Q: How Do I Use Flashchat?
Hot Coupon World offers it's members the opportunity to chat instantaneously with other members via our chat rooms. Chat rooms are an extension of our site and the rules that apply to our forums also apply to our chat rooms.
To find our chat rooms please click on the
Quick Links link in our top toolbar, which will present you with a drop down menu. From the drop down menu choose the link
FLASHCHAT and you will be taken to the chat rooms. Or on the Hot Coupon World homepage, at the top, you will see the FlashChat icon
Members currently using Flashchat: (#)

..and a list here of the names of members who are currently in the FlashChat at THAT time.
To Enter FlashChat, you simply click on the icon with the 3 people.
Currently there are 5 Chat Rooms from which to choose from, they are:
- General Discussion Chat - A chat room for everyday life.
- Coupon Deal Discussion Chat - A chat room for mainly deal related chat.
- Coupon Trading Chat - A chat room for coupon trading. You must be a member of the trading group and ask any moderator for the password.
- CVS Deal Discussion - A chat room for our hard core CVS store shoppers.
- Book Masters - A chat room for our book clubs.
FlashChat setup and features
Once you enter into FlashChat, you will see 3 sectioned boxes:
- A big Window (the main chat room window) which is located mid/center/top. This is where the chat conversation happens between all members in the chat room.
- A smaller box below it (your typing box). This is where you type your message that will be posted to the other members in the chat room.
- An oblong box to the right with the members names that are currently in chat and tabbed rooms with the names of the other FlashChat rooms.
How do I type in FlashChat?
Type your messages in the box below the Main Chat box window. To "Send" your messages so the messages enter the Main Chat window, you can either hit the "Enter" button on your keyboard or the click the "Send" bubble on the right of your type box.
How do I change my font color?
Above your type box, in between the Main Chat window and your type box, In between the "Options" bubble and the "Save" bubble, you will see a white box. Click that box and it will show you the different font colors that you can choose from. Click on the color of your choice and it will change the box color to THAT color...and when you type...it will type WHITE in your type box, but will appear in color in the Main Chat window.
**Please take into consideration that if you select a color that another member is using, it can make chat conversation a bit harder to read. So try to choose a color that no other member is using at that time and/or Bold the font and/or Italic your font, just to make it easier to differentiate between members during conversations.
How do I make my font Bold and/or Italic?
Above your type box, in between the main chat window and your type box, to the right of the Smiley face, there "B" bubble (for Bold) and an "I" bubble (for Italic).
Simply click either/or and your font will appear Bold and/or Italic.
How do I get a smiley face to the left of my user name in the Main Chat window?
Above your type box, in between the Main Chat window and your type box, you will see a "Options" bubble, click that, and then click "Effects" tab. Under Under "Avatars" select a smiley for the Main Chat and then select a smiley for the Room List
**
IMPORTANT : Make sure to check-mark the boxes to the left of the smiley's
Then, click "OK" at the bottom.
How do I get smiley's to appear in my chatter like the other members do?
Above your type box, in between the Main Chat window and your type box, click on the Smiley face and click on any smiley and it will appear in your type box (as font...not as a picture).
Once you hit Enter or click the "Send" bubble....it will appear in the Main Chat window.
How do I send a member a Private Message in FlashChat?
On the Member list (upper right), simply click on the Member name and select the Private Message Option. A Private Message (PM) window will pop up and you can type in there (privately) between you and that member.
What is NOT allowed in FlashChat? - FlashChat is rated PG-13.
- You are not allowed to post links to competitor websites.
- You are not allowed to discuss graphic, adult content.
- You are not allowed to cuss, swear or be offensive.
- You are not allowed to use FlashChat as a means to attack, belittle or bash other members.
- You are not allowed to trade coupons unless you are in the coupon trading chat room.
Basically, the same things that are not allowed on the main Hot Coupon World forums/threads/posts are not allowed in FlashChat either.
FlashChat has other features that are less commonly used. If you need further assistance just ask a chat mod or fellow chatter and they will assist you.