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This article will show you how to use chat on the Facebook website. This chat is similar to Facebook Messenger, but Messenger is still a separate application.

Steps

1. 1 Open the Facebook site. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. If you are already logged into your Facebook account, a news feed will open.
   • If you are not logged in yet, enter your email address (or phone number) in the upper right corner of the screen, and then click Sign In.
2. 2 Find the chat window. It's on the right side of your Facebook page.
3. 3 Click on your Facebook friend's name. This will open a chat window with that friend in the lower right side of the Facebook page.
   • If chat is disabled, first click “Enable” at the bottom of the chat window.
   • To open a previous chat, click on the speech cloud with a lightning bolt at the top right of the page, and then select the desired chat from the menu.
4. 4 Send a message. To do this, click on the text field at the bottom of the chat window, enter your message and click ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return.
5. 5 Send other items. Below the text box, you will find a series of icons. If you click on them (from left to right), you can send the following items:
   • Photo: select an image or video on your computer;
   • Sticker: Choose an animated sticker, which is essentially a big emoji.
   • GIF: choose an animated image from the Facebook collection;
   • Emoji: choose an emoji;
   • Money: use Facebook Pay (if this service is available in your country) to send or receive money from your interlocutor;
   • Files: select a file (for example, a Word document) on your computer;
   • Picture: Take a picture using your webcam and send it to the other person.
6. 6 Add the person to the chat. To do this, click the "+" icon at the top of the chat window, enter your friend's name and click "Done".
7. 7 Click on the video camera icon or the phone icon to make a call. These icons are located at the top of the chat window. To make a video call, tap the video camera icon, and for a voice call, tap the phone icon. If a friend is online, he will answer your call.
8. 8 Click on ⚙️. It's in the upper-right corner of the chat window. The chat settings will open with the following options:
   • Open in Messenger: The current chat will open in the Facebook Messenger application;
   • Add files: files (for example, documents) will be sent to all chat participants;
   • Add friends to chat: select friends to add them to the chat;
   • Disable chat for [name]: for the selected person, your status will be "Offline" (this will not lead to blocking the user);
   • Change color: the color of the chat window will change;
   • Disable notifications: chat notifications will be disabled;
   • Delete conversation: the chat will be deleted;
   • Block messages: the interlocutor will not be able to send you a message;
   • Complain: Notify Facebook of the inappropriate message or spam.
9. 9 Click the "X" in the upper right corner of the window. The chat will close.
   • If the other person sends you a message, the chat window will reopen.
10. 10 Disable Facebook chat (if you like). To do this, click on the gear icon in the lower right corner of the page, click "Disable chat", check the box next to "Disable chat for all contacts" and click "OK". You will be offline for all your friends.