• Go to www.nova.edu/DigiChat
• Accept the applet (shown below).
  
• Enter NSU email name in nickname section (as shown below) and click Connect
  
• You will then be taken to the foyer.
  

Note: if you are having problems logging on, please click here for a list of our frequently asked questions.

In the main area you will see yourself enter the room. It will show your nickname and the room that you've entered. Any conversations that go on in the foyer ARE NOT recorded. No transcripts will be posted if chatting in this room. Once you access the room for your class, the conversations are recorded and posted by your instructor.

In this area you will be able to view profile's of other people in the room OR in all rooms, send private messages, block users from sending you messages and flag messages from certain people.

 To view the profile of a user, select their nickname and click this button.

 To send a user a private message, select their nickname and click this button.

 To flag messages from a user, select their nickname and click this button.

 To block messages from a user, select their nickname and click this button.

To send a private message to another user, you would click their name and click the  button. The following window will appear.

Please note: Private messages are not recorded.

To change your settings you would click on the Settings button in the control area. You will automatically be brought to the Profile tab.

Change your profile as you see fit. You can enter as much or as little information as you'd like. At the bottom of this screen you can select the icon you would like others to see next to your name.

Click Save when you're done.

Note: Your settings will only be saved until you close your browser.

To change rooms, you would click the Rooms tab at the top of the control area.

Once there, you will see the names of the rooms and the number of people who are in the room.

If there is a lock icon to the left of the room name, that means you will need a password to access it.