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Talk is an instant messenger that provides a real-time communication between the co-workers. It offers all the traditional features you expect from a messenger:<%-- choice of status,--%> history archiving, file transfer, multi-user chat support, search function, emoticons.
As a collaborative tool Talk helps to work together easier and achieve common goals. For an effective collaboration in addition to the basic functionality Talk offers the following features:
To access Talk just click the " /> icon available at the top of each portal page.
You can use Talk as a web client.
Talk can be accessed right from the portal. To start talking, just click the " /> icon available at anytime at the top of the page. The Talk window opens in a new tab. The messenger interface is divided into two sections: contact list formed by the users of your portal organized in groups to the left, chat window to the right.
To start using Talk and chat with your colleagues instantly:
The Talk contact list is formed by the users of the portal divided into groups. It is automatically updated as users are added or removed.
If the contact list is very long, you can hide offline users and view the online users only. To do that, click the Settings " /> icon above the contact list and turn on the Hide offline contacts switcher. To facilitate the search of your interlocutor, use the Find Contact field above the contact list and type in the name of the needed user.
If you need to send a file click the Send File " /> icon below the Talk main area. Select the file you need and click the Open button. The file will be sent.
You can choose either to use Ctrl+Enter or Enter to send messages. To choose one of the two available sending options, click the Settings " /> icon above the contact list and turn on or off the Send messages by Ctrl+Enter switcher.
To activate the pop-up notifications about the newly received messages in your browser, click the Settings " /> icon above the contact list and turn on the Notification in a browser switcher. Turn off this switcher if you don't want to receive the pop-up notifications. On the settings panel, you can also enable or disable sound notifications about events.
To search for a certain message in the history, open the conversation with the necessary user and click the Search " /> icon located in the upper right corner - the search field opens. Type in the text you are searching for and press Enter. The found matches will be highlighted in yellow. Use the Previous " /> and Next " /> buttons to navigate between them.
To delete the files,
Portal notifications are made to provide you with information about every change at your portal as well as remind you of some event. By default the notifications are received by email and Talk.
To change the notification type,
If you no longer want to receive notifications, you can unsubscribe from them clicking the corresponding link. For more details please refer to this ">article.
Using the Options " /> icon in the upper left corner of the Talk window you can change its settings as well as remove sent files. After you click the 'Options' icon, the menu with the available options will appear: