Mac OS® X Leopard™ On Demand

Chapter 11. Conducting Live Chats and Video Conferences

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• Create an Instant Message Account

• Start iChat

• View iChat

• Change My Status

• Use the iChat Status Menu

• Add a Buddy

• Change a Buddy Picture

• Create and Manage Buddy Groups

• Send and Receive Instant Messages

• Block a Buddy

• Send a File During an Instant Message

• Have a Audio and Video Chat

• Enhance a Video Chat

• Chat on a Local Network

• Change the Appearance of a Chat

• Get Notification Alerts

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Introduction

Mac OS X makes communicating with other computers over the Internet easier than ever with iChat. You can talk to others over the Internet (like you do on a telephone), use full screen video to see and be seen by others while you converse, share programs and files, and collaborate ...