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Using the talk function in iVocalize is easy as pressing a key on your keyboard or a click of the mouse.
By default, iVocalize is configured to use the Ctrl key as the Press and Hold talk key. When you press (and hold) the talk key, you are placed into the Talk Queue. If you are first in the queue, then you hear a chirp as your microphone goes live, and the talk bubble appears beside your name.
You can also click the microphone button to latch the talk function instead of holding down the talk key:
You can configure the press and hold talk key by pulling down the File menu as shown here: |
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Press and hold key selection options are as follows:
- Control - either the right or left Ctrl key will function
- Left Ctrl - only the Left Ctrl key
- Right Ctrl - only the Right Ctrl key
- Shift - either the right or left Shift key will function
- Left Shift - only the Left Shift key
- Right Shift - only the Right Shift key
- Disabled - the press and hold key is disabled. You must click the microphone button to speak.
Press and hold scope selection options are as follows:
- Global - the press and hold key will function no matter what application is in the foreground.
- Application Only - the press and hold key will function only when iVocalize is the foreground application. This is useful if you inadvertently trigger the talk function while multi-tasking in other applications.
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iVocalize includes a comprehensive text chat feature with public and private messaging, color selection, emoticons, logging, search and moderated chat:
Each participant can select the color of their text messages, as shown here:
Emoticons can be inserted into messages by typing the appropriate code, or by clicking on the emoticon button and choosing from a menu. The tool tip for each emoticon on the menu shows its code:
Messages can be made public by sending to All or Private by selecting a recipient from the drop down list:
Once a private conversation has been initiated, a tab appears for that conversation for easy switching between multiple conversations:
A private conversation may be closed by first selecting it then pressing the Esc key, or by right clicking the tab and selecting Close Conversation from the context menu:
Right-clicking inside the text display brings up a context menu for standard text operations such as clear, cut, copy, paste, select all, direction and font size:
The text chat feature can be customized on a per-user basis via the File->Text Messaging menu:
The following settings are present on the Text Messaging menu:
- Timestamp Messages - display the time of receipt with each text message
- Show Colors - display messages using the color selected by the author. Some message authors use colors that are difficult to see. Turning this option off will default to the system colors for display of text.
- Show Emoticons - Display emoticons graphics, or display as text only.
- Use Tabs for Private Messages - When on, private conversations are in separate windows. When off, private conversations are shown in the main window with a (private) designator.
- Show Enter and Leave Messages - display a message each time someone enters or leaves the room
The text log, showing past conversations, can be displayed by selectin Show Text Log from the Browser menu:
Selecting the Show Text Log menu option brings up the text log search window. The search window allows you to select the entire text log for display, or to search for entries containing a specific keyword:
After clicking OK in text log search window, the text log is displayed in the browser:
The Participants Display of iVocalize shows the names of people who are logged in to the conference room.
Names are arranged alphabetically, with moderators appearing in bold type. Icons appear next to the names to indicate the status of the participant, and tool tips appear when the mouse hovers over a participant’s name.
When a participant is speaking, a blue bubble appears to the left of their name, and they move to the top of the participants list:
When one participant is speaking, and others are waiting to speak, those waiting to speak are moved up in the list so that they appear underneath the one who is currently speaking. Anyone waiting to speak also has a blue bubble with their position in line shown. Those waiting to speak are said to be In the Queue.
When a participant is typing a message using the integrated Text Chat feature, a Typing icon appears to the left of the participant’s name:
When a participant is recording the session with the iVocalize Recording feature, a yellow Recording icon appears to the left of the participant’s name:
When a participant is text-muted, a No-Typing icon appears to indicate that this person cannot send text messages:
When a participant is audio-muted, a talk bubble with a line through it appears to indicate that this person cannot speak:
When a participant is both audio-muted and text-muted, a circle-m icon appears to indicate that this person can neither speak nor send text messages:
By right clicking on any participant in the display, a menu of options appears. Here, Alice, who is an administrator, has opened a context menu on Charlie, who is currently speaking:
