SETTING USER PREFERENCES

Instant messaging preferences -- Options
Note The features described in this topic are available only if your company has an IBM Lotus Sametime server, and only for Windows versions of IBM Lotus Notes.

IBM Workplace Managed Client users: If your company uses IBM Workplace Collaboration Services for instant messaging, features may differ from the IBM Lotus Sametime instant messaging features described here. For information on instant messaging with Workplace Collaboration Services, see the Instant Contacts section of IBM Workplace Managed Client Help.

You can set options for what displays in the Instant Messaging Contact List, as well as for how you are alerted when an instant message or meeting invitation arrives.

See the following topics:

Displaying only online people in the Instant Contact List

Displaying short names in the Instant Contact List

Sorting the Instant Messaging Contact List

Setting alerts on instant messages and invitations

Preferences for saving chat transcripts to Mail