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A New Look and Feel is Coming to

the LHAT-CHAT Network in Early 2024

Same great online community, just with a friendlier, familiar, and mobile responsive look

The LHAT-CHAT Network is getting a facelift in early 2. No “obvious” access to profile, profile navigation
2024. We’re not changing the community, so there is is hidden behind the tiny profile image to be replaced
no need to worry about getting to know a whole new with profile that allows you to easily keep your profile
environment. We’re simply updating the look and feel information up to date.
of it to make it easier to engage in and navigate. If you 3. Image and all subsequent information take up a
are familiar with social media, you’ll find the new look lot of space, forcing you to scroll down to see “what’s
of the LHAT-CHAT Network super familiar and easy to new.” Even then, depending on your settings, you can
adjust to. If you aren’t, we’re positive you’ll still feel only view some of the newest posts or replies. This
right at home and find will be replaced with
the new format easy to real-time feed that is
navigate. “front and center”;
The forum isn’t chang- no scrolling down and
ing, and if you prefer clicking to see posts.
the current layout when You can simply scroll
you “view all forum down the feed.
posts,” you will still be 4. Lots of scrolling/
able to click that link clicking to get where
from the home page you want to go to be
and see the same list replaced with grouped
you’ve been seeing. links and “no scroll”
You can even bookmark frame that has all the
that page to navigate navigation right there
there directly. The where you can easily
library is also staying the find it.
same. Finally, for all our
members who access Did we mention the
the LHAT-CHAT Network new overall LHAT-CHAT
from the daily emails, Network experience
that’s staying the same will make it more
too. You’ll still be able to mobile friendly? If
reply to posts privately you look at the image
and publicly the same as showing how the cur-
you can today. rent and updated site
will look, you can see it’s easy to figure out where you
We’ll send out an email before it goes live, but in the are and where you want to go.
meantime here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming.
Here are the biggest changes you can expect when
Here are the biggest changes you can expect when accessing the CHAT on a mobile device:
accessing the CHAT on a computer:
1. Currently the navigation (hamburger/three
1. Hard to navigate menus at the top of the page to lines menu) only displays when you first
be replaced with larger, easier to access and read navigate to the site. Navigation will persist or
menus. “stick” to the top of your window when you

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