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Historical Document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 In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superseded by Messages. That effectively make this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.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 Adding Buddies

iChat In Pictures >> You are in Folder 5_iChat Adding Buddies >> Page: From Buddies Menu

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2 Adding Buddies From Buddies Menu

02-10-2006

There are two ways of using this menu (more variety) but we will stick with one picture.

One option for adding a Buddy is whilst a chat in operation or in fact just the window is open after a chat is ended and is to use the "Add Buddy (Screen Name)" or keyboard strokes from the Buddies menu. (Shift ↑ + Command ⌘ + i keys)

This Picture shows the Add Buddy with a Name which is partly obscured and lower down I could Block someone by their Real Names. This is because this Buddy is in fact already Added AND in the Address Book.

This can be used in with any Chat window - Text, Audio or Video Chat. This will lead to the Window in Picture 4 (and 5 & 6)

The same menu can be used when a Chat is not open and then just reads "Add Buddy" and leads to the screen in Picture 3

Next:- Entering Details in the New Person Window

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Mostly this is kept as an Historical Document.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

Same as Picture 1 in this series except starting from the Buddies menu.

There is one picture here but two options for starting from here.

One is when a Chat window is open.

The other is as an option to the Plus Button at the bottom of the Buddy List (Picture 1 in this series) when the Add Buddy line just reads "Add Buddy"

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.