NetMeeting's Chat window enables you to type a message and have it appear simultaneously on the screens of the other participants. To use NetMeeting's Chat feature, follow these steps:

1. Click the Chat button at the bottom of the NetMeeting window or choose Tools, Chat on the NetMeeting Menu bar (or press Ctrl+T) to open the Chat window on your desktop. That action also opens a Chat window on each of the other conference participants' screens.

2. Type a message into the Message text box at the bottom of the Chat window.

3. To send your message to all the other conference participants, press Enter or click the large Send button in the lower-right corner of the Chat window.

Your message appears in the upper panel of the Chat window of all conference participants. Other participants can send messages in the same way. Each message in the Chat window is preceded by the name of the participant who sent the message.