User guide
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To join a chat or online forum:
• Click on “Chat” on the Navigation Bar. (see Navigation Bar on page 10)
• Log in, if necessary.
• Click on “WorldGate”
• Select a chat room in the menu.
• Enter a your name or a nickname in the “Chat Name” entry box & click “Submit”. This will be the name
you use whenever you join this chat.
• Be sure to check out the Terms & Conditions for using the WorldGate chat rooms.
• Click “Message” to read messages posted on the Message Boards:
o Lifestyles
o Entertainment
o Sports
o Shopping
o News
o Business
• You can also access these chat rooms through the links on the center of the home page.
• Click on “Need Help” for detailed instructions for using the chat rooms.
To view messages posted in online forums:
• Click on “Chat” on the Navigation Bar. (see Navigation Bar on page 10)
• Log in, if necessary.
• Click on “Messages”.
• Select a topic from the list to view that message board.
The Web
You must Log In (see Log In in the Tour the WorldGate Keyboard section on page 5) to connect to the
Internet. If you have logged in earlier in your WorldGate session, you will not need to do this.
To access a web site, do one of the following:
• Enter the web site’s URL (web address) in the address box. Remember to place the cursor in the box and
hit Select to highlight the entry box. Click “Go” or hit Enter on the keyboard.
Note: A web address usually begins with http:// or www. An address that includes the @ symbol is NOT
a web site address, it’s an e-mail address!
• Enter a keyword to search for a web site. A keyword is a word or phrase that describes the content of the
site you are looking for. Click “Go”. A list of web sites dealing with your keyword topic will appear.
Click on a site to connect to it.
• Click Go on the keyboard. Enter the URL and click “Go” or hit the Enter key.
• Return to a site you have saved in your bookmarks. (see below)
To use Bookmarks
Bookmarks allows you to save the web addresses of sites you would like to visit again
• To create a bookmark:
o Hit Save when you are visiting a web site you want to return to.
o The web address of the site will be saved in your Bookmarks folder.
• To return to a bookmarked (or saved) site: