# Using Chat

The chat module contains some features to make chatting a little nicer.

Smilies
  Any smiley faces (emoticons) that you can type elsewhere in Moodle can also be typed in here and they will be displayed correctly. For example, :-) =
Links
  Internet addresses will be turned into links automatically.
Emoting
  You can start a line with "/me" or ":" to emote. For example, if your name is Kim and you type ":laughs!" or "/me laughs!" then everyone will see "Kim laughs!"
Beeps
  You can send a sound to other people by hitting the "beep" link next to their name. A useful shortcut to beep all the people in the chat at once is to type "beep all".
HTML
  If you know some HTML code, you can use it in your text to do things like insert images, play sounds or create different coloured and sized text.