One more option has been added to the left menu: Chat Link

We also revamped the access key list. Here are the details:

Use of access key, depends on your browser:

Firefox: Alt + shift (Configurable via about:config For example: Change ui.key.contentAccess value to 4 to use only Alt)
Internet Explorer: Alt
Opera: Shift + Esc
Konqueror: Ctrl or Alt
Google Chrome: Alt
Safari 3: Ctrl (Alt for Windows )
Safari 4: Ctrl+Option (Alt for Windows )

Once you have activated access key (choosee for your browser) you select one of the letters on the list. For example if you use Internet Explorer, hold Alt and press 1 to access Overview.

Menu Access keys:

Planet Menu (1 to 8)
Overview: 1
Resources: 2
Buildings: 3
Research: 4
Shipyard: 5
Defense: 6
Fleet: 7
Merchants: 8

Empire Menu (Access key is first letter)
Empire: e
Alliance: a
Galaxy: g
Technologies: t
My Messages: m
Search: s
Plus: p

Player Menu (All same letter except Score board & Friendlist)
Rankings: r
Score Board: b
Friend List: 9
Notes: n
Chat: c
Forums: f
Options: o
Logout: l

Game Help
Just Joined: j
FaQ: q
Rules: e
Contact: w
Battle Simulator: 0

Enjoy!