# Chat

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To enter the Chat keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Type **Chat**

## Description

The Chat keyword is used to send messages via the world server in chat channels that were already joined. These chat messages are displayed in the message center. 

## Syntax

**Chat "Text"**

## Example

**Requirement:** Join a chat channel using the [ChatJoin Keyword](/grandma3/2-3/keyword_chatjoin/)

 

- To send the text "Cyan is a great color" as a chat message to all devices that joined the same chat channels, type:

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| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Chat "Cyan is a great color" |