Create a Buddy List


No matter what kind of chatting you plan to do (text, audio, or video), the first thing you need is a Buddy List. The Buddy List lets you see when your friends or associates are online, and with the click of a button you can start a chat or send a file.

To add someone to your Buddy List:

1.

Open iChat. If you don't see your Buddy List on the screen, press Command 1 ( the number "one"), or go to the Window menu and choose "Buddy List."

2.

In the Buddy List, click the + button (circled below-left). A sheet containing your Address Book contacts drops down from the top of the window (below-right).

3.

If the person you want to add is in your Address Book, select his or her name, then click the "Select Buddy" button (circled above).

If this person's address card includes an instant messaging name, (as shown to the left) the name is added to your Buddy List. You're done.

If the card does not include an instant messaging name, follow the steps below.

If the person you want to add is not in your Address Book, or if their address card does not include an instant messaging name, click the "New Person" button (circled above).

4.

A new sheet drops down, as shown on the opposite page. From the "Account Type" pop-up menu, select ".Mac" if the new person uses their Mac.com account for instant messaging.

Or choose "AIM" if the new buddy uses an AOL or AIM screen name.

5.

Enter the new name in the "Account Name" field.

The Buddy List uses the entry from the First Name and Last Name fields to name the buddy in the list. If you don't enter a first or last name, the Buddy List displays the Account Name.

Whatever you enter in this sheet is actually being added to a new card in your Address Book. Later, if you want to change a buddy's information, you can open Address Book and change it there.

Or you can select a buddy in the Buddy List, then from the Buddies menu in the menu bar, choose "Get Info" to open an Address Book window for that buddy.

6.

To add a photo or custom icon to a buddy's name in the list, drag an image on top of the "Buddy Icon" well, shown below-left. The photo can be a JPEG, GIF, TIFF or Photoshop file.

7.

Click the "Add" button to add the new buddy to your Buddy List (and to your Address Book).

Tip

After you add a photo or image, you can choose to have the one you added override the one your buddy has chosen. Do this in the "Get Info" window for that buddy.





Macs on the Go!(c) Guide to Mobile Computing for Mac Laptops Using Mac OS X
Macs on the Go
ISBN: 0321247485
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 119

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