Index Table of Contents Terms
Chatting with Other Players
Most rooms in Magic Online have a chat area located near the bottom of the screen where players can exchange messages with other players in that room. Players can also carry on private chats with other players.
 
The chat area on most windows includes a list of players in the room or area, a chat window where messages are displayed, and a line where you can type messages.
Private Chats
Sometimes a player's name appears on a room's player list, but that player is actually looking at another Magic Online screen. Sometimes a player may want to talk to a friend without involving everyone in the room in the conversation. A private chat is the best way to handle these situations.

You can chat privately with another player by right-clicking on that player's name and selecting Private chat. You can also start a private chat with someone on your My Buddies list by right-clicking on his or her name on that list. Any message you type in the private chat window will only be seen by you and the other player.

If you don't want to receive private chats from a particular user, you can right-click that player's name and select  Block User.

Chat Commands

/away
You can mark yourself as being away from your computer by typing /away message in any chat window, where the message is what you want to tell other users. Your status and message will be displayed in the chat area of the room you're in. Any players who try to send you private messages will get an automatic reply telling them that you're away, but you'll still receive their messages. When you return to your computer, just type /away to show that you're back.

For example, if a player with the user name Bob types /away running a marathon, the message Bob is away - running a marathon appears in the room the player is in. When the player returns and types /away, the message Bob is back. is sent to that room.

/me
You can send a chat message that starts with your user name by typing /me message in a chat window. For example, if a player with the user name Bob types /me thinks Magic Online is the best game ever in any chat area, the message Bob thinks Magic Online is the best game ever appears.

/join
You can start or join a group chat by typing /join room name in any chat area. For example, if Bob typed /join Wombats rule! then a private message window with the name Wombats rule! would appear on Bob's screen. Other players could join that chat by typing /join Wombats rule!

Typing Symbols in Chat Text

You can include certain symbols in your chat messages by using special key combinations. Symbols may be used in any chat message you send.
 
Symbol
Key Combination
Description
CRTL+Q, W
White mana symbol
CTRL+Q, U
Blue mana symbol
CTRL+Q, B
Black mana symbol
CTRL+Q, R
Red mana symbol
CTRL+Q, G
Green mana symbol
CTRL+Q, T
Tap symbol
CTRL+Q, number or X
Colorless mana symbols
CTRL+Q, A 
Ten colorless mana
CTRL+Q, C
Twelve colorless mana
CTRL+Q, L
Sixteen colorless mana
CTRL+Q, S
Smiling face
CTRL+Q, F
Frowning face
CTRL+Q, Y
Sick face
CTRL+Q, E
Trophy
CTRL+Q, I
Wizards of the Coast logo
CTRL+Q, Z
Catching some z's
CTRL+Q, V
Arrow

Shortcut Keys
 
UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW Scroll though your sent messages on the line where you type messages.
LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW Move the cursor in the message you're typing.
HOME Move the cursor to the beginning of your message.
END Move the cursor to the end of your message.
CTRL+c Copy selected text.
CTRL+x or DELETE Cut selected text.
CTRL+v Paste in the text which was cut or copied last.
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Select text to the left of the cursor.
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Select text to the right of the cursor.

(You can also use your mouse to select text and move your cursor within a chat message you're typing.)

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