GroupWise Messenger on the Macintosh
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Instant Messaging on the Macintosh
Instant messaging is available for both Mac OSX and PC users.
With this feature, you can send instant messages, create a Contact List,
allow and block others from seeing your availability, save conversations,
and more.
The instructions for downloading the Messenger program are at http://www.cwu.edu/~its/download/messenger/index.html
As the instructions indicate, once the program is installed, an icon
will appear on your desktop.
- Double-click on the
icon.
The first time you log on, you will be prompted to enter your username
and password.
NOTE: The password you need to enter will be your Novell
password, NOT your GroupWise password (unless you've made them the same).
If you've never used Messenger before, your Contact List
will be blank.
Contacts that are online will appear in bold.
If a Contact hasn't used their computer for a few minutes, the word “Idle”
will appear in parenthesis next to their name.
If you are on the phone or going to be away from your computer for awhile,
you can set your own status accordingly.
- Click on File, Status,
and select from the list that appears
or make your own Custom Status
- Click on the Add... button,
- Give your new status a name
- Type in an auto-reply message if you want Messenger
to send a reply to anyone who sends you a message while you're away.
- Click OK.
- Click Close.
You can also use the drop-down arrow next to your name in the main messenger
window to select a status from the list.
If you want to change things like your default font size, how long Messenger
waits before it considers your status to be “Away”, or block
others from seeing your Online status, you need to customize your Preferences.
- Click on Messenger, Preferences...
Change your font on the Messages tab.
Change how Messenger alerts (or doesn't alert) you when Contacts come
on or go offline on the Alerts tab.
You can also block users from seeing your Online status or from sending
you messages on the Privacy tab.
Note: You cannot add non-GroupWise users to this list.
To add another GroupWise user to your Contact List,
- Click on the Add a contact link in the bottom
pane of the window.
- In the Find window that displays, search for the
user you want to add to your Contact List.
- Click on the Add button.
To start a conversation with someone,
- Double-click on their name in the Contact List window.
The title bar across the top will list whom you are talking to.
The top pane of the window will display the conversation as it progresses,
listing each person's name by the text they type.
The bottom pane of the window displays the text you type before you send
it on.
This text can be formatted using the buttons in the bottom pane.
Note: You can only start a conversation with someone
that is Online. Offline users will appear in grey on your list.
You can carry on an instant message conversation with more than one
person.
To invite someone else to the conversation,
- Click on Actions, Invite Others
to Join the Conversation.
- You'll have the option of selecting someone from your Contact list
or looking them up in the directory.
When you close out the conversation (File, Close or click on the red
button in the upper left corner of the window), the following window appears:
You can save your instant message conversation as a text file, readable
by any word processing program.
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Page last updated 08/14/06. Send questions or comments to ITS Training.
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