Thursday, August 23, 2007

Live Communications Server (IM) Tips


Manually Change Your Status
If you are using Microsoft Office Outlook for your e-mail, your presence status as shown in Communicator is determined by your schedule in Outlook. You can also manually change your status.
In the Microsoft Office Communicator window, click the arrow next to your name, and then click the status that you want to display.
To set a note to be displayed next to your status in Office Communicator 2005, click your name, and then click Set Note. In the Set Note dialog box, type a message, and then click OK. Your active Outlook Out of Office Assistant message will automatically be displayed by your name.


Start a New Conversation

In the Microsoft Office Communicator window, do one of the following:
In the Find box, type the name of the person you would like to contact. When the correct name appears in the Find Results pane, double-click the name.
Type your message in the box at the bottom of the window, and then click Send.

In the Contacts list, double-click the name of someone who is online.



Save a Conversation as E-mail
To save an IM conversation as an e-mail message, click File, and then click Save as E-mail.


Running Communicator Minimized
In the Microsoft Office Communicator window, select Connect from the menu, then select Change Sign-In Account.
In the Options window, click the General tab and uncheck Automatically open the main window when Communicator starts. Click OK at the bottom of the screen.
The Communicator icon will appear in the system tray. To open the window, left click the icon, select the Open.
To minimize the Communicator window again, click the Close button and the main window will minimize in the system tray.

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