Using instant messaging
You can chat online with anyone who has an active, away online, or in a meeting status. People who are away or in a meeting can see your instant messages once they return to their computers.
Before you begin
The HCL Sametime® instant messaging feature is available only if your administrator enabled this feature for your organization. Before you can use instant messaging, you must enable it for your iNotes account. The online meeting feature is available only if your organization's HCL Sametime service includes web conferencing capabilities.
About this task
When instant messaging is enabled, your online status is visible to other users, and you can see who is available online. Online status icons appear in mail messages, meeting invitations, and in mail, contacts, and calendar views.
Procedure
Task | Procedure |
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Enable instant messaging | In Preferences, on the Basics tab under Instant Messaging, check Enable Instant messaging. |
Log on to instant messaging | Do either of the following:
Use these same steps to log off of instant messaging. Note: If you get an HTTP
404 Error message when logging on to instant messaging, it may indicate that the instant
messaging server is not configured correctly, and you need to tell your administrator.
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Start a chat | Do any of the following:
Note: Instant messages are automatically secured with encryption. |
Change instant messaging status |
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Add contacts to instant contacts list | Click |