How Do I Customize Instant Messaging Preferences?

To customize instant messaging preferences, perform the following tasks:

1. Click General under Instant Messaging in the left navigation panel.

   The General tab appears in the central panel.

   The following options are available:

   • Status: Use this option to set your online status as idle or away after a specific duration of inactivity.

   • Alerts: Use this option to receive alerts of the online status of your contacts.

     You can receive alerts when your contacts are:

     • Available

     • Goes away

     • Goes offline

   • Groups: The Groups option enables you to specify the way the groups appear in your Instant Messenger pane. When you log on to Convergence, your contacts and groups appear in the right-hand pane. By default, the groups are expanded and each user within a group appears under the group name.

     If you do not want the groups to be expanded, you can select the checkbox labeled Login with groups minimized. This option minimizes all contacts in the group.

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     Note - To see the status or chat with users in a group, you must click the arrow icon on the group name.

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   • New Contact Requests: You can set preference for approving new contacts that add you as their instant messaging contacts. You can set a preference to either approve contacts automatically or request authorization before adding a contact.

2. Click Save Preferences.