Live Chat Functionality Overview
Live chat Video Guide
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Live chat Setup
Step 1: Navigate to Configuration>Chat>Chat buttons and click on Create.
Step 3: In the next screen you can name your button, select department that will handle the chat initiated by the particular chat button and choose the language to be used in the button. If you decide to request information by pre chat form, when a
chat button is clicked check the first box. If you want to display an offline button when no agent is online check the second box. Activate the chat button by checking the third box .You can also customize the design of both 'online' (when chat is available) and 'offline' (when chat is not available) button. And also the design of pre-chat form or contact-form (displayed if no agent is online).
Step 4: By clicking the Online button settings you can make changes to the design of Online button.
Step 5: To change the Chat window design click on Chat window settings.
Step 8: By clicking the Contact form settings you can make changes to the design of Contact form.
Step 9: After having your contact button set up according to your needs hit the Save button.
Step 10: Now navigate to the Integration section and place the following code before </body> of your page. For example if you would like to add the chat button to your LiveAgent customer portal you can do so by following this guide.