IBM Sametime Web Client 8.5.2 Task Reference

The IBM® Sametime® web client gives you award winning and market leading instant messagingcapabilities that help you collaborate and keep pace with your real-time work environment.

Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks

How do I... Action

Start a text chat? Double-click a name withnext to the contact

name.

Let others know I amavailable to chat?

Click the down arrowbeside at the top of thecontact list and select astatus.

Add someone within myorganization to mycontact list?

Click File > New Contact.

Chat with people who aremembers of a publicinstant messagingnetwork?

Click File > New Contact.Enter the contact's emailaddress in the User namefield. Click the Or addexternal user by Emailaddress box. Select thepublic instant messagingnetwork in the ExternalCommunity field.

Add a personal group tomy contact list?

Click File > New Group.Enter a name for thepersonal group that youwant to add in theNewgroup field.

Add a predefined publicgroup?

Click File > New Group,and click Search for apublic group.

Control how others seeme in their contact lists?

Click Tools > Privacy Listand then enter a person orgroup in Type to find aname. Select the namefrom the list of matchesthat appears, and clickone of the followingchoices:

v ONLY those on this listcan see me online.

v Everyone EXCEPTthose on this list cansee me online

Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks (continued)

How do I... Action

Start an instant meeting? Your system administratordetermines whetherinstant meetings areavailable to you.

Click Tools > Invite toInstant Meeting, and thenselect a meeting option.Enter a name in Type tofind name to add aninvitee.

Customize my status? Click the down arrowbeside the small squarestatus icon at the top ofthe contact list and thenclick the status option forwhich you want to createa custom message. InCustom Message, enterthe message that youwant to display.

Send an announcement? Click Tools > SendAnnouncement, and thentype the name of a contactinType to find name.When all online names areadded, type yourannouncement inMessage,and click Send.

Send an announcement toa group?

Right-click the groupname (or Cmd + click onMacintosh) in yourcontact list, and clickSend Announcement;then type yourannouncement text andclick Send.

Create nicknames? Right-click the name inyour contact list that youwould like to change (orCmd + click onMacintosh), and then clickEdit Nickname.

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Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks (continued)

How do I... Action

View a business card? Right-click the name inyour contact list that youwould like to viewbusiness contactinformation (or Cmd +click on Macintosh), andthen click View BusinessCard.

Table 1. Sametime Web Client tasks (continued)

How do I... Action

Remove a contact frommy contact list?

Right-click the name inyour contact list that youwould like to remove (orCmd + click onMacintosh), and then clickRemove from ContactList.

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