What does "Make me available for chat" mean? What does "Make me available for chat" mean? If this box is checked when you login, the system will open up the Chat Assistant which makes you available to be contacted by other CC members for Instant Chat.
If you don't have the box checked, or if the Chat Assistant fails to open, you can open the Assistant yourself by clicking on the link from the Member's Area.
In order to make yourself available for chat, you need to have the Chat Assistant open somewhere on your computer. This is just a small window that pops up when you login or when you click a chat link. You can also open the Chat Assistant at any time using the link in the Member's Area.
As long as the Assistant is open, other CC users will be able to see that you're online and may initiate chat requests. Don't worry - you can decline any chat request at any time, or can mark yourself as unavailable using the 'Offline' button in the Chat Assistant.