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'Chat manager' should work for all Bridge Base Online versions.

To 'blast' to all participants, after tourney has started, you can use the 'chat manager' to set up what you want to send, prior to the tournament. An interesting option can also be found in the directors forum under 'Input Director Phrases for Tournaments''. Allows you to type pre-set letters to type whole phrases. ie: typing the letters 'bbi' to input 'Welcome to *** Bridge Club. Please play promptly when it is your turn. Everyone please be polite. Let's have a fun evening.' or typing 'bb1' to input 'This evening, we are playing 6 rounds of 3 boards @ 7 minutes each, 21min per round. This tournament uses pre-dealt hands. Your convention card will default to SAYC if it is not set to something else.'

__________ In IOS (Mac), go to 'System Preferences', 'Keyboard', select the 'Text' tab. After clicking on the +, type the text (ie: bbo)to be replaced under 'Replace', then type (or copy/paste) the phrase you wish to use under 'with'. That's all. The next time you type 'bbo' followed by a space, you will have 'Bridge Base Online ' Unfortunately, I have not to been able to find the equivalent under Windows 10. I apologize for this shortcoming. I will repost if I can find a solution. __________

Do you want to input the same selected phrases during tournaments? USING TEXT REPLACEMENT (IOS) in your keyboard settings, you can solve this input problem. (see at bottom) For example, If I type 'bbo', it will be corrected to "Bridge Base Online" If I type 'ppq', it will be corrected to “Please play quickly. Pick up the pace so you do not lose a board!“ If I type 'bbi' (bridge base intro), it will be corrected to “Welcome to (aaaa) Bridge Club. Please play promptly when it is your turn. Everyone please be polite. Let’s have a fun evening.” Because the letters bb are never used to start a word, I have set a number of phrases using bb followed by a number, such as bb1 to write: “This evening, we are playing 6 rounds of 3 boards @ 7 minutes each, 21min per round. This tournament uses pre-dealt hands. Your convention card will default to SAYC if it is not set to something else.” All phrases can be edited before sending, allowing for correction of information. By using an additional letter, you can even set a second language, such as bbf1 for the same phrase in French. _________________ Works seamlessly and flawlessly! Can also be used within any other program or application. _________________ In IOS (Mac), go to 'System Preferences', 'Keyboard', select the 'Text' tab. After clicking on the +, type the text (ie: bbo)to be replaced under 'Replace', then type (or copy/paste) the phrase you wish to use under 'with'. That's all. The next time you type 'bbo' followed by a space, you will have 'Bridge Base Online ' Unfortunately, I have not to been able to find the equivalent under Windows 10. I apologize for this shortcoming. I will repost if I can find a solution.

USING TEXT REPLACEMENT in your keyboard settings can solve this problem. If you type 'ppq', it will be corrected to “Please play quickly. Pick up the pace so you do not lose a board!“ If I type bbi (bridge base intro), it will be corrected to “Welcome to (aaaa) Bridge Club. Please play promptly when it is your turn. Everyone please be polite. Let’s have a fun evening.” Because the letters bb are never used tp start a word, I have set a number of phrases using bb followed by a number, such as bb1 to write “This evening, we are playing 6 rounds of 3 boards @ 7 minutes each, 21min per round. This tournament uses pre-dealt hands. Your convention card will default to SAYC if it is not set to something else.” All phrases can be edited before sending, allowing for correction of information. By using an additional letter you can even set a second language, such as bbf1 for the same phrase in French. Works seamlessly and flawlessly! Can also be used within any other program or application.