BryceTalk Support

Overview

• Setting up BryceTalk
• To Set up BryceTalk
• To start a BryceTalk session
• To restore a BryceTalk session
• To end a BryceTalk session
• Communicating with Other Bryce 4 Users
• To communicate with other users
• To find out who is in the room
• To search for a nickname
• To change rooms
• To start a new room
• Tips: If you are new to using the Internet, these tips will help you get started

Setting up BryceTalk

The first time you use BryceTalk, you need to register and set up your BryceTalk account. After that, you can sign on, using your Nickname and password, then start communicating with a focused community of other Bryce 4 users.

To set up BryceTalk:

1. From anywhere within Bryce, click the Talk text button to start the BryceTalk application. If this is the first time using BryceTalk, select the New Account button.
2. Follow the instructions on the web page to set up your BryceTalk account.
3. Provide your name and serial number when requested.
4. Select a nickname. This is the name that other users will see when you are signed on.
5. Select a password that you will remember.
6. Once you have finished setting up BryceTalk, you can go back to the sign on screen and open BryceTalk for the first time.

To start a BryceTalk session:

1. From anywhere within Bryce, click the Talk text button.
2. Type your nickname and password when prompted. You are placed in the BryceTalk Lobby. A welcome message tells you which other Bryce users are currently communicating in that room.
3. You can communicate in the BryceTalk Lobby, go to other rooms, or start a new room.

To restore a BryceTalk session:

1. Click anywhere in the Bryce window to return to Bryce, or select Go To Bryce from the BryceTalk pop-up menu.
2. Click Talk again to restore the BryceTalk session.

To end a BryceTalk session:

1. If desired, tell the other users good-bye.
2. Press Cmd+Q (Macintosh) or Ctrl+Q or Alt+F4 (Windows).

Communicating with Other Bryce Users

You can join any conversation in any room. You'll notice that a conversation looks like a movie script, so it is easy to tell who is talking. Use the scroll bar to review any part of the conversation once it gets too long to fit in the window. Other Bryce users may be communicating in the BryceTalk Lobby, or they may have started a separate room to discuss a specific subject.

At any time, you can find out who is logged on, search for a friend's nickname, join discussions in other rooms, or start your own discussion room. Unlike being at a real party, you can even participate in discussions in several rooms at once!

To communicate with other users:

1. Type your message in the lower section of the BryceTalk window. You can edit your message until you are satisfied with the results.
2. Press Enter to send your message once you have finished composing.

To find out who is in the room:

• Click the People icon, and a list of the users in that room is displayed.

To search for a nickname:

• Select Find from the pop-up menu. A dialog box appears; type the nickname you are seeking.

To change rooms, you can:

• Click the room buttons to go to different rooms.
• In the room list, double-click the room to which you want to go.
• Press Ctrl+Tab to cycle through the rooms you are in.

A pulsing room button indicates that activity has happened in a particular room since you last looked at it. When you see a pulsing room button, you can go back to that room to view the discussion. As you switch rooms, you participate in each room. You can also close any room (on your computer) by clicking the close window control.

To start a new room:

1. Select Create Room from the pop-up menu. A dialog box appears.
2. Type a meaningful title for your room such as "creating natural sunsets." You can use up to 32 characters including spaces and punctuation in your room title.
3. Press Return or Enter, and you are placed in your new room.

Other users will see a new room added to their list and can choose to join it.

Tips:

If you are new to using the Internet, these tips will help you get started:

• Don't type in all capital letters. Use upper and lower case. Typing in all caps is considered yelling.
• If you are uncertain how to proceed, try lurking. Listen without posting a question or responding. Sometimes someone else will ask your question. This is a good way to get used to the BryceTalk room and to learn how to interact with others on the Internet.
• Have fun! This is a communication forum for you, a Bryce user. You'll meet other fun people like yourself.
• Be respectful. Avoid offensive language or subject matter. This is a public forum and users of any age may be listening.
• Be discreet. Don't reveal intimate information about yourself over the Internet. As you would in any public place, be reserved with strangers.

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