View the Online Status of an IM Contact
If you enjoy instant messaging, you will appreciate Outlook’s built-in IM capabilities. Using Outlook, you can chat with others who use Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Office Communicator, MSN Messenger, and Windows Messenger. In order to chat with someone using IM, you must first determine whether that person is online; first, however, you must enable Outlook to determine a contact’s online status.
View the Online Status of an IM Contact
Enable Online Status Checks
1. | With a message from your intended recipient displayed in the reading pane, click Tools.
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3. | Click the Other tab.
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4. | Click the Display Online Status Next to a Person Name check box (  changes to  ).
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5. | Click OK.
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The Options dialog box appears.
View the Online Status of an IM Contact
1. | Place your mouse pointer () over the person’s name in the ... |
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