There are two different types of 'channels' to chat with.

	Channel Chatting mode
	Normal Chatting mode

There are eight different types of chat: General (no function), Whisper(!), Party (@), Guild (#), Transaction ($), Shout (%), Full (&) and Merchant (*). There is also System chat, but it is for system messages and not players.

General chat is used by simply typing what you have to say. All the players within your radar will receive what you type and will appear in white text.

To send a whisper, type "!name message", remembering the space, replacing the name with your receiver's name and the message with your desired message. Names must be spelled out all the way and spelled correctly. Watch out for letters that look the same such a a lower case "L" versus an uppercase "i" as well as zero "0" versus an uppercase "o". Whispers both sent and received by you will appear in your chat box in yellow. You may send whispers to anyone as long as he or she is on the same subserver as you.

Party chat is for talking with members of your party. You can use party chat by typing a "@" at the beginning of your message. All members of your party will get your message and it will appear in blue text.

Guild chat is used to talk with other guild members. You can use guild chat by typing a "#" at the beginning of your message. All members of your party will get your message even if they are on a different subserver. Guild chat messages appear in pinkish/purple.

Transaction chat can be used in town to make your messages stand out a bit. These are sent by typing a "$" at the beginning of your message and appear in green text to all those within your radar.

Shout chat is used to broadcast a message you may have to others in town. These are send when you put a "%" at the beginning of your message. When you send something using the shout chat, all the players in the town get your message in orange text -- they do not need to be within your radar.

Full channel chat is used to talk to players on other subservers. It requires you to switch to 'Channel chatting mode' in order to use this feature. You can only see what is being said in the 'Channel chatting mode' if you clicked on it.

Merchant channel chat is used to talk and advertise what you are selling to players on other subservers. It requires you to switch to 'Channel chatting mode' in order to use this feature. The cost of this feature is 10 gold per character. You can only see what is being said in the 'Channel chatting mode' if you clicked on it.

Some of these chats can be used by clicking on the appropriate tab above the textbox where you enter your messages. These are General, Party, Guild, and Transaction chats. All this does is save you the trouble of having to type the special character for that chat at the beginning by automatically inserting it for you.