Yes Write Out Loud has launched a Chat facility on its web site - so why not try it with your friends?

Note: You can open the WOL site in more than one browser i.e. have two or more versions of the site on your computer at the same time - you can then have a different chat session in each i.e. chat to two or more people at the same time.

Here are a couple of Frequently Asked Questions to help get you started

How do I chat with another member of Write Out Loud?

Firstly, Log in using your email address and password.

Now click on “Users Online: n” (where n is the number of users currently logged in to the site). If you want to chat with anyone who is shown as online click on the word “Chat…” that appears against their name and complete the “Invite” box that then appears and click the “invite” button.

An invitation will then be sent to the person you have invited and they have the option of accepting or declining your offer.

Watch the status condition on screen.

If status is “Waiting” the person you are trying to chat to has not yet responded ?" note that sometimes people close their browsers when they have not logged off, in such cases they are shown as online until the system times them out i.e. the “Waiting” status may not change for a little while. We suggest you give the person 2/3 minutes to reply and then click “Finish Chatting”.

If the status changes to “Declined” then the person you have invited has declined the opportunity to chat, please don’t pester someone if this happens click “Finish Chatting”.

If the status changes to “Online” then the other person has accepted your request for a chat and you can follow the on-screen instructions to chat. At the end of the chat click “Finish Chatting”.

Whilst I am logged in a message appears in a box saying that an email address would like to chat with me ?" what do I do?

Check that you are logged in to www.writeoutloud.net. If you are then this is someone inviting you to chat with them. You can either accept or decline the request, it’s up to you. If you accept then follow the simple on-screen instructions on how to chat.