If you are watching a live on an instance on which you have no account, but you have an account on another instance: if the livechat plugin is installed on both instances, it is possible to join the chat using your account.To do so, just open the video on your instance (you can for example copy/paste the video url in the search field of your instance).
If you have a Peertube account, but not on the current instance, there is a "{{% livechat_label login_using_external_account %}}" button.This button will open a dialog where you can enter your Peertube instance URL.Once you entered it, it will check if the livechat plugin is available on the remoteinstance, and if the video is available.If it is the case, you will be redirected to the video on the remoteinstance.
![Screenshot of the "{{% livechat_label login_using_external_account %}}" dialog. There is a field where you can enter a Peertube url.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/external_login_dialog.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "External login dialog")
To send messages, just type them in the "message" field on the bottom of the screen.You can send them by pressing the enter key on your keyboard, or by clicking on the "send" button.
You can mention other participants.To do so, you can type the first nickname letters, then press the tab key.You can also type `@`: this will directly open the menu.You can also click on a nickname in the participants list to insert it in the message field.
![Screenshot of a chat session, with on the right the list of participants.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/open_participants_list.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Participants list")
There is a dropdown menu on the top of the chat, with some advanced features.This is especially useful for [moderation features](/peertube-plugin-livechat/documentation/user/streamers/moderation).Available features depends on your access level.
![Screenshot of a chat using the full web page.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/fullscreen.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Fullscreen chat screenshot")