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Chat Window

The Chat window provides the necessary tools for participating in a chat interaction.

1	Menus	Use these menus to perform various actions during a chat. For more information, see Chat Window Menus.
2	Toolbar	The toolbar contains buttons for most of the functions for managing a chat session. For more information, see Manage a Chat Session. Tip: Keyboard shortcuts are also available for these functions and are listed on the View menu. You control whether the toolbar is displayed and which buttons appear. For more information, see Configure Chat Window.
3	Chat Members	This section displays the names of the chat participants. The word (Typing) appears after the name of a chat member who is typing a response that hasn't yet appeared in the Chat Window. Note: The name of a remote web chat participant can appear as a telephone number if the original chat request was an SMS text message routed as a chat request. For more information, see Working with Chat Sessions.
4	Conversation	The Conversation area displays the pre-configured automatic messages that CIC sends when the chat begins, plus all chat text from all participants. Note: If your CIC administrator enables text filtering, certain sensitive information such as credit card numbers or Social Security numbers is blocked from view. You see only some replacement text such as ########## instead of the numbers.
5	Composition area	Compose your reply to an ongoing chat, then click Send or press Enter. Tip: Press Ctrl+Enter to insert a line break. Use Ctrl+Backspace to delete the previous word. You can also use Ctrl+arrow keys to navigate within the composition area. You can: Type a response. Click the Attach a file icon (paperclip) to locate a file on your workstation and send it to other chat participants. Note: You can send a file to a visitor who starts a chat session from your company’s website (web chat). This function is not available when you are chatting with other CIC users (intercom chat). However, you can send text containing the file path to other CIC users. Locate and insert a Favorite Response or a system-wide response in the composition area. For more information, see Use Response Management During a Chat Session. Copy and paste text to or from a Windows application.
6	Status bar	The Status bar displays the ID number, duration and state of the interaction. For more information, see Queue Contents. Note: You control whether the Status bar is displayed. For more information, see Configure Chat Window.
7	Sidebar area	The appearance of the sidebar area can vary based on your user rights. It contains controls and information that are related to the chat. Note: You control whether the sidebar is displayed. For more information, see Configure Chat Window.
8	Account Code	Some companies categorize interactions by customer. If you have the appropriate rights, you can assign an Account code to a chat interaction.
9	Wrap-Up Code	If you are a member of a workgroup for which Wrap-Up codes are configured, you can use this drop-down list to assign the code.
10	Notes	Use the Notes section to add notes or comments about the ongoing chat. Other chat participants do not see these notes. Note: These notes are visible to other CIC client users who are "Listening to" (monitoring) this chat. For more information, see Monitor a Chat. After a web chat is disconnected, these notes can be available in the Notes section of the Related Items view if the remote party is identified and the CIC system collects this information. For more information, see your CIC administrator.
11	Splitter Bar	If you prefer not to see the sidebar area, click the splitter to hide that part of the Chat window. Click the splitter again to restore the sidebar area. Note: You can also use the View menu to control whether the toolbar is displayed. For more information, see Configure Chat Window.
12	Add a Note icon	Click this icon to open the Notes text box and add a note to the chat.
13	Responses	Select a pre-defined response. For more information, see Use Response Management During a Chat Session.
14	Favorite Responses	A list of your favorite personal responses appears here. Double-click a favorite response to use it in your reply. For more information about designating some of your personal responses as favorites, see Manage Favorite Responses.