Task reference for some basic and advanced tasks for IBM Sametime Web Client 8.5.2.

1. IBM Sametime Web Client 8.5.2 Task Reference
The IBM® Sametime® web client gives you award winning and market leading instant messaging
capabilities that help you collaborate and keep pace with your real-time work environment.
Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks (continued)
How do I... Action How do I... Action
Start a text chat? Double-click a name with Start an instant meeting? Your system administrator
next to the contact determines whether
name. instant meetings are
available to you.
Let others know I am Click the down arrow
available to chat? beside at the top of the Click Tools > Invite to
contact list and select a Instant Meeting, and then
status. select a meeting option.
Add someone within my Click File > New Contact. Enter a name in Type to
organization to my find name to add an
contact list? invitee.
Chat with people who are Click File > New Contact. Customize my status? Click the down arrow
members of a public Enter the contact's email beside the small square
instant messaging address in the User name status icon at the top of
network? field. Click the Or add the contact list and then
external user by Email click the status option for
address box. Select the which you want to create
public instant messaging a custom message. In
network in the External Custom Message, enter
Community field. the message that you
want to display.
Add a personal group to Click File > New Group.
my contact list? Enter a name for the Send an announcement? Click Tools > Send
personal group that you Announcement, and then
want to add in theNew type the name of a contact
group field. inType to find name.
When all online names are
Add a predefined public Click File > New Group,
added, type your
group? and click Search for a
announcement inMessage,
public group.
and click Send.
Control how others see Click Tools > Privacy List
Send an announcement to Right-click the group
me in their contact lists? and then enter a person or
a group? name (or Cmd + click on
group in Type to find a
Macintosh) in your
name. Select the name
contact list, and click
from the list of matches
Send Announcement;
that appears, and click
then type your
one of the following
announcement text and
choices:
click Send.
v ONLY those on this list
can see me online. Create nicknames? Right-click the name in
your contact list that you
v Everyone EXCEPT would like to change (or
those on this list can Cmd + click on
see me online Macintosh), and then click
Edit Nickname.
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2. Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks (continued) Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks (continued)
How do I... Action How do I... Action
View a business card? Right-click the name in Remove a contact from Right-click the name in
your contact list that you my contact list? your contact list that you
would like to view would like to remove (or
business contact Cmd + click on
information (or Cmd + Macintosh), and then click
click on Macintosh), and Remove from Contact
then click View Business List.
Card.
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