FAQ
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[edit] Frequently Asked Questions
[edit] How do I change my Name, Picture and Home Page?
Click Your Name at the top of the visitor list on the right.
[edit] How do I get my own chat box?
To create your own chat box Click here. To create your own chat group click here.
[edit] Can I delete my group?
You can't delete a group that you have made. The most you are able to do is reset it, make it members only and change the password. If you leave it inactive for 90 days or longer it will be available for purchase by other users. If your chat is a chat box, and it is embedded on a site of yours, you can remove the box from your site by erasing the html code from your site.
[edit] Can I change my chat group name?
Unfortunately you are not able to change the name of your chat group. Once you have created it, you must make a new one to change the name. To make a new chat group go here .
[edit] How do I find other people to chat to?
Visit http://xat.com/groups or click on the group chat tab.
[edit] Is there anything I'm missing out on?
Find out what's new at http://xat.com/news Add sound effects to your messages from: http://xat.com/audies Stay tuned at xats official twitter page for contests, auctions, power release times, id auctions and more!
[edit] How can I stay safe online?
Go to http://xat.com/safety.html for more information.
[edit] What do the colors on the visitors and friends lists mean?
Green is guest, red is offline, gold/orange is owner, silver/white is moderator, blue is member, grey is ignored and brown is banned. Some xat staff accounts have a black icon.
Other colors are accessed by buying powers. These include Pink (Dark pink for member, light pink for guest) and purple. To buy powers, see here
[edit] What are those hats on some users' pawns, and how do I get them?
You can get a hat by buying Hat, one of xat's Powers. To buy Hat or other powers, click here. You can do many different kinds of hats, and if you have color powers you can also change the color.
For example:
-For a baseball cap, type (hat#t) in your name. To change the color, add # then the color code after it. For example, to make a blue baseball cap, you need the Blue power and type (hat#t#b). For a purple baseball cap, type (hat#t#800080) or (hat#t#rrb).
-For a top hat, type (hat#h) in your name. You can customize colors the same way as the baseball cap.
-For a small egg on the left side of your pawn. type (hat#g). You can change the color to whatever color you choose to, similar to the other hats. If you type (hat#g) alone, the egg will be rainbow if you don't have all xat powers, and silver if you do have all powers.
[edit] How many friends should I add?
You can add as many friends as you like but there is no point in adding everyone you ever see, only people that there is a chance that you will want to talk to again. The more friends you have added the harder it becomes to find the ones you really want to talk to.
[edit] Can I erase my entire friends list at once?
Unfortunately you can't erase your entire friends list at one time. You need to un-add each friend one by one. Now if you don't mind making a new account you can do that and erase your entire friends list. If you want to make a new account right click on a chat and click settings, then click the folder and drag the bar to 0mb and click close.
[edit] Who's name appears higher on the visitors list?
The names that appear first on the visitors list are due to an "Order of operations". Here is the order
- Being you: You'll always appear highest on the visitors list to yourself.
- Marriage/BFF: People who are married/bff will always appear together on the visitors list.
- Status: People with higher status will appear higher on the visitors list. The status from highest to lowest is: Main Owner, Owner, Moderator, Member, Guest, Banned, Offline.
- Friends: People that you've added as friends will appear higher on the visitors list.
- Purple: If someone has the Purple power, they will appear above everybody else in their rank (example guests with purple appear over other guests) See the Powers page for more information about powers.
- Topman: If someone has the Topman power, they will appear above everybody else in their rank (example guests with topman appear over other guests) See the Powers page for more information about powers.
- On xat/online: Users who are "On xat" (Meaning on a page from www.xat.com) will appear higher than people who are on an external site that contains a xat chat.
- Registered: Users who are Registered will appear higher than users who aren't.
- ID: People with a lower ID on the chat will appear higher on the visitors list.
[edit] How do I retrieve the password to my xat account?
Go to the xat login page and click on "Lost password" near the top.
[edit] How do I retrieve the password to my xat group?
Click on the "Edit" button at the top right of the page, and enter your email in the second box on the next page. Your password will be emailed to the email you created the group with.
[edit] How can I get help with something else?
Visit http://xat.com/help or open a ticket at http://xat.com/support.
