To send or receive messages in any Chi3D Worlds universe, you must be logged in as a member of that universe.

You may send short messages to other members in Chi3D Worlds regardless of where they are currently located, or even for later automatic delivery if they are not currently logged in. These messages are called Messages.

To send someone a message, right-click on their name in your contact list and select Send message. Alternatively, you may reply to a message that they have sent you, by right clicking on the message in your messages list and selecting Reply.

When you receive a message, you will see the message "You have a message" from the Operator in your chat window. To read the message, click on the message tab in the window on the left. The message you have just received, along with any other previous messages you have saved, will be listed in the window. Unread messages are indicated by a red star. To read your new message, or any message for that matter, simply click on the name of the sender. The message will be printed in red to the chat window.

Beginning with Chi3D Worlds 3.3, it is now possible to block messages from the contact list. If you attempt to message someone who has you blocked, you will be notified of the block as soon as you try to send the message.

If the recipient is logged in and is accepting messages from you, they will receive the message immediately. If they are not logged in, the message will be saved and delivered to them the next time they log in. Undelivered messages are saved by the system for up to 28 days.

After reading a message, you can delete it or reply to it. To delete it, either select the message in your messages list and hit the delete key, or right-click on the message and select Delete. To reply to a message, right-click and select Reply... You can also press the Enter key to display the currently selected message to the chat window.

Note: A message can not be more than 1000 characters long. If you are typing a message and you reach the maximum length, you will not be able to add any more to that same message, and may want to backspace and edit the message to your satisfaction within this length restriction before sending.

message Sounds

It is now possible to hear new messages arriving. There is also a sound assigned to the opening of a message.

Message sounds can be turned on or off in the General Settings dialog.