Use the Buddy List to view the online status of and to chat with your buddies. Buddies are contacts from your address book whom you have added to your Buddy List.
Note:
On tablets, the instant messaging service is not available and the Buddy List is not visible.The Buddy List is minimized in the bottom-right corner of the Convergence UI. When the Buddy List is minimized, it indicates your current status and identifies how many of your buddies are online.
Select Buddy List to expand it and display all your buddies.
When working with the Buddy List, see the following topics:
Managing buddies consists of any of the following tasks:
To add contacts to your Buddy List:
From the Buddy List, do one of the following:
To add a contact from your address book:
Select the down arrow beside the Add Buddy icon and select Add From Address Book.
The Add Buddy dialog box appears.
From the list at the top of the dialog box, select an address book.
The contacts in the address book appear.
Select the contact you want to add to the Buddy List.
Tip:
Use the search field in the top-right corner of the dialog box to search for a specific contact from the address book.To add a contact by entering their email address:
Select the Add Buddy icon.
The Add Buddy dialog box appears.
In the Email Address field, enter the email address for the contact.
In the Alias field, enter the buddy name that you want displayed in your buddy list for the contact.
From the Group list, select the group to which to add the buddy.
Select the Add or OK button.
To rename a buddy in your Buddy List:
From the Buddy List, select the buddy.
Select the Show Properties icon.
The Buddy dialog box appears.
In the Alias field, enter a name for the buddy.
Select Save.
To delete a buddy in your Buddy List:
From the Buddy List, select the buddy.
Select the Delete icon and confirm the deletion.
You sort buddies on the Buddy List by selecting one of the following icons:
Select the Buddy Name icon to sort your buddies by either ascending or descending alphabetical order.
Select the Show First icon to list your online buddies before or after your offline buddies.
All buddies belong to one or more groups on the Buddy List. The Buddy List includes a default group called Friends which you cannot delete or rename.
Groups are expandable and collapsible and are ordered alphabetically.
When managing groups, see the following topics:
To create a group:
From the Buddy List, select the Add Group icon.
The Create Buddy Group dialog box appears.
In the Group Name field, enter a name for the group.
From the Choose Buddies list, select the buddies you want to include in the group.
Select OK.
You can modify a buddy group by changing its name and adding and removing buddies from the list.
To modify a buddy list:
From the Buddy List, select a group.
Select the Show Properties icon.
The Buddy Group Properties dialog box appears.
To rename the buddy group, enter a new name in the Group Name field.
To change the buddies in the group, select the contacts you want to include in the list and deselect the contacts you want to remove from the list.
Select OK.
Deleting a buddy group does not remove buddies from the Buddy List.
To delete a group:
From the Buddy List, select a group.
Select the Delete icon and confirm the deletion.
Use the Buddy List to view the online status of and chat with your buddies, and manage your buddy groups.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Personal status | Displays your current status. Select to change your status.
When you select Invisible, your status appears as offline to other buddies, but you remain online. Select Custom to enter your own status message. |
| Profile picture | Select to upload a profile picture (called an avatar) or to restore the default picture. |
| Add Buddy | Select to add a buddy to the Buddy List. Select the down arrow beside Add Buddy to choose between typing the buddy's email address or selecting the buddy from an address book.
The Add Buddy icon is the picture of a silhouette in a square frame. |
| Add Group | Select to add a group to the Buddy List.
The Add Group icon is the picture of two silhouettes. |
| Delete | Select to delete the selected buddy or group.
The Delete Buddy icon is the picture of a red circle with a white letter X in the middle. |
| Group Chat | Select to start a group chat.
The Group Chat icon is the picture of a green speech bubble on top of a white speech bubble. |
| Show Properties | Select to show the properties for the selected buddy or group.
The Show Properties icon is the picture of a green speech bubble with a cogwheel on top. |
| Sort options | Sort your buddies:
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