Chatting to Students

NetSupport School allows you to chat to any number of connected Students simultaneously, via a scrolling text window.

Note: Chat will not function on Mac Students that are logged out.

To chat to Students

  1. Select the Students you want to chat to in the List viewClosed Displays the currently connected Students or groups. You can switch the display mode between large icons and details view from the View tab in the ribbon.. If you do not select a Student icon, all connected Students will be included.

  2. Choose {Student}{Chat} from the Tutor Console drop-down menu.

    Or

    Click the Chat icon on the Tutor toolbar and choose Chat.

    Or

    Right-click on an individual Student and choose Chat.

  3. The Chat Properties dialog will appear.

    Confirm which Students to include in the Chat session and select any additional properties that should apply. Click OK to start the Chat session.

  4. The Chat window will appear on the Tutor and Student machines.

Note: Students can also initiate a Chat session. Click the NetSupport School icon in the menu bar and select Chat.

Chat to a Student whilst viewing

  1. Choose {Tools}{Chat} from the View window drop-down menu.

  2. The Chat window will appear on the Tutor and Student machine.

To end chat

  1. Choose {Close} from the Chat window.

See also:

Sending a message to Students