Getting Notification Alerts

When certain events, such as messages arrive or buddies log in, iChat AV can notify you with a sound, spoken message, or bounce of the iChat icon in the Dock. You can set alerts that apply to every buddy in the Alerts pane of iChat Preferences, or you can set specific notification alerts for each buddy in the Actions pane of the Get Info dialog.

Set Up Notification Alerts

Click the iChat menu, and then click Preferences.
Click Alerts.
Click the Event pop-up, and then select the type of event you want to be notified of. ...

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