Chat

The Chat feature is the main way that Jammers communicate in Animal Jam. It is a basic feature that everyone gets, but through the parent dashboard you can change your chat settings among other things.

Types of Chat
There are three types of chat here in Jamaa, and all of them have their perks. While safe chat is the most common, other types are still popular among users and all are good. If you have Bubble Chat and/or Restricted chat, next to the chat bar there will be a purple button with a question mark on it. This takes the place of the blue arrow on panels that have Safe Chat. If you click the button, there will be a suggestion box for words that should be added to the dictionary. Also, there is an arrow above the chat box. All players on Animal Jam (non-members and members) were able to access this arrow and see the entire chat log. However, after an update, this arrow grayed out on non-member accounts but was kept blue on member accounts.
 * Safe Chat: You may type in anything you'd like, but some words such as swear words are blocked. The most common chat on animal jam.
 * Bubble Chat: In bubble chat you pick what you'd like to say out of a pullout menu. Unlike restricted chat however, you can see things that other people are saying in free or limited chat.
 * Restricted Chat: The most basic form of chat in animal jam, restricted chat is very similar to Bubble Chat only you may only type words pre-approved by Animal Jam's dictionary.Chat.png

Changing Chat
When you first created your account, an email was required. Check that email or ask permission from your guardian to view their inbox.



The subject is titled "National Geographic Animal Jam - WELCOME", from the Animal Jam HQ. Scroll down and skim the email until you find the link.



After you are redirected, you should be brought here. The username field is already filled with the email address. Decide on a password to remember and retype it in the confirm section. Recieving emails from Animal Jam or National Geographic is purely optional. Click continue.





Once you clicked the button, you should be at your parent dashboard. There are three options: Safe Chat, Restricted Chat, and Bubble Chat. If you decide on one this message would appear:









"Warning: Are you sure you want to change your child's chat option?" Click "yes" or "no". Clicking yes would automatically save the option.



You may log out of the parent's dashboard and play wild! If you ever forget your password, click on the parent's tab, select forgot password and enter your email adress. Follow the instructions given to change your password afterwards. The link to this page is here.