When you start chatting with one of your buddies, the chat session opens a window that displays your chat conversation. You can chat with more than one buddy at the same time in either the same chat session or in different chat sessions..
To chat with one or more buddies:
From the Buddy List, do one of the following:
To chat with a single buddy, double click the buddy.
To chat with multiple buddies in one chat window, select multiple buddies and select the Group Chat icon.
(Press and hold the Ctrl key when selecting buddies to select multiple buddies.)
A chat window appears.
Type and send one or more messages.
Send a message by selecting the Send button or pressing the Enter key.
(Optional) Invite other buddies to join the chat:
From an existing chat session, select the Show icon (the double angle brackets).
The Participants section appears.
In the Invite Participants field, enter the name of a buddy you want to add to the group chat.
You can invite only buddies who are online.
Select the Invite Participant icon (the plus-sign).
The buddy is added to the chat and any new messages you send go to all buddies in the chat window.
When you are finished chatting, you can do any of the following:
To print your chat conversation, from the chat window toolbar, select the Print icon.
To email the chat conversation, from the chat window toolbar, select the Send Chat Transcript icon.
To end the chant conversation, close the chat window.