Chat/Instant Messaging Clients - Microsoft Windows

Links for Rhymbox:  Creating a profile | Adding/Finding a contact/buddy | Chatting |

 

  Various options for RhymBox:

There are various options in RhymBox of which you may want to be aware.  We'll discuss a few of them here.  To access these options, do the following:

On the Toolbar, click Actions and select Edit my profile from the menu.

 

The User Information window appears.

Here is where you'll enter your personal information.

Important:  for security purposes, be careful with what you enter.

Click OK when finished.

 

On the Toolbar, click Tools and select Settings from the menu.

 

You can enable RhymBox to launch when you start Windows.  Other options include how messages are displayed.

In the left column, select Auto-away.

 

You can enable RhymBox's Auto-away feature.  If you're away from your keyboard, your buddies will know it and won't bother trying to message you.

In the left column, select Blocking.

 

You can create a blocking list to prevent annoying people or strangers from chatting with you.

In the left column, select Connection.

 

If you're using a firewall, you'll need to do additional configuration.  This configuration would depend on your firewall settings.

In the left column, select Emoticons.

 

Emoticons are small icons you can use to express how you feel or what you're thinking.  When enabled, you can append these to any text you send.

In the left column, select Privacy.

 

Here you can configure your privacy settings.

In the left column, select Sound.

 

When someone in your contact list enters the chat room, sends a message, or goes offline a sound can alert you that.

 

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