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# Connect the Chat Controller in Zoom

As part of our Zoom integration, we offer the ability to connect your Zoom Chats into your Captivate broadcast. There is the option to filter and search the incoming messages to customize your broadcast.

* [Establishing connection with Zoom Chats](#establishing-connection-with-zoom-chats)
* [Create a curated list of your messages](#creating-a-curated-list)
* [Set up Autoplay for your messages](#set-up-autoplay-for-your-messages)

## Establishing Connection with Zoom Chats

1. Add your Chat graphic from the Library into your Project List and connect to your Zoom meeting.
2. Under the Data Controller column of your chat graphic, select **Select a Datasource** > **Productivity** > **Chat** > **Chat** or **Social** > **Chat** > **Chat**. This will open your Zoom Chat controller in the Properties panel. Any messages will automatically populate in the Chat panel.

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3. Press the **Play** button to send the message text to your graphic. The message will then show as slightly greyed out as an indication that it has already been played.

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4. You have the option to hide the message or delete it from the message list to optimize your screen space.

## Creating a curated list

1. This is an option if there are two operators or the controller is open from the browser.
2. Press the two-column option to open the second column as your chat queue.
3. Select the checkbox for any message in the first column that you would like to add to your message queue.

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4. Then play the comments from your curated list.

## Set up Autoplay for your messages

1. Press the Gear icon in the upper right corner of the Chat panel.
2. Toggle Autoplay on and enter the amount of seconds to play per item. Now, any message that is added to your chat queue will play automatically for the set amount of seconds entered per item.
3. Toggle on the Loop option to autoplay the entire queue again after the last message has been played.

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4. Press **Start** and the chats will play for the time set and loop continuously.


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