You can initiate a conversation with a group of buddies from your buddy list.
To initiate a chat conversation:
Click the Group Chat icon from the toolbar.
Select the buddies you want to add to the conversation by clicking the show buddy pane icon (the << icon) to show the right panel. Type the buddy name that you want to add to the group chat from the buddy list. Click the hide buddy pane (the >> icon) to hide the buddy pane.
An invitation is sent to the buddies requesting confirmation to join the conversation. A chat window appears with the participant list on the right displaying the buddies who are added to the chat. The buddy names are not highlighted until they accept the invitation. If a buddy rejects the invitation, a notification that the user has not joined the conversation appears in the chat window and the buddy name is removed from the list.
When you receive an invitation to join a private chat from a buddy, click Accept to accept the invitation or Reject to reject the invitation.
To invite more buddies to the existing conversation:
Click the show buddy pane icon (the << icon) to show the right panel.
Enter a name or part of it in the Invite Buddy text box of the chat window.
A list of online buddies matching the text you entered in the text box appears.
Select the buddy name from the list.
Click the add buddy (+) icon next to the Invite Buddy text box to add e buddy to the group chat.
To remove a buddy from the conversation:
Hover over the buddy name in the right panel.
Click the remove from conversation (x) icon next to the buddy name.
A confirmation that the buddy has left this conversation is displayed in the chat window.
You can minimize or maximize the chat window by using the appropriate options from the top right corner. Click Send Chat Transcript to send the chat archive through email to all the buddies in the group chat, and Print to print a copy of the chat conversation.