Couple of questions from absolute newcomer to Everquest

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Originally Posted by nyctasha [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1. question: Chat channels
This I'm completely lost with. Which channels serve to what purpose. I think global channel is disabled on a blue server, right? So how do I talk to people, through /say or ooc? And what is the range at which people see my message, immediate vicinity or local area? Im seeing a fair amount of low level people running around Nektulos Forest, but noone talks so I just tend to /bow before everyone as a greeting which fails if person is a bit further away. It takes a moment to type down and people generally run around like headless chickens [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] so sub-question is: is there any way to possibly bind emotes to keys?
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Hail people! Targeting someone and pressing the 'H' key will automatically make your character say, "Hail, [person targeted]." The text is visible up to a short distance away and is a good way to grab people's attention before typing more. Emotes might be more likely to get lost in the shuffle of lots of text, or may be viewed as a fun gesture but not as you wanting their attention.

*note: I changed the bold in the OP's question to emphasize the piece I was answering*