Setting Instant Messaging Options

To access the instant messaging options, on the sidebar, select Options, and in the Options section, expand Instant Messaging.

For information about setting instant messaging options, see the following topics:

Instant Messaging Options - General Page

Use the General page to set general options for the instant messaging service.

Element Description
Status Select the options for how you want your status to be displayed to others:

  • Select Let others know I am idle and set a duration to communicate your Idle status after a specified period of inactivity.

  • Select Let others know I am away and set a duration to communicate your Away status after a specified period of inactivity.

  • Select Remember my presence status for Convergence to log you in with the same status as the one you had when you last logged out.
Alerts Select options to receive alerts when the status of a buddies changes:

  • Select Contact becomes available to receive an alert when the status of your buddies changes to available.

  • Select Contact goes away to receive an alert when the status of your contacts changes to away.

  • Select Contact goes offline to receive an alert when the status of your contacts changes to offline.
Login with groups minimized Select to make all groups in your buddy list minimized when you log in to Convergence.
Approve new contacts Specify whether new chat requests are approved automatically or if you prefer to approve each request.