Originally Posted by
Bixby
Right. There's the default chat mode (which starts off as /say every time you log on), which you can see in between the text input bar and the chat window, and there's your current chat mode, which is determined by the slash command or shortcut key (e.g., alt+P for party) you use to enter the current line.
If you want to switch default chat modes, type the relevant slash command on a line by itself and hit enter. To change to party chat default, type just /p. From then on (until you change it again or log out), everything you start typing will go to party chat, except for lines that you start with a different slash command or lines that you type after using a chat shortcut key.