To send or receive telegrams in any Active Worlds universe, you must be logged in as a citizen of that universe.

You may send short messages to other citizens in Active Worlds regardless of where they are currently located, or even for later automatic delivery if they are not currently logged in. These messages are called Telegrams.

To send someone a telegram, right-click on their name in your contact list and select Send telegram. Alternatively, you may reply to a telegram that they have sent you, by right clicking on the telegram in your telegrams list and selecting Reply.

When you receive a telegram, you will see the message "You have a telegram" from the Operator in your chat window. To read the telegram, click on the Telegram tab in the window on the left. The telegram you have just received, along with any other previous telegrams you have saved, will be listed in the window. Unread telegrams are indicated by a red star. To read your new telegram, or any telegram for that matter, simply click on the name of the sender. The telegram will be printed in red to the chat window.

Beginning with Active Worlds 3.3, it is now possible to block telegrams from the contact list. If you attempt to telegram someone who has you blocked, you will be notified of the block as soon as you try to send the message.

If the recipient is logged in and is accepting telegrams from you, they will receive the telegram immediately. If they are not logged in, the telegram will be saved and delivered to them the next time they log in. Undelivered telegrams are saved by the system for up to 28 days.

After reading a telegram, you can delete it or reply to it. To delete it, either select the telegram in your telegrams list and hit the delete key, or right-click on the telegram and select Delete. To reply to a telegram, right-click and select Reply... You can also press the Enter key to display the currently selected telegram to the chat window.

Note: A telegram can not be more than 1000 characters long. If you are typing a telegram and you reach the maximum length, you will not be able to add any more to that same telegram, and may want to backspace and edit the telegram to your satisfaction within this length restriction before sending.

Telegram Sounds

It is now possible to hear new telegrams arriving. There is also a sound assigned to the opening of a telegram.

Telegram sounds can be turned on or off in the General Settings dialog.