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11. Sending Instant Messages

What You’ll Do

Start Messages

View Messages

Create a Messages Account

Chat on a Local Network

Change My Status

Use the Messages Status Menu

Add a Buddy

Change a Buddy Picture

Create and Manage Buddy Groups

Send and Receive Messages

Send a File During an Message

Work with Messages

Have a Audio and Video Chat

Enhance a Video Chat

Change Chat Message Options

Change the Chat Message Appearance

Get Chat Message Alerts

Block a Buddy

Get Started with FaceTime

Make a Video Call with FaceTime

Introduction

OS X makes communicating with other computers over the Internet easier than ever with Messages 8.0. 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 ...

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