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Odigo Highlights

Odigo is a revolutionary product that adds a new dimension to Internet surfing. Odigo allows you to see if other people are surfing with you and to communicate with them. Odigo also lets you know which Web pages are popular in realtime and provides direct access to them. Furthermore, if you are part of a Web community, Odigo allows you easy access to your community members and information.

Odigo enables you to:

Find Popular pages - Find the most popular Web pages of various subjects in which people are visiting now. You can even choose the type of users upon which the popularity count should be based.

Look for Users on a Web Site - See users that are currently browsing the same site or page as you and contact them. You can also narrow your search to find users with specific characteristics.

Find specific users  - Find users according to their characteristics (age, gender, interests, and so on), or by personal details, regardless of where they are browsing.

Powerful Instant Messaging  - Interact with other users by instant messaging, chatting, sending files or URLs, and leave messages and URLs to users even if they are offline.

Connection to Wireless Networks - Send messages to Wireless networks or forward messages you receive while you are offline to wireless devices.

Compatibility with Other Instant Messengers - Communicate with people who are using other Instant Messaging tools such as ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger or AIM.

Comprehensive Range of New Plug-ins that enable enhanced messaging capabilities and the integration of other applications.

Extensive Friends List Capabilities- Build a list of friends, whom you can contact at any time. You can categorize your friends into different groups, have a "Hidden Friends" list and even see your friends while logging in to Odigo from different computers.

Various Multi-User Chat Options - Have a multi-user chat session at every website or webpage on which you browse.

Co-Surfing with Other Users - Surf the web simultaneously with others.

Notes Posting - Post notes on Web pages to let other surfers know your views, as well as allow them to contact you later.

Monitor Your Own Home Page - Monitor your homepage for visiting surfers and Notes.

Receive News and Community-Related Information.- Browse your community information channels, and receive community alerts and offerings.

Easy access to your messenger - Have access to your messenger and friends from any computer.

On-Site Representatives - Easily to reach On-Site Representatives that can provide you with sales or support information.

Email Notifications - Receive notifications regarding Emails that arrive to your mailbox.

Firewall Compatibility - Compatibility with a variety of Firewalls and Proxy servers.

Note: You can now use Odigo from a variety of platforms. Just surf to Odigo site to find out about our Web-based Odigo (Odigo Express), WAP-based Odigo (Mobile Odigo), and our Macintosh version.


A Quick Tour of Odigo application
A Quick Tour of Odigo

The Odigo application has two main sections:

Main Panel and the

Wing Panel

The Main Panel incorporates the different tabs defining Odigo modes. The Wing allows you to define the criteria for finding the sites and people you are interested in, as well as displaying the Content Channels.
By default, Odigo opens up showing the Main Panel. You can open and close the Wing by clicking the Wing button.

Apart from the application window, other windows are used for specific functions:

Odigo's Friend List and Content Browser can be separated from the main application to stand-alone windows.

A special communication window allows you to send and receive communications from other users in an easy and intuitive way. A special chat window allows you to have a multi-user chat session.

Odigo's Homepager allows you to monitor your home page or any other Web page.

The system tray (which is usually located on the bottom right of your desktop) is used to indicate whether there are users which are browsing with you, or to notify you when you receive communications.

See also:

Odigo in Your Tray

Interacting with Odigo Users


Odigo in your Tray

Whether your Messenger is open or not, its icon is always present in your system tray which is usually located at the bottom right corner of your desktop. The Odigo icon changes to show you what's currently happening:

The Net-Detector identifies whether you have an active Internet connection. When a connection is established, Odigo starts.

The Net-Detector is disabled.

Note:	The Net-Detector can identify your connection status only if you are using a modem.

A connection has not yet been established with the Odigo server, the server is down, or you are not connected to the Internet. You will usually see this icon when Odigo is in the process of starting up.

Odigo is open but no other Odigo users are browsing the current site (or your browser is not open).

Odigo is searching for other users after you have browsed to a new page.

A Representative is located in this page/site.

There is at least one other user browsing in the same page/site as you.

There are no users in the site with you, but there is a note in the page.

Invisible users, when they are the only users in the site with you.

If you are operating Odigo`s Homepager, the following icons appear in your tray:

Odigo Homepager is running and has detected a user or a note in your specified webpage.

Odigo Homepager is running but there are no users or notes in your specified webpage.

When you receive a communication from another user, an additional icon flashes next to the Odigo icon in the tray, showing the type of communication received. Special tray icons will also be seen when receiving community alerts.

See also:

Odigo Homepager

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site

Receiving Communications from other Users.

Receiving Community Alerts.


Odigo Main Panel Buttons
Odigo Main Panel

The Odigo main panel provides you quick and easy access to the various Odigo functions. Some of the functions can be reached through the menus, while many others can be accessed via the Odigo buttons. Whenever you place your cursor over any of the buttons on this panel, a tool tip will give you a short description of that button.

Popular Pages mode

Allows you to locate the most popular pages and sites that relate to your own specific areas of interest.

People with me on (Page/Site) mode

Allows you to see whether other Odigo users are browsing in the same page and site as you, view their details, and initiate a communication with them.

People Finder mode

Allows you to locate users which have certain characteristics and interests regardless of where they may be browsing, specify with which users you would like to interact, and initiate communication with them.

Content Channel mode

Allows you to receive news and information related to your community.

Friends List

Enables you to see the connection status of your friends and to initiate a communication session with them.

User Status

Allows you to specify the way you will appear to other users in the radar and Friends List. You may define yourself to be Online, Do not disturb, Be right back, Away or Hushed(Offline).

Visibility

Allows you to specify whether you will be seen in the radar (in "People with Me On" and "People Finder" modes). You can be "Visible in the Radar", "Invisible in the Radar" or "Visible only in current page".

Mood (for example, Indifferent)

Allows you to specify your chat mood so that other Odigo users can decide whether they would like to contact you.

Intention (for example, Meet New Friends)

Allows you to specify your intentions in interacting with other Odigo users.

Odigo Features Button

Allows you to reach frequently used tools and options.

Incoming Messages

Indicates that you have incoming messages. This icon appears when you receive a new message.

Incoming Offering

This icon appears when you receive a new offering from the site or page you are browsing at.

Wing Button

Allows you to open and close the Wing Panel, from where you can define the type of pages and the users you are interested in, as well as see the content of Odigo channels.

The following buttons appear only in Popular Pages, People with Me On, People Finder Modes:

Go/Stop Button

Runs your query. The parameters of the query can be reached via the Wing Panel. While waiting for the query results, the Go button changes into a Stop button enabling you to stop the query.

Scrolling Buttons

Allows you to scroll up and down in the display area.

Join chat (in "People with Me On" mode)

Allows you to join the chat session on the site or on the page your active browser is open to. The number on the button indicates where the largest amount of users are chatting ,either on the site or on the page.

Post/View a note (in "People with Me On" mode)

Allows you to post a note on your current Web page, or view the notes that are currently posted there.

Refresh (in "People with me on" mode)

Refreshes the "Star/Text Display".

The following buttons appear only in the Friends List mode:

Add a Friend

Allows you to search for a potential friend among Odigo users.

Send a Message

Allows you to compose a message to another user.

Options

Allows easy access to Odigo Friends List features.


Odigo Homepager

Odigo`s Homepager monitors your homepage or any other specified Web page, and informs you if there are users or notes on that page. You can then contact these users, if you wish.

When opening Odigo`s Homepager, you are given the opportunity to specify a Web page that you would like to monitor. This may be your own homepage or any other Web page. Once you have specified a Web address, Homepager will automatically open each time the application is started.

When Odigo`s Homepager opens, the following window is displayed:

The window indicates the number of users (visible and invisible) that are currently browsing in the page, and the number of notes posted on the page. This information is updated every few seconds.

It's important to note that Homepager only monitors the exact URL you specified - it does not monitor any other pages that may be linked to this page. However, if the specified URL is a domain name (for example, www.odigo.com), Homepager monitors the entire domain.

To see the users and to contact them, you need to open the URL in your browser so that the users will be displayed in your "People with Me On" mode. This can be executed via Homepager by right-clicking on the window and selecting Go to URL from the dropdown menu.  From the "People with Me On" mode you can then communicate with users in the usual way.

Notes:

If you do not want Homepager to open automatically upon Odigo`s start-up, right-click on Homepager`s window and uncheck the Open on startup option from the popup menu.

The users count displayed in Homepager does not include yourself. However, if you post a note in the page specified by Homepager, it will be included in the count.

See also:

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site


Specifying your Current Communication Status

Odigo allows you to define your connection status, your "visibility" to other users in the radar, your mood and your intentions. To do so. click on the appropriate button at the bottom right of the Odigo main panel. By hovering your mouse over a specific icon, you will be able to see a tooltip with your current status.

Your communication status is composed of the following:

User Status

Allows you to specify the way you will appear to other users in the radar and Friends List. Your status may be Online, Do not disturb, Be right back, Away, or Unavailable (Offline).

Visibility

Allows you to specify whether you will be seen in the radar (in "People with me on" and "People Finder" modes). You can be:

"Visible in the Radar" - so that all users can see you in their radars.

"Invisible in the Radar" - so that nobody will be able to see you in the radar, or

"Visible only in current page" - only users who are currently browsing the page you are in will be able to see you in the radar.

Note: Using these options does not affect in any way how people who placed you in their Friends list will see you.

Mood (for example, Indifferent)

Allows you to specify your mood so that other Odigo users can decide whether they would like to contact you. Among the mood options you can find Happy, Flirtatious, Bored, and many more.

Intention (for example, Meet new friends)

Allows you to specify your intentions in interacting with other Odigo users. Among the different intentions you can find Romance, Surprise me or Play a game.

Note: Users can see your mood and intention when they open a communication center window to send you a message. Moreover, in the "People Finder" users can choose to to search for users with specific moods or intentions.


Receiving Communications from Other Odigo Users - Overview
Receiving Communications from Other Odigo Users

When you receive any type of communications from another Odigo user, several things happen:

An icon flashes in your tray next to the Odigo icon

An envelope icon [image] appears below the round display area, or, if you've so defined through the "Tools/Messages/Auto Open Messages" option, a pop-up window opens with the message.

A special sound lets you know you have received a communication. The sound is heard if you have not disabled sounds in your Preferences.

The icon in the tray indicates what type of communication has been sent to you:

Message

Chat Request

One to One Chat Request

URL

File

Add Friend Request

Message from Email Signature or Homepage component

If you receive more than one communication, the icon shows the first one that was sent. For example, if someone sent you a message and then someone else sent you a file, the message icon will flash in your tray because the message came first. The only exception to this is if you receive a request to be added to someone’s Friends List, in which case the Add Friend Request icon will flash, regardless of any other received communication.

You can view the list of all waiting communications by clicking on the envelope icon to the left of the display area. Each message in the list is displayed with its details (type of communication, who sent it and when). You can then decide which communication you want to see first. Click on any message to view it.

You can also double-click the flashing icon in your tray. When doing so, the first of your incoming communications is displayed through the Communication Center window.

When viewing any communication, you can see who it is from, when it was sent and how the Odigo user "found" you (Using a search, their Friends List, etc.). While reading the message, you can view the user details or your recent communications with the user through the "Details" and "History" buttons. When you have read the communication, you can either reply to the message and carry on communicating or click Close to delete it. When you receive a message from users you do not wish to be in contact with, you can add them to your "Ignore List" by clicking the Ignore button.

If you prefer to see see the previous messages in the current conversation between you and the user as part of your communication window. check the Display current dialogue in messaging window option in Tools/Preferences/Message" tab.

If you do not want to view your messages at all, click Delete Unopened Messages from the Tools menu. All your waiting messages will be deleted.


Find the Most Popular Web Pages

Using the Popular Pages mode, you can search for  Web pages that are most popular among Odigo users,allowing you to be constantly updated with the current interests of your fellow surfers. You can then directly access these pages from your Odigo main panel.

Moreover, you can fine-tune your search to find the most popular pages that contain information about a specific subject. For example, if you're interested in Country and Western music and you are not sure where in the Web to find information, you would look for pages in the category "Media & Entertainment", and specifically, the style "Country and Western".

You can further narrow your search for popular pages by looking only for users with specific characteristics. Let's say you want to hook up with other users who are interested in Country and Western music and who are of the same gender and in the same age group as you. For example, you can look for the most popular pages among female users between the ages of 24 and 30. Not only will the information in the pages be relevant to you, but you'll also be able to make contact with the specific users browsing those pages.

The main panel displays the popular Web page information in the form of a bar graph that shows six Web pages at a time, with their popularity in relation to one another. By running your cursor over each bar with your mouse, you can see the full name of the site, its URL and a short description of its content. A right-click on a bar allows you to open your browser on that site, copy the URL to your clipboard, join the chat session at the site, or switch to People With Me On mode to see the people that are currently browsing it.

You can also save your popular pages query as a "Favorite", so that you will always be able to execute it without redefining the characteristics of the pages or the users you are interested in.

See also:

Working with Odigo


Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site

While you are surfing the Net, the "People with Me on:" mode gives you a numerical or "stars" overview of users which are currently browsing the same site or page as you. You can then go to the icons view to see the users' details and contact them.

The "Overview" display allows you to see how many users are with you on your page and site. Through the Preferences/General window, which can be accessed through the Tools menu, you can set this information to be viewed as text, or as "star"s whose colors indicate whether the users are in the same page as you (orange), or in the same site (green). The overview display is updated in real-time as you browse to different pages.

By clicking the GO button or anywhere on the "radar screen" you can view the users' icons. Here you are able to find specific users, view their details, and communicate with them. Furthermore, by using the "Wing", you can define the characteristics of the users you are interested in. For example, from all the users browsing in the same site or page as you, you may want to find and interact only with users who speak French and are in a Happy mood. When you have found such users, they are shown as icons in the radar. The color and shape of the icons provide you with basic information about the users, such as their gender, whether they are in the same site or page as you, and what is their current status (online, away, etc.). You can click on the users' icons to view more details about them and if you wish, you can contact them. You can also see notes left by users that have been in the page recently, and would like to be contacted.

Through the "Join Chat" button you can join the chat session that is happening on that site or page. Note that you can stay in the chat session as long as you wish, even if you decide to browse to another site.

All Odigo users may determine their desired level of visibility and change this designation at any time. While in this mode you will see only users that have set their visibility to "Visible in the Radar", or users that are currently browsing the exact page as you and set their visibility to "Visible only in Current Page". Users who selected "Invisible in the Radar" wish to maintain their privacy, and won't be seen in the radar.

See also:

Working with Odigo


Find Odigo Users with Specific Characteristics

Using the People Finder Mode, Odigo helps you find users with whom you are interested in contacting, regardless of where they may be browsing.

For example, suppose you are an English speaker who is interested in Brazilian Soccer.You can use the Wing to set Odigo to look for users with these characteristics. This way, out of all the Brazilian soccer fans, you can locate easily just the users with whom you share a common language. If you wish to use such a query in the future, Odigo lets you to save it as a "Favorite", so that you will always be able to re-run the search without redefining the users' characteristics.

When you look at specific users, they are shown as icons in the round display area of the Main Panel. The shape of the icon provides you with each user's gender, status (away, be-right-back, etc.), and whether they are part of your Web community. You can right-click on an icon to view more details about the user and if you wish, contact him/her.

 	Male user

 	Female user

 	User is "Away" from his computer. Similar icons are used for users that are have other statuses such as "Do not disturb".

 	User from your community (If you belong to one)

Find Odigo Users according to their Personal Details

If you are looking for a specific user, you can search for him/her by selecting Find Users from the Tools menu or the Odigo Features button. Just fill in the user's ID number or part of their nickname, first name, last name or Email address, and click Search. The search results will be displayed at the bottom of the window. By right-clicking on any of the results, you will be able to see the users' details and contact them.

See also:

Working with Odigo


Post Notes on Web Pages

When surfing the Web, people do not usually stay on one page for a long period of time. For this reason, Odigo lets you post a note in a page so that other Odigo users will know your views, or that you have been there recently and interested in being contacted. Note that when you exit Odigo, any notes you've posted are automatically deleted.

To post a note, browse to a page, and make sure you are in "People with me on:" mode. You can now post notes through the Post/View Notes button, or handle your notes through the Notes Manager that is available through the Odigo Features button.

To view other users' notes, click on the desired note's icon on the radar. Through the window that opens you can read the note and initiate contact with the user who posted the note.

See also:

Find Odigo Users which are Browsing your Page/Site

Odigo Main Panel


Contents Channel
Content Channels

Odigo Content Channels provide you with a unique way to look at Web sites that are relevant to your interests from within the Odigo application. Moreover, if you belong to a specific Web community, you can receive community-related information through the community channels.

When you click on a channel button, the Wing (or the browser window) shows the content of the channel you chose. You can right click on a channel button to set this channel to be your default one or to enter the channel's chat-room or you can click on the relevant buttons in the wing to enter the chat`s chat room, refresh the browser or separate the wing window.

Through the Options button in the Contents Channel window, you can decide whether you want to see all channels or to filter and see only a specific type. You can also decide to view the channels in a separate, resizable browser window instead of the default Odigo Wing.

See also:

Communicating through a Multi-User Chat room


Build a Friends List

When surfing with Odigo, you are likely to find and interact with many different people. You may want to keep in touch with some of these people, and add them to your Friends List.

Once users accepted your "Add a Friend" request, their name is automatically added to your Friends List. There you can easily see their connection status (online, offline, away, etc.). Also, when your friends send you a message, an envelope icon will flash next to their named icon
You can contact your friends directly from your Friends List by right-clicking on their icon and selecting the desired communication method.

While in Friends List Mode you can use the Options button for the following actions:

Add a Friend

Search for a potential friend by their Odigo ID, full or partial nickname, name or Email address. Once you have found the user you wish to add to your friends list, simply right click on his/her name and send an "Add a Friend" Request.

List Friends

Through this option you can either categorize your friends, family members and co-workers into contact groups (Grouped) or to leave friends as one uncategorized list (Ungrouped). You can move friends, family members and co-worker from one group to another by dragging their name to the new group.

Add a new group

Add a new group to the Friends List (see List Friends above).

Status filter

Select whether to view only your online friends, or all your friends regardless of their connection status (Offline, Away, etc.)

Hidden Friends List

Place a list of friends in a "private" location so that they will not be shown in your main Friends List. This option can be used when you have friends which you currently do not wish to see their status, or when you are using Odigo from two different computers (specifically - home and the office), and you have different sets of friends you usually contact from each location.

Separate Friends Window

Display your Friends List on a separate (resizable) window. Note that this window is "dockable", enabling you to place it at either side of your screen and thus permitting you an optimum view of your Friends List while working with other applications.

Please note that your Friends List is saved on our servers, so that you are now able to log on to an Odigo messenger on any computer and still view the same Odigo Friends.

From Odigo's Friends List mode, you can also add and find ICQ, Yahoo, AIM ,MSN and other IM users by using the relevant options from Odigo's Feature button.

See also:

Recent Contacts

Having a One-on-One Communication

Importing and Adding buddies from other IMs


How Does Odigo Work?
Working with Odigo

All of Odigo features are accessible via an easy to use, graphic window. This window operates in five basic modes, each of which enables users to benefit from different Odigo functions:

Popular Pages Mode: Displays the most popular Web pages in the form of a bar graph, allowing you to see how popular each page is in relation to the others. You can further specify the type of pages, as well as the kind of users on which to base the popularity count.

People with me on (Page/Site) Mode: Shows whether there are other Odigo users browsing in the page and site that is open in your current browser. You can further locate specific types of users browsing with you, view their details and interact with them.

You can also post notes on the Web page you are browsing, so that people browsing there will be able to contact you even if you have already left the page.

While in this mode you can also join the chat session that is going on at the web page or site you are browsing.

People Finder Mode: Find users with specific characteristics (e.g.. age, gender, etc.). After finding users, you can view their details and contact them.

Content Channels mode: Relays community-related news and Information within the Odigo application. This window allows you to be updated with information that is important to you.

Friends List:  Displays your Friends List, indicating your friends connection status (online, offline, away, and so on). From this window you can view your friends’ details, show the history of your communication with each one of them or contact them. This window also includes the various options for contacting ICQ,AIM,Yahoo,MSN and other IM messenger users.

Odigo does not have to be maximized on your desktop in order for you to benefit from its features. When it is minimized, Odigo icons in your system tray show you if there are other users browsing the same page or site, as well as whether you have received any communications from other users.

See also:

Odigo in your Tray


Odigo Filter Wing Buttons
The Odigo Wing

In "Popular Pages", "People with Me On:" and "People Finder" modes, Odigo’s Wing may be open so you can define the types of pages and users that interest you. To open and close the Wing, use the Wing button on the Main Panel.

The wing is also used to display Odigo's content channels while in Content Channels mode.

Following are the buttons and menus that appear in the "Popular Pages", "People with me on:" and "People Finder" modes:

Drop-down characteristics menus

Allows you to choose the type of the pages and users you are interested in. (The actual criteria changes in different modes).

Close Wing Button

 	Allows you to close the wing.

Go

Runs your query (same as GO in the Main Panel)

Clear current settings

Sets back to default users and pages characteristics.

Favorite queries

Handles your favorite queries.

The following buttons appear only in the Content Channels mode:

Separate Window

Allows you to separate the browser window from the main application panel. You can retrieve the window through the options button on the main panel.

Refresh Browser

Refreshes your browser with new content.

Enter  Chat -Room

Allows you to join the chat session on the channel .


Communicating through a Multi user chat
Communicating through a Multi-User Chat room

There are three types of multi-user chat rooms that are available in Odigo:

A multi-user chat session on a Web page or site.

A Multi User chat room to which you can invite other users.

Multi-user Chat-Session on a Page/Site

To enter a chat session on a specific page or site, switch to People with Me On: mode and browse to the desired page or site. A tooltip on the Join Chat button on Odigo's Main Panel allows you to see how many people are in the site's and page's chat session. You can click on the button to join these rooms. You can also join the chat session on the site through the Enter Chat on Site option from Odigo Features Button. Another group of chat sessions are located in the content channels pages. To enter such a room, you need to right-click on the desired channel and select the Enter Chat Room option.

While you are using the window you have the following options

Co-Surfing - A new exciting feature of Odigo is that users participating in a chat room can surf together to another site. When you find an interesting site and want others to join you, browse to the site, open the "Co-Surf" box, select the site from the menu and click the co-surf Send button. Users which are attached to the co-surfing experience will now automatically browse to the site you suggested. You can attach or detach yourself from the other co-surfers by clicking the attach/detach button which is located to the right of the History button. You can view the icon on the button, as well as the the button's tool-tip to know your current co-surfing status.

Sticky Chat - Once the chat window is open, you can click the "Pin" button so that your chat window will always reflect the site you are browsing on. (Sticky chat). In other words, one chat window is always open, and its contents (and participants) are dynamically changing, depending on where you are currently browsing. Alternately, you may choose to open new chat windows at various sites, only closing them when you've finished chatting

Multi-User Chat-Room

While you are communicating with a user, you can use the Communication Center window to invite him/her to a new Multi User chat-room or to an existing room you are now chatting in. Just like in the page/site chat-room, users in this room can surf together through the "Co-surf" option. You can initiate up to 10 private chat-rooms.

To Interact in the Multi User Chat

Through the Multi User chat-room and Chat Session windows you can view the interaction that is currently going on. You can send messages and join in the fun by typing your text at the bottom of the window and clicking Send. At the right side of the window you can see the users that are currently chatting. You can right-click on any of their icons to show their details, initiate a more private one-on-one communication, or mute them (that is - there text will not be displayed)..

See also:

Ways to Locate Other Users

Odigo Main Panel Buttons


Having a One-on-One Communication

After you have found interesting users to communicate with, you can either click on their icon to open an Odigo Communication Center window, or right-click on their icon to open the Communication menu. Both ways allow you to view the user's details, your history of communications and to choose the communication method you would like to use.

Communication is done through the Communication Center window. In this window you can choose one of the following options:

Message: 	Send a text message to another Odigo user.

Chat: 	Send a written one-to-one chat request to another user. You can also use this option to ask a user to join you in your Multi User chat room.

URL: 	Send a URL (Web address) to another Odigo user.

File: 	Send a file to another Odigo user (like in chat - to do this you need the user's approval).

Wireless:	If users configured themselves to have wireless devices, and allowed other users to send messages directly to those devices (see Connection to Wireless Networks), you can send them a wireless message. Clicking the Options button in the Communication Center window opens a "Send a Wireless message" window. In this window, you are now able to select the device you want the message to be sent to, type the message and send it.

If you want, you can also send users a request to add them to your Friends List, so that you'll be always able to see their communication status and have an easy way to reach them.

Other features of the Communication Center window:

At the top of the window you can see the user's nickname, ID, mood and intention.

Using the History button you can view previous communication between you and the other user.

Using the Details button you can view the user's details.

The formatting options allow you to customize your message's background color, and text's font, size, and color.

Notes:

Users behind Firewalls or proxy servers cannot initiate a file transfer or a one-to-one chat. However, they can receive files and accept chat-requests.

If users provided an Email address, you can send them an Email by going to their details and clicking on the Email field. You Email application will open with the user's address in the recipient field.

See also:

Ways to locate Other Users

Receiving Communications from Other Odigo Users

Communicating through a Multi User Chat Room

Connection to Wireless Networks

Build a Friends List


Recent Contacts and Message History

It may be important for you to keep a track of the previous users with whom you have interacted but did not add to your Friends List.

The Recent Contact list can be reached through the Tools menu or Odigo Features button. The list will open in a separate window with scroll arrows for moving up and down. Clicking on a user icon will open a Communication Center window.

While you are communicating with other users, the history of messages between you and them can be seen through the History button in the Communication Center Window.

See also:

Build a Friends List


System Requirements

In order for Odigo to work properly, your computer should meet the following requirements:

Pentium 100 or higher

Minimum of 16 MB RAM

Windows ME/95/98/2000(Professional) or NT4 (Workstation or Server).

Many of Odigo's features work only when your browser is open. The browsers Odigo currently supports are:

Internet Explorer 4 or higher

Netscape 4.x

NeoPlanet 2.x and 5.x (Requires a plug-in that can be downloaded from the Odigo site)

For further assistance: Please click the Support option via the Help menu on your Odigo Client.


Firewall/Proxy servers
Firewalls / SOCKS and HTTP Proxy Servers

Odigo is now capable of working behind NAT, Firewall, Socks and HTTP Proxy servers.

To set the Firewall configuration while registering:

When you receive the "Registration Failed" message, click Retry and go to the second registration window.

Check the "I`m using Firewall/SOCKS server" box at the bottom of the window, and click the Settings button (see below for details regarding this window).

If you are behind an HTTP Proxy, check the " HTTP Proxy?" box and click the Settings button to fill the Proxy parameters (See below for details).

Click Finish.

To set the Firewall configuration from within the Odigo application:

From the Tools menu select Preferences and then Connection.

Check the "Behind Firewall/SOCKS server" box and click the Settings button.

If you are behind an HTTP Proxy, check the "I am using an HTTP proxy server" and click the Settings button.

When you Finish - Click OK.

Setting your Firewall or SOCKS configuration:

If your are behind a Regular Firewall , select this option. This setting is suitable for most Firewalls .If you cannot connect then try the other options.

If you are behind a SOCKS 4 Proxy Server, find through your system administrator or your browser (see below) the IP and Port number of the proxy,and fill in the appropriate fields.

If you are behind an SOCKS 5 Proxy Server, find through your system administrator or your browser (see below) the IP and Port number of the proxy,and fill in the appropriate fields. In certain SOCKS 5 servers you need to fill-in a username and password to the SOCKS server. You will need to find out these details through your system administrator.

If you are behind a Strict Firewall, select this option. While in this setting, Odigo will use Standard HTTP for communications.

In case you are using a SOCKS server, check "Use the SOCKS server for name resolution" if your computer does not have access to internal or external DNS. (You can either try both options or find out whether to check this box through your system administrator).

Setting your HTTP proxy configuration:

Ask your system administrator or find through your browser settings (see below) the IP and Port number of your HTTP proxy server. In certain HTTP proxies you need to fill-in a username and password to the Proxy server. You will need to find out these details through your system administrator.

To Find your HTTP/SOCKS Proxy IP and Port through your Browser:

IE5.x:

From Explorer's Tools menu, select Internet Options.

Select the Connections tab, and click the LAN Settings button.

If you are using a Proxy, the Advanced button in the "Proxy Server" part of the window will be enabled. Click on the button to find out your HTTP or SOCKS IP and Port.

Netscape Navigator 4.x

From Netscape's Edit Menu, select Preferences.

Double-click Advanced and then select Proxies.

Click View near the Manual Proxy Configuration.

The relevant Proxy settings are the IP and Port from the HTTP/SOCKS line.

Notes:

Users behind Firewall/Socks server are not able to initiate file transfer or one-on-on chat.

After changing the Firewall settings, you need to restart Odigo for the changes to take effect.

For further assistance: Please click the Support option via the Help menu on your Odigo Client.


Wireless Configuration
Odigo's Wireless Connection

Odigo allows its users to send messages to other users' Mobile phones, Personal Digital Assistants or Pagers. Moreover, you can set Odigo to automatically forward messages to your wireless devices when you are offline or away from your computer.

To Receive Odigo Messages to your Mobile Phone, Pager or PDA

From the Tools menu, select Personal and then Change My Wireless Configuration.

In the appropriate section enter the Email address or the number of your Mobile phone, Pager or PDA.

Click the Check button to send a test message to the wireless device you defined.

Check the appropriate box if you would like to let other users send messages directly to your wireless device. If you decide not to use this option, users will not be able to send  messages directly to the wireless device, but you will still be able to forward messages to that device when you are offline or away from your computer (see below)

Click OK.

NOTE:	Regardless of whether you allow other users to send messages directly to your device or not, the wireless information you entered (such as your wireless Email address or phone number) will not be disclosed to other users.

To Forward Messages to your Mobile Phone, Pager or PDA

After you defined your wireless devices, you can ask Odigo to forward you messages to a device while you are offline or away from your computer:

Define your wireless device (see above).

From the Wireless Configuration window select the Forwarding Tab.

Through the menu at the top of the window decide whether you would like Odigo to forward your messages only when you are offline, or also when your are temporarily away from your computer.

You can also configure whether Odigo should forward Community alerts and messages from other users.

Please note that when you are back online you will receive to your Odigo all the messages that were forwarded to your wireless devices.

Forwarding Messages from other Odigo users

If you decide that all messages from other users should be forwarded, check the appropriate box and select the device that will receive the messages.

If you wish that only messages from specific users (Friends) will be forwarded, or that messages from different users will be forwarded to different devices, check the appropriate box and click the Users button:

From the window that opens, highlight the desired friend in the left pane (Available Users), and add him/her to the right pane (Forwarding Rules) through the Add button.

To change the device that specific user's messages are forwarded to, right-click the user name in the right pane, and select the wireless device that will receive the messages from that user.

When you have finished all the definitions, Click OK

Forwarding Community Alerts

If you are interested in forwarding community alerts (such as Stock Alerts, Group-but alerts, News alerts, etc) to a wireless device, check the appropriate box and select the relevant wireless device.

To Send Messages to other users' Wireless devices

See Having a One-on-One Communication

For further assistance please browse to http://www.odigo.com/wireless/index.html to view Odigo's current wireless coverage.


Recieving Email Notifications
Receiving Email Notifications

Odigo enables you to receive notifications when new Emails messages arrive to your mail server.

Through the Tools menu, select Email Notification Settings, and insert your Email settings. When an Email arrives you will be notified with a special message.

Notes:

Odigo by default can receive notifications from POP3 mail servers.

Plug-Ins for Email Notifications from several other Mail services,such as AOL, Mail.com, MSN Hotmail,USA.net and Yahoo! Mail can be downloaded and installed from the Odigo site.

You can configure your Email notification feature to access several Email accounts simultaneously


Recieving Community Alerts and Offerings
Receiving Community Alerts and Offerings

Through Odigo, you can now receive special Community alerts and Offerings.

After registering with the appropriate providers (which can be done usually through your community web site), you are able to receive special messages such as Sports Alerts, Stock Alerts, Sports Scores, special Announcements and so on.

When such an alert is received, a special icon is displayed in your tray and an envelope appears on the main panel. When you open the message, it may contain text, or a URL that will be open in a special Odigo browser window.

You can see the Alerts History by choosing the appropriate option from the Tools menu. By right-clicking on the alerts from a specific provider, you can choose to add them to your Ignore List, and thus not to receive further messages from that provider.

Following are the frequently used community alerts icons which may appear in the system tray:

Auction Alert

Breaking News Alert

Calendar Alert

Deal Alert

Group-buy Alert

Announcement Alert

Sports Scores Alert

Stock Alert

Task Alert

General Message

Note that additional icons may be added by your community for other alerts.

Odigo also allows you to receive special offerings when you browse to specific Web pages. When an offering arrives, a special icon is displayed on the main panel, upon clicking it, a message or a URL is opened.

See also:

Odigo in your Tray


Setting Your Preferences

Odigo allows you to easily set your preferences, so that the Odigo client will suit your taste and needs.

When you click on the Preferences option from the Tools menu, you are presented with five tabs:

Startup

Through this tab you can define whether to launch Odigo when Windows is activated, or whether to open a browser when Odigo starts, and so on.

General

Graph Bar Color - Changes the color of the bars in the Popularity mode

Radar Text mode - Changes between the text and stars in the People with Me on Page/Site mode.

Offerings - How to treat community offerings (see also Receiving Community Alerts and Offerings)

Notification Tickers - Here you can decide whether you want to see notification tickers near your System tray when your friends status change from online to offline and vice versa, or when an On-Site representative is available.

Connection

Used for defining Firewall/proxy configuration. See Firewall/Socks and HTTP proxy servers.

Sound

Used for defining which Odigo sounds will be played.

Message

Always on Top - To display message windows on top of all other windows.

Display current dialogue in messaging window - When this box is checked, all messages exchanged between you and the other user are displayed in the same window in a chat-like style. Otherwise, messages are displayed in windows that close after the message has been sent/read.

Send offline messages without notification - when this box is checked, and you try to send a message to a user that is currently offline, Odigo sends the message as an Offline message without notifying you.

Do not open a browser automatically when receiving URL messages - when checked, URL messages do not cause a browser to open automatically, and you need to click on the message icon to open the browser.

Ignore all community alerts - when checked, all community alerts such as Stock alerts, Sports scores will be ignored.

Ignore all on-site representative messages - when checked, you will not be accessible by any on-site representatives.

Use Enter key to send Messages - when checked, allows you to use the Enter as a short cut key to send messages to other users.

The rest of the options in the window allow you to define the number of past messages to be saved from friends and from other users, as well as the number of users in your Recent Contacts list.

See also:

Receiving Community Alerts and Offerings

Recent Contacts and Message History


Ways to Locate Other Users

In order to have a one-on-one communication with specific Odigo users, you must first locate them. This can be done in various ways:

1.	If you are interested in communicating with a user who is browsing the same site as you, use "People with Me On:" mode, and run a query to specify the type of users you wish to communicate with. Odigo users that match your query will be shown as icons in the round display area of the main window. While browsing a site using "People with Me On:" mode, you may also encounter notes of users with whom you may wish to communicate.

2.	If you wish to communicate with users with certain characteristics and interests, use People Finder mode to run a query and define those characteristics. Again, Odigo users who match your query will be shown as icons in the round display area.

3.	If you know a user's Odigo ID or part of their nickname, last name or Email address, you can search for them by choosing Find Users from the Tools menu or from Odigo's Feature button on the Main Panel.

4.	If you know the IM users nickname, name or Email address, you can search for them by going to Friends List mode choosing the appropriate IM and selecting Find users from the Options button or the Odigo features button.

5.	If you have previously communicated with the user, you can find them using the Recent Contacts option under the Tools menu.

6.	If the users are in the same chat session as you, you can locate them through the users list at the right side of the chat session window.

7.	If the users are in your Friends List, you can locate them by browsing through that list.

After you have found the user using one of the above options, you can either click the users icon to open an Odigo Communication Center window, or right-click on the user's icon to open a Communication menu. Both ways allow you to choose the communication method, to view the users' details and your history of communications with them.

See also:

Having a one-on-one Communication


Your User Profile

Updating your User Profile

After you have registered to Odigo, you are able to update your user profile at any time through the Tools/Personal/Update my Details option.


On-Site Representative

While surfing the Net, you might encounter sites in which you would like to receive assistance or propose a suggestion. Site Managers can now use Odigo to enable you to have better contact with their support or sales representatives by registering to have an On Site Representative user.

An On-Site Representative is recognized by a unique icon in the radar and the tray, as well as a notification ticker at the bottom of the page describing his/her details. You can contact representatives by right-clicking on their icon, as you do with any other user. However, representatives can assist you further by inviting you to a special chat-room which they control, and through which they can take you to a guided tour using the "co-surfing" mechanism.


Contacting Odigo Support

You can contact Odigo Support by Email in English ,Spanish or Portuguese by browsing to http://www.odigo.com/help/supportform.html and filling in the form.

Please try to provide as much information as you can, so that we can locate the nature of the problem and help you as quickly as possible.


Odigo`s Plug-in`s
Odigo Plugins

Odigo offers an extensive range of new plug-ins that can enhance the messaging capabilities and integrates new applications of your Instant Messenger.

As new plug-ins are constantly added, you can check for New Plug-ins at http://www.odigo.com/current/plug-ins.html or via the Odigo Messenger select Tools/Plug-ins/Check for new plug-ins.

Animated Emotion Plug-in

With this plug-in, you can send someone a kiss, a wink, an "I love you", or a variety of other emotions, which the user receives from different animated characters. Choose an emotion or message from the window and click the "Send" button. The user will receive a message with a link, and can download the appropriate player in a couple of minutes and view your emotion.

Note: Currently, Feelingz does not work with the Windows 95 operating system.

Audio/Video Message Plug-In

Odigo now offers the ability to send quality recorded audio and video messages to other Odigo users. Simply download the Audio/Video Message Plug-in and you will be able to send audio and video messages. Your contact will receive an Odigo message with a URL, which will lead to a page bearing your audio or video message, and the appropriate multimedia software

Note: In order to receive audio messages, your computer must have a sound card. To send audio messages, you must have a soundcard and a microphone. To send a video message you must have a device with video capabilities.

Phone Date Plug-In

With the Odigo PhoneDate Plug-in, you and your Odigo friend can call into an anonymous line and make a high quality voice

connection, without either party having to disclose a personal telephone number.


Connecting your Odigo to other Instant Messengers

Odigo is now based on IM Unified's open protocol allowing it to be compatible with most Instant Messengers. Moreover, Odigo's unique technology enables compatibility with ICQ and AIM. This allows you to communicate with other IM members without having to simultaneously run several applications. You can also import your IM buddies to Odigo, and find new IM users to exchange messages with.

Configuring to other IM messengers

To connect to other Messengers:

Make sure that no other Instant Messenger application is running.

From the Login menu, select Other IM and then IM Account Settings.

An IM configuration window will open,select the Add button.

From the new window that opens, select the Instant Messenger you wish to connect to from the dropdown list

Fill in the required details (User Name/ID and Password) and select Check and Add or just Add button.
Note: It is recommended to use the Check and Add option as it allows you to verify that you can connect to the IM before adding it to the client. You will receive an error message if there are any problems with the connection.

Click Close.

From the Login Menu select your account and then Connect.

You are now able to send and receive messages from other IM members

Updating  Your IM user details

From the Login menu, select Other IM and  then IM Accounts Settings.

Choose the account you wish to Update.

An IM configuration window will open,select the Update button.

Make your changes and then select Close.

Visibility of users

Odigo uses a connection status system similar to other IM visibility options. Users who are Unavailable(Offline) will be shown as offline in other IM applications and vice versa.

For further assistance: Please click the Support option via the Help menu on your Odigo Client.


Using Odigo from Different Locations

Logging in to the Same User ID From Different Computers

Once you have an Odigo version 3.0 or higher running your user ID, you will be able to log-on to Odigo from any computer on which the Odigo Messenger is installed.

When you launch Odigo on a computer, select New from the "Select a User" window. If Odigo is already open, select Personal/Add New User from the Tools menu. Once the registration window opens, select "I am an existing user", and fill-in your user ID and password.

If you changed your user profile on another computer, you can synchronize the current computer with the new details by choosing Personal/Synchronize My Details from the Tools menu.

NOTE:

In order to use your ID from different locations, you must log on at least once with an Odigo 3.0 or higher ID. If you have a 2.5 ID you would like to use on a different computer, you must first upgrade the application on the computer with the 2.5 ID, and log-on from there to Odigo.

Auto Connect from a New Location

If you are using Odigo on two computers, or if you are using other types of the Odigo messenger, such as the Web-based Odigo (Odigo Express) or WAP-based Odigo (Mobile Odigo), you are now able to log-on even if you forgot to log-out from your current client .Odigo automatically disconnects you from your previous location, so that you will be able to log-on to Odigo from the new location/platform.


Importing and Adding Buddies from other IMs

When you connect to MSN or Yahoo! Instant Messengers, your buddies are automatically added to your Friends list.

You can import your AIM and ICQ buddies by following the procedure below. If you wish, you can also manually add new buddies you encounter along the way.

To import your Current AIM buddies to Odigo's Friends List:

Through the Login menu, select AIM and Disconnect.

Open the AIM application, go to "File"/"Save Buddy list"

Name and save the file to your desktop. Close your AIM

Re-connect to AIM via Odigo and select the "Friends List" mode.

Click the Options button, select your AIM account and choose Import Friends.

Using the browse button, browse to the saved desktop file and click Open and then Import. Your AIM buddies can now be seen in your Friends List with a unique icon.

To import your Current ICQ buddies to Odigo's Friends List:

Select "Friends List" mode.

Click the Options button, select your ICQ account and choose Import Friends.

Your ICQ buddies can now be seen in your Friends List with a unique icon.

Adding IM Buddies

To add another IM users to your Friends List:

Make sure you are in Odigo's Friends List mode.

Click the Options button and select the desired IM  and choose Add Friend.

Enter your friend's IM number/name and nickname on your Friends list.

Click Add.

Finding ICQ Users

You can use Odigo to search ICQ users by nickname, name or Email address:

Make sure you are in Odigo's Friends List mode.

Select your ICQ account from the Options button or from the Odigo Features button.

Select Find Users .

Fill in the desired users' details and click Search. You will see the details of the users who fit your criteria at the bottom of the search window. You can now add the users to your Friends List by double-clicking on their details.


Odigo's Compatability with Yahoo Messenger!
Yahoo`s Compatibility

Odigo is compatible with Yahoo! Messenger, allowing you to communicate with Yahoo! members without running the Yahoo! Messenger application.

Installing Yahoo! Messenger Compatibility

When you install a new version of Odigo, you need to download the Yahoo! plugin from Odigo's download site. You can also install the plugin through Odigo's smart-download.

Using Odigo with Yahoo! Messenger

To connect to Yahoo! Messenger through Odigo:

Make sure the Yahoo! Messenger application is not running.

From the Login menu, select Yahoo Network and then Connect.

Fill in your Yahoo! Nickname and Password.

Check the Connect to Yahoo when opening Odigo box. Note that if you leave the box unchecked, you will be able to connect to Yahoo! Messenger later by using the Connect option from the Login menu.

You can choose to see the whole dialogue between you and other users as part of your communication window by checking Use Yahoo messaging style.

Click OK

You are now able to exchange messages from Yahoo! members. Note also that all your Yahoo! friends can now be seen in your Friends List with a unique icon.

Adding Yahoo Friends

To add a Yahoo friend to Odigo's Friends List:

Make sure you are in Odigo's Friends List mode.

Select Add Yahoo Friend from the Odigo Features button or, if you use the separate Friends window, from the Options button in that window. Insert your friend's Yahoo Nickname.

Your new Yahoo friend can now be seen in your Friends List.