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Historical Document

These pages have sat here since 2008 with no update. In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superseded by Messages. That effectively make this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.

I will make attempts to renew and refresh Links to either the most current site or use the Way Back Machine Archive so that people can at least look at what was used. I will make Edit Notes on this and on those where I can find no link to replace the older one as I go through the document.

iChat Menus

iChat In Pictures >> You are in Folder 2_iChat Menus >> Edit Menu

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3 iChat Edit Menu

02-10-2006

In the Edit menu you will find that some things are greyed out at times and not at others. Opening a Text Chat window AND having it as the front window allows you to access the Spelling options for instance. The same is true of the Add File or Hyperlink options. To find out more open various chats and recheck the menu when different windows are the front one.

The Hyperlink can be done two ways. Add a link use the keystrokes to say it is a Hyperlink and iChat will convert it to the Word "Here" in the text field. Or you can type something and before sending use the Keystrokes to add the link then those words become the link. If you want the Link to look like the Link itself then add that to the text filed and then use the keystrokes to make it a link.

You can probably see how and where this can be abused so mouse over links you recieve to check they are what you think they are.

Like most Apps that having some writing function you have all the items associated with those actions in this Menu. There is a limit on how much text can be in a Paste item. However you can write or paste quite a long paragraph before you bump into it. If you have it in another Document then you could/should send it as a File.

Next:- The View Menu

Upward Arrow saying Top Top of page

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© 2005 Ralph Johns: Edited 24/9/2005, 5/5/2006
Updated September 2006
Updated October 2008. Reviewed and Updated to HTML 5 October 2024

Information Block

This site is about iChat from Version 1 through to iChat 5.x.x
Mostly this is kept as an Historical Document. Some small tense changes have been made but the content is by and large untouched.

It has a mixture of basic info and problem solving help.

The sections below will change for Specifics about info on the page on view

Options to This Page

To the right you can resize or colour the page as well as choose one of three Fonts.

About This Page

Picture 3 in the Menu series - the Edit Menu

This was grabbed with no Chat window open so most of the items are greyed out. They become active such as Copy and Paste do when they have something highlighted or in the Clipboard.

Anything that can be done in any other writing Document can be done here.

It discusses Hyperlinks how they are done and how they might be abused.

Compatibility

Much of this page has been altered to be as HTML 5 compatible as possible. This may cause issues with any of the Browser below.

I have tested in Safari 18.1, Firefox 130.x and 131.0, Vivaldi 6.9.3447.48 and iCab 6.2.3 (All Mac Browsers) I don't have access to a PC let alone multiple browsers to test on.

Previously confirmed to work with Win/IE 5.5 and later (should work in 5.0, but not confirmed), Firefox 2, Safari 3, Opera 9, iCab 3.02 and later, Mac/IE 5, Netscape 6 and later

Old browsers (IE version 4 or earlier, Netscape 4 or earlier) may only see a text-based page which, while not the prettiest option, is still entirely usable.