How to Change the Subject of a Chat Room on Jabber

Internet chat rooms, such as the ones on Jabber, are places where people from all over the world can discuss certain subjects. Many times, a chat room will have a specific topic set that participants discuss throughout the day, or for certain hours. As an administrator, you can change the topic on Jabber whenever you wish.

Things You'll Need

• Jabber-compatible client

Instructions

1. Open the chat room for which you want to change topic.

2. Type "/topic" (without quotes) in the chat room box in the lower part of the window, followed by what you wish the new topic to be.

3. Press "Enter." This sends a statement that you have changed the topic to something else.

Tips & Warnings

• Topics can be full sentences if needed.

References

• Pidgin: Jabber topic change methods