JOINING A GROUP

Paltalk groups are rooms that you can join to exchange text and audio with many people at the same time. At any one point in time there are hundreds of active rooms on all sorts of subjects.

To access the groups, press the Groups button. A group list window will be displayed with the various categories of groups and how many groups are in each category. Double click on the category of interest and view the groups in that category. Double click on the group itself joins the group.

In the group list you will see three columns besides a groups name. These are the R, V and L columns, The R column stands for rating and will be populated with with the letters G, R or A. The ratings equate mainly to movie ratings PG, R and X. The V column for voice indicates whether the group is audio enabled or text only. Audio enabled groups will have a mic icon in this column. The L column for Locked identifies those groups that may only be entered if you know the password. A padlock icon will appear in this column for locked groups

Once you have joined a group you will see a screen that looks like a communicator window screen with a list of members running down the right hand side. Anything you type into the group gets seen by the entire group. If it is an audio group, anything you say will be heard by the entire group. Audio enabled groups have a navy blue background; text only groups have a red background.

Only one person may speak at a time in a group. To speak, hold down your Ctrl key and speak into your mic. If someone had the mic ahead of you, a brick wall icon will appear by your name. This indicates you are temporarily blocked form sending audio because someone got the mic ahead of you. If you press the Ctrl key and you get a mic icon next to your name, you may speak into your mic and transmit to the group.

In an audio group, two slider bars will be displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. The slider bar next to your mic icon is your output volume control to the group. To lower your volume, slide it to the left, to raise it slide it to the right. The slider bar next to the speaker icon, is the volume control for your own set of speakers. This is the volume you hear. The speaker volume slider may be redundant if you have a manual volume control on your speakers, but not all speakers come with that convenience.

It is possible to initiate one on one conversations with people in the group. To do so, click on their names in the member list and press the Private button. A one on one communicator to that person will open.

It is possible to create a new group. A group exists so long as there are people in it. You may optionally choose to create one group for yourself for which you are the admin. Admins have the ability to control who may speak on the mic and to remove people from the group if they become disruptive. To setup your group to be an admin of, choose the Setup option under the Admin menu in the Group List window.

Step 1
From the main Paltalk window, press the Groups button. A Group List Window will open up.

Step 2
The groups are organized into categories. Double click on a category of interest and you will see a list of the actual groups in that category.

Step 3
Double click on a group you wish to join. A group window will open. The people who are currently in the group are displayed in a member list on the right. To send a text message into the group, simply type your text message in the bottom text box and press Enter. Your message is now sent to the entire group and is included in the running text conversation in the top text box.

Step 4
If you have joined a voice group (had a mic icon next to it in the group list) you may speak into the group by holding down the Ctrl key and speaking. Only one person may speak at in a group at one time. If you press the Ctrl key and someone has grabbed the mic ahead of you, you will see a brick wall icon by your name. If you get the mic icon, you are transmitting to the group.