The ChatBox is one of the many advanced and "easy-to-use" features on the forum. It is kind of a cross between e-mail and Instant Messenger. It provides a way for members who are online at the same time, to communicate with one another in "real-time".
The ChatBox is located at the very bottom of the "Home Page". To use the ChatBox, you need to "Join the chat". This can be done in two ways:
1) Click the button near the bottom of the "WHO IS ONLINE" section, that says, "Join the Chat".
2) Click the button on the upper right hand side of the actual ChatBox that says, "Log in".
Once you have been admitted into the ChatBox, you can begin conversation with everyone else who is logged into the ChatBox, through the small message box in the lower right hand corner of the ChatBox. When you finish typing your comment you can send it to the ChatBox for public viewing by either clicking the "send" button or hitting the "return" key on the keyboard.
That's all there is to it. A great feature that provides "live" communication with people in the forum.