Smart Technologies Bridgit 4.5 - Manual (Page 33)

Chatting with other participants
You can use the chat dialog boxin the lobby screen or the participant list to broadcast messages to
some or all participants in a meeting.
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The owner or presenter must enable the chat option before you can use it. See Changing meeting
settings on page 36.
g To send a message to all meeting participants
1. Open the participant list or lobby screen.
2. Click the All Users tab and type the text you want to broadcast.
3. Click Send.
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If you need to contribute to the meeting, you can use the Raise Hand feature to politely interrupt the
meeting with both a visual and an audible notification to capture the attention of other participants.
For more information, see Raising your hand on page 33.
g To chat with individual participants
1. Open the participant list or lobby screen.
2. Click the chat icon next to the participant you want to add to your private conversation.
3. Select Create a New Conversation with Participant.
A tab that contains the participant's name appears in the chat window. Any text you send or
receive under this tab is visible only to those in your private conversation.
g To add more participants to a private conversation
1. In the participant list or lobby screen, click the tab of the conversation you want to add a
participant to.
C H A P T E R 2
Using SMART Bridgit
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