 
send it to a remote computer through Text Chat. In the other 
application, select the text, and press CTRL+C to copy. In 
the lower part of the Text Chat window, press CTRL+V to 
paste. Then press ENTER to send.
Use File Transfer for long messages
Text Chat can send as many as 2,048 characters at once. 
When you attempt to send a message that exceeds that lim-
it, part of the message will not be transmitted to the other 
computer. Try sending the message in parts. Or save the 
message as a file, and send the file using File Transfer. You 
can still use the Text Chat window to let the remote user 
know what you’re sending and to pass along additional 
notes.