Welcome to ICQ version 99b

ICQ ("I Seek You") is a user-friendly Internet program that notifies you which of your friends and associates are online and enables you to initiate contact with them. With ICQ, you can chat, send messages and files, exchange Web page addresses, play games, create your own homepage, surf the Net with your friends, and much more. With the click of your mouse, you and your friends are instantly connected.

All these functions are organized in one easy-to-use program that integrates smoothly into your desktop. ICQ allows you to work on other applications while having a whole range of Internet functions at your fingertips.

Be sure to check out ICQ 99b's exciting new features!

Note: This help file relates to the ICQ 99b beta software only. ICQ assumes no responsibility for, and there is no guarantee that this Help File is free of errors, omissions and discrepancies or contains a description of all the features of ICQ 99b version, or that the description that exists is updated and correct or that the ICQ Software features will operate in the manner described in this Help File or at all or that there will be no contradiction between this Help File, the ICQ User's Guide, ICQ Software and the ICQ Terms of Service. Program updates and tutorial may be found on the ICQ Web site.

This Help File is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service documents available on or through http://www.icq.com/legal/ (the "ICQ Terms of Service"). In case of contradiction between any provision of this Help File and any provision of the ICQ Terms of Service documents, the provision of the ICQ Terms of Service documents shall prevail, unless the provision of this Help File reflects narrower responsibility on behalf of ICQ Inc. than the appropriate provision in the ICQ Terms of Service.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please note that the ICQ Software, as with most Internet applications, is vulnerable to various security issues and hence should be considered unsecured. By using the ICQ Software and the Internet in general, you may be subject to various risks, including among others:

•	Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including without limitation, contaminated files.

•	Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of, your use or another's use of the system.

•	Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing", electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.

•	Unauthorized exposure of information and material you listed or sent, on or through the ICQ system including via the ICQ Enhanced Email Check feature, to other users, the general public or any other specific entities for which the information and material was not intended by you.

If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are advised not to use the ICQ Software. Furthermore, please do not use the ICQ Software for "Mission Critical" or "Content Sensitive" applications and purposes. For the purpose of this section "Mission Critical" applications and purposes shall mean applications and use that may result in damage; "Content Sensitive" shall mean any information or data you do not wish to be freely accessible and generally available to Internet users.

Also please note that all plugins for ICQ and especially plugins which were not developed and/or provided by ICQ Inc. may be harmful and may cause extreme damage to your system. By downloading, installing, activating or using any plugin for ICQ, you may be subject to various immediate and long-term risks, including without limitation, the risks provided herein. If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are strongly advised not to download or use any plugin for ICQ.

For the ICQ Software's terms of service please review the ICQ end-user license agreement, the privacy policy, the acceptable use policy, usage notices, tools, notices and any other terms of service document available on or through http://www.icq.com/legal/.

European Union ICQ users understand and consent to the processing of personal information in the United States.

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This Help File is provided as a convenience only (as specified herein) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Important Notice:  Links to Third Parties' Services

The ICQ software and Web site contain features that may link you or provide you with certain reference and functionality to third parties' Web sites, directories, servers or services ("Services"). These features are provided by ICQ Inc. only as a convenience. These Services are not reviewed, controlled, endorsed or examined by ICQ Inc. in any way and ICQ Inc. is not responsible for the contents of any such Services, or any link contained therein. The offering of these features does not imply endorsement of the Services by ICQ Inc. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of these Services you chose to access using these features, as well as with any other obligation under copyright, trade secret, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws and any other applicable laws. In no event shall ICQ Inc. be liable to anyone for any damage arising from or occasioned by the creation or use of the third parties' Services or the information or material accessed through these Services., ICQ Inc. reserves the exclusive right and sole discretion to add, change, decline, disable or remove, without notice, any feature, access or link to any of the Services from the ICQ Software and Web site and/or to introduce different features, access or links to different users.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


How Does ICQ Work?

When you install ICQ, you are asked to register with an ICQ server, which is connected to a network of servers spanning the entire Internet. You then receive a unique identification number—your own ICQ#. This number identifies you as a registered ICQ user. In addition, you have the option to enter personal information along with your ICQ#. This may allow other ICQ users to recognize or locate you when you log on to the ICQ Network. Please note that providing any information about yourself on the ICQ service is voluntary. However, the more information you provide about yourself the easier it is for your friends to recognize and locate you on ICQ. You can also publish your ICQ# on your Web site or business card so that other ICQ users can easily initiate contact with you.

Note: Information that you do provide is visible to and may be obtained and kept by other people.

Once you've registered, you can compile a Contact List. A Contact List is a list of friends and associates whom ICQ notifies you when they are logged onto the ICQ Network, and whom you may quickly and easily contact. Once you know who's online, all it takes is a click of your mouse to chat, send text and voice messages, exchange interesting Web Pages, transfer files, or surf the Internet together.

As soon as you log onto the ICQ Network, ICQ announces your presence to the users on whose Contact List you appear and to the Internet community, and continually alerts you when friends sign on or off.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


New Features in ICQ 99b

ICQ version 99b comes with a number of exciting new features to improve your ICQ experience:

•	ICQ ActiveList enables you to create or join an ICQ community or any number of communities based on a common interest, and easily access them from your ICQ Window. In addition to your original Contact List, you may open your chosen or personally created ICQ ActiveLists and communicate with your friends or associates.

•	ICQ Enhanced Email Check allows you to check more than a single e-mail account and delete incoming e-mail messages you don't want to download at the server of origin. You can view up to 99 lines in the e-mail header message and then decide which messages you'd like to download.

•	E-ICQ allows you to join interest groups and receive information about issues related to these groups via E-ICQ messages.

Please note: The ICQ features described in this Help File may not operate according to the description provided herein or may not operate at all, including privacy and security features.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


User's Guide

ICQ 99 User's Guide

The only official and original ICQ 99 User's Guide, contains more than 600 pages and dozens of pictures!

•	A free demo CD-ROM* with the ICQ 99a time-limited free beta software version included!

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Note: The ICQ 99 User's Guide is aimed at serving user's of the ICQ 99 version and corresponds to sub-version 99a. Updates to this User's Guide covering sub-version 99b and future sub-versions of ICQ 99 will be made available on the ICQ Web site at http://www.icq.com/icqbook/updates/.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Window

Introducing the ICQ Window

The ICQ Window displays your Contact List and lets you initiate events with other users. Every ICQ event can begin in the ICQ window.

Here is a brief description of each feature of the ICQ Window:

ICQ#:  This number is your unique user identification number that you receive upon registration.

Contact List: This list, which you compile of your friends and associates who use ICQ, automatically notifies you whether the people on your Contact List are online or offline.

Add Users button: This button enables you to search the ICQ database and various Internet locations for users to add to your Contact List.

System Menu button: This button displays a menu which enables you to send an invitation to your friends to join ICQ, send your ICQ address to other users, and view your incoming files and URLs. In addition, it gives you access to your Personal Communication Center, the ICQ Homepage, Message Boards, and the Network Status Web page. Double-clicking the System Menu button displays the History of Events between you and the ICQ server as well as your OutBox of ICQ events and ICQ Web links.

ICQ button: This button displays the ICQ Main Menu, which enables you to adjust user and system settings, find and add users, and access the ICQ Message Archive.

Status bar: This bar indicates and enables you to set your ICQ Availability-Status and to edit your Away, Do Not Disturb, Not Available, Occupied, and Free For Chat Messages.

To Advanced/To SimpleMode button: This button allows you to use only some or all of the features of ICQ.

Instructions button: This button leads you to an online tour to get to know ICQ.

ICQ WebSearch button: This feature allows you to search the Internet directly from ICQ using various search engines, including ICQ iT!, the ICQ Web Search engine.

ICQ User/Groups button: This button enables you to divide your Contact List into various groups, such as family, friends, and co-workers, or to leave your Contact List as one list of users.

All/Online button: This button enables you to view only the online users on your Contact List, or to view all users—online and offline.

ICQ Now! button:  This button connects you to the expansive system of ICQ Networks, grouped and listed by topics, professions, age groups, hobbies, and locations. You may join specific parts of the ICQ Networks, making yourself more accessible to be contacted by other ICQ users.

Services button: This button allows you to customize your ICQ Personal Homepage; leads to your Personal Communication Center; and accesses a range of other services including sending e-mail; creating a Reminder, a Note, or a ToDo item; and adjusting your telephone settings. This button also enables access to the ICQ Message Archive and to the ICQ White Pages. This button also accesses functions for the ICQ ActiveList and E-ICQ features as well.

ICQ ActiveList button: This feature allows you to join ICQ communities based on a common interest.

Find Random Chat Partner button: This button allows you to find other ICQ users interested in chatting about a particular topic, or just to make new friends on ICQ.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Announcements - Viewing ICQ Announcements

ICQ Announcements

The ICQ Announcements dialog appears upon start-up of ICQ and may be accessed through the Help option available from the ICQ button. This feature provides messages from the ICQ server and links you to some of ICQ's Web services. The dialog disappears after ten seconds, unless you click on the title bar at the top of the dialog.

To view the current Announcement from the Help menu:

1.	Click on the ICQ button in your ICQ Window.

2.	Select Help to display the pop-up menu.

3.	Select ICQ Announcements.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Working Mode (Simple or Advanced)

Selecting a Working Mode

ICQ offers you two modes in which you may use the program—Simple Mode and Advanced Mode. In Simple Mode, you may use the basic program features such as sending and receiving messages and Web page addresses and chatting. In Advanced Mode, you may use all of the features (The default mode is Simple Mode.)

To select your working mode:

1.	Click on the To Advanced Mode or To Simple Mode button (only one appears, depending on your current mode) in your ICQ window.

2.	The Simple/Advanced Mode selection dialog appears and tells you your current mode. Click on the Switch to Advanced mode or Switch to Simple Mode button to switch modes, or click on the Close Window button to exit the dialog and remain in your current mode.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Availability-Status Modes - Selecting

Selecting Your Availability-Status Mode

ICQ Availability-Status Modes let other users know whether you are online or offline, and if you wish to be contacted. The Availability-Status Modes let you designate the level of availability you project to other users—from inviting them to send you a chat request, to notifying them that you do not wish to be disturbed. You are notified of incoming events differently, depending on your status mode. You may also view the Availability Status of other users on your Contact List, and decide which events to send when.

Your status is represented to you by an icon displayed in the ICQ Window, and in your desktop tray.

While ICQ is connecting to the ICQ server, an animated flower [image] with rotating petals is displayed in the tray area of your desktop and in the bottom right hand corner of your ICQ Window. All ICQ Availability-Status modes are represented by the same basic flower shape, in different colors or overlaid with different icons.

To select your Availability-Status mode:

Click on the Status bar in the ICQ Window, and select a status from the pop-up menu.

Alternatively, right-click the Status icon in your desktop tray, and then select Status. (The Random Chat option does not appear when this menu is accessed from your desktop tray).

Choose one of the Availability-Status mode options. See Availability-Status Modes - Options for an explanation of each option.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Availability-Status Modes - Options

 Available/Connect

This icon indicates to other users that you are online, connected to the ICQ Network and available for contact. You should first be connected to the Internet to connect to an ICQ server. In this status, you will be alerted of incoming events by an alert sound and a flashing icon next to the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

Away

This icon indicates to other users that you are online, but away from your computer. You may write your own Away message or leave the default Away message. When your screen saver is activated, your status may be automatically set to Away. When you are in Away mode, you will be alerted of incoming events by a blinking icon on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

N/A Extended Away

This icon indicates to other users that you are online, but you are away for an extended period of time, N/A. You will be alerted of incoming events by a blinking icon on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

Occupied (Urgent Msgs)

This icon indicates to other users that you are online, yet occupied. You will be alerted of incoming events marked urgent by an alert sound and a blinking icon on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

DND (Do Not Disturb)

This icon indicates to other users that you are online, but do not wish to receive events. If you are sent an event, you will be notified by a non-blinking icon in your desktop tray and on your Contact List. The sender will receive a message that you do not wish to be disturbed.

Free For Chat

This icon indicates to other users that you would like others to open a chat with you. You may specify a subject about which you'd like to chat. You can add other ICQ users to your chat session when you receive their requests to join. You will be notified of incoming events by an alert sound and a flashing icon by the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray. Incoming chat requests will be automatically accepted. See Chat - Making Yourself Free for more information.

 Privacy (Invisible)

This icon indicates to other users that you are offline, when in fact you are online. You will be informed of the online/offline status of your contacts however, you will seem offline to them. If you decide to send an event to an online user while you are in the Invisible mode, the recipient will see you on his online list with a Privacy icon next to your name. This user will, therefore, be aware of your online/invisible status. You will also be able to receive events from those users whether you appear to them online or offline (which will be announced by an alert sound and a flashing icon on your Contact List and in your desktop tray). You can override this status for selected users on your Contact List by placing them in your Visible List—see Visible List Tab.

In addition, you may change the messages that other users on whose Contact List you appear see when you are in Away, N/A, Occupied, DND, or Free for Chat modes—see Status Tab.

You may designate when you want the Away and N/A message to appear—see Status Tab.

You also have the option to customize some of your status messages for selected users on your Contact List—see Message Accept Modes.

You may also override your status for selected users so that you can accept their messages when status prevents you from receiving messages from other users. Or, you may set ICQ to display a particular status to selected users at all times (even when you're in other status modes)—see Overriding Your Status Mode.

Selecting to be in Away, N/A, Occupied, DND modes enables you to screen incoming events. By doing so, the other side cannot be sure that you are working on your computer and therefore, you are not obliged to answer any incoming events you would rather not respond to.

 Offline/Disconnect

Indicates you have disconnected; or, if you are connected, this enables you to disconnect from the ICQ servers. You will receive messages and other events when you reconnect to the ICQ Network.

There is no need to close ICQ. When you disconnect from the Internet, ICQ automatically disconnects from the ICQ servers, and the ICQ NetDetect Agent icon is displayed in your desktop tray. Each time that ICQ connects to an ICQ server, you will resume your last selected status. For example, if you were in the Away status before you disconnected from the Internet, the Away status will be displayed when you reconnect. However, if you want to close ICQ, while you are still on the Internet, select Offline/Disconnect, or click on the ICQ button and select Shut Down.

Note:  If you are in Offline/Disconnect mode, you may switch to any of the other Availability-Status modes in order to reconnect to the ICQ server.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Add Users Button

Searching for Users Using the Add Users Button

The ICQ Add Users button offers a wide array of options for finding other ICQ users to add to your Contact List. You may use this feature to search for specific users on the ICQ Global Directory-Contact List Wizard. You may also use the various search engines accessible from the Add Users button to search the ICQ Network to find chat partners, specific chat groups, e-mail addresses, and more. In addition, this feature allows you to search for new friends by topic, so that you may add these users to your Contact List or communicate with them in various other ways.

Please note: All information posted onto the ICQ Directories is provided voluntarily by the users. Furthermore, this information is automatically posted and is not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified nor endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way. Users can decide to provide information, to change the information already provided or to erase it.

To access the Find/Add Users functions:

1.	Click on the Add Users button in your ICQ Window to display the Find/Add Users to your list dialog.

2.	The dialog contains twelve tabs. Each of the tabs except the Find Users tab contains bulleted list of options. Red bullets launch an ICQ function, and green bullets launch Web pages via your browser.

3.	Choose from the following tabs to enable various options for searching for users.

•	The Find Users tab leads you directly to the ICQ Global Directory-Contact List Wizard so you may search for ICQ users by name, e-mail, or ICQ#. This tab also gives you access to two other search directories—The LDAP Search and the ICQ White Pages. This tab also enables you to find an online chat partner and accesses the ICQ Invitation Wizard.

•	The Find More tab offers you even more options to search the ICQ directories from the ICQ Web services or from your ICQ program in order to find other ICQ users and invite other Internet users to join ICQ.

•	The Your 4 Addresses tab allows you to view the four addresses you get when you install ICQ. Learn how to publish these addresses in the ICQ White Pages.  This tab also enables you to send your four addresses to other ICQ or Internet users and to invite other Internet users to join the ICQ Network.

•	The ICQ International tab links you to the ICQ International Network, enabling you to find ICQ users around the world and to search for users by language.

•	The Chat tab introduces you to ICQ's many chat features. Learn about new and better ways to chat. Make a new friend by finding a random chat partner. Enter open rooms and create your own chat room from this tab. You can also learn to launch Internet telephony chats.

•	The Webmaster zone tab invites you to create your own "ICQ flavored" Web site, User Created Chat Room, Interest Group, User Created List and more. This is your chance to establish and promote your own virtual community.

•	The Express your feelings tab allows you to creatively communicate with all the ICQ users you have found by using the tabs listed above, by sending ICQ Greetings or using one of the many Express your feelings Web sites.

•	The Email tab enables you to search the ICQ directories for the e-mail addresses of other ICQ users. From this dialog, you may also access other Internet search engines through the LDAP Search to find the e-mail addresses of other Internet users. In addition, this tab offers several other options. Options include adding an ICQ signature to your e-mail, sending an ICQ e-mail message directly from this dialog, and enabling ICQ to check your e-mail for you, among many others.

•	The Telephony tab enables you to configure and use Internet telephony programs with your ICQ client. Search Internet international telephony directories and ICQ NetPhone user lists to find other users. Then launch the telephony services directly from this dialog. In addition, you may enter the ICQ Live Talk (IP) Telephony Network from this dialog.

•	The Topic Directories tab enables you to search various ICQ directories to find users by topic or similar interest. You may also find new friends on the Internet by letting them find you - place a message on the ICQ Message Boards or create, run, or join an ICQ Interest Group. This is also the place to search for long lost friends or relatives.

•	The ICQ Now! tab leads you to many of the most popular ICQ Networks.

•	The User participation tab allows you to check out what other ICQ users have to say about ICQ, find other ICQ users on ICQ Message Boards, user to user help sites, ICQ-user technical forums, and even funny sites created by ICQ users.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


White Pages

Searching for Users to Add to Your Contact List Using the ICQ White Pages

The ICQ White Pages is the ultimate directory for finding a specific person or group of people in the ICQ directory listings, as well as for making a new friend with similar interests on the ICQ Network. The ICQ White Pages consist of seven categories in which you may search for ICQ users. You may fill in several categories in order to narrow your search or just one category in order to broaden your search.

Please note: All information posted onto the ICQ Directories is provided voluntarily by the users. Furthermore, this information is automatically posted and is not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified nor endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way. Users can decide to provide information, to change the information already provided or to erase it.

To search for a user in the ICQ White Pages:

1.	Click on the Services button in your ICQ Window to display the pop-up menu.

2.	Select ICQ White Pages, then Search White Pages to display the White Pages Search Engine dialog.

Alternatively, click on the Add Users button in your ICQ Window and select the ICQ White Pages link on the Find Users tab.

You may search using one, some, or all of the seven categories. Fill in more categories to narrow your search and fewer categories to broaden it. Keep in mind that ICQ users are listed in the White Pages by the details they entered upon their registration or thereafter. If you do not succeed in finding the ICQ user in your first search you may broaden your search by filling in fewer categories in the search fields.

3.	Check the box beside the category or click on the category button in the fields that are displayed to enter search parameters. Choose from the following categories and follow the corresponding directions.

•	Name and E-mail: Enter text in one, some, or all of the fields and click OK.

•	Age, Gender, Language: Choose Age Group, Gender, or Language (any or all of them). Select the arrow next to the relevant field and choose from the list of options in the pull-down menu. Click OK.

•	Location:  Choose City, State, or Country (any or all of them). Enter the name of a city in the City field. Enter the two-letter abbreviation of a state in the State field. Select the arrow next to the Country field and choose from the list of options in the pull-down menu. Click OK.

•	Occupation and Company: Choose Company Name, Company Div/Dept, Occupation Field, Occupation Position (any or all of them). Enter text in the relevant field and select the arrow next to the Occupation Field field to choose from the list of options in the pull-down menu. Click OK.

•	Interests:  Click on the arrow to choose a topic from the pull-down menu. To further narrow your search click on the Click to Select / Edit Topic's Keywords button to display a dialog similar to the one shown below. Click OK.

Select a keyword or keywords from the list of Suggested Interests and click on the Select button. Or, enter your own keyword in the Define New Interest field and click Select. Your keywords will now appear in the list on the right side of the dialog of Your Selected Interests. You may also remove any of the keywords you chose—select a keyword from the Your Selected Interests list, and click Remove. Click OK.

•	Past Information: Click the arrow next to Past Category and select a word or phrase in the drop-down list. Enter a keyword (or keywords) in the description dialog to further narrow your search. Click OK.

•	Affiliation/Organization: Click the arrow next to Category and select a word or phrase in the drop-down list. Enter a keyword (or keywords) in the Description dialog to further narrow your search. Click OK.

4.	You may edit any of the categories by clicking on the relevant button and reentering the information. You may broaden or narrow your search without deleting the category information you entered. Uncheck the boxes to disable that category and broaden your search. Check them again to re-enable the category and narrow your search.

You may check the Show Only Online Users box to request that the results of your search will include only users that are online.

5.	Once you have inserted all the search details you wish, click on the Search button to begin your search.

6.	Once the search is completed and a list of users is displayed, right-click on a user's name to display a pop-up menu. If the user already appears on your Contact List, the first two options will be disabled. You may choose from the following options.

•	Select Add to Contact List to add the user to your Contact List. Alternatively, double-click on the user's name to add him or her to your Contact List.

•	Select Add To Address Book to add the selected user to the Address Book in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Select Info to view the user's personal details.

•	Select Message to send a message to the selected user directly from this dialog.

•	Select View User's ICQ Page to view the selected user's ICQ Personal Homepage.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


LDAP Search

Searching for E-mail Addresses Using the LDAP Search

The LDAP Search enables you to search for (or confirm) the e-mail address of a person, company, or organization using Internet search engines without having to go to the Web sites of the search engines. You may access the LDAP search by the Add Users button or from the ICQ button. The LDAP Search tool also appears, as an option when other search results do not find that the person you're looking for is a registered ICQ user. This enables you to find that person's e-mail address in order to send him or her an invitation to join ICQ.

Please review Important Notice: Links to Third Parties' Services.

To find (or confirm) an Internet user's or a group's e-mail address using the LDAP Search:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Find/Add Users to display the pop-up menu.

2.	Select Search Other Directories; the LDAP Search dialog is displayed.

Alternatively, click on the Add Users button of your ICQ Window and select the Find Users tab from the dialog that appears. Click on the Search Other Directories link to display the LDAP Search dialog.

3.	Enter the name or part of the e-mail address of the person or group whose e-mail address you wish to find. You may also enter nicknames, company names, or organizations. If you want to confirm a person's e-mail address, enter the address and check that the name matches the person for whom you are searching. You may use an asterisk (*) as a wild card for incomplete details.

4.	Select one of the search engines in the list under the heading Select Directory Service. You may also click on the Directory Home Page button to go to the Web site of the e-mail directory that you have chosen to conduct your search.

5.	Click on the Start Search button to begin your search. You may stop a search at any time by clicking on the Stop button. If your search is successful you will see a results dialog.

6.	If your search is unsuccessful, you will receive a No Results dialog. Click OK. Then, click on the New Search button to begin your search again after you enter new information or change search engines.

7.	Right-click on a name in the search dialog, to a dialog of advanced options. Alternatively, click on the four buttons on the right of the results list to carry out the first four options. You may choose from the following options.

•	Select Send ICQ To to send the selected user on the list an invitation to join ICQ. The

•	Select Add To Contact List to add the person to your Contact List, or to invite the person to join ICQ.

•	Select Send Email to send the person an e-mail message.

•	Select Info to view more information about the selected user.

•	Select Copy Email Address to copy the selected e-mail address if you wish to send the person an e-mail. Once you open your ICQ Email or other e-mail program, click on the relevant field and then right-click. Choose Paste to copy the address.

You may also add other external search engines to your LDAP Search.

To add an Internet search engine to your LDAP Search:

1.	Click on the Add button in the LDAP Search dialog to display the Add LDAP Directory Entry dialog.

2.	Enter the Directory Name, LDAP Server Address, and the Directory Homepage Address, in the appropriate fields.

3.	Click on the OK button or click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog.

4.	Double-click on a directory name in the list under the Select Directory Service heading in order to change or edit the directory details.

To delete an Internet search engine in your LDAP Search list:

You may delete directory entries that you have added, but you may not delete the default directory entries. Select a directory entry in the LDAP Search dialog and click on the Delete button to delete the entry.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List - Renaming a User

Renaming a User on Your Contact List

You can change how a user's name appears on your Contact List. This is useful, for example,  if a user did not supply specific details when registering and appears in your Contact List by an ICQ# if you call the person by a different name, or if you want to differentiate between two users with the same nickname.

To rename a user on your Contact List:

1.	Click the user on your Contact List whom you wish to rename to display the pop-up menu. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Rename. The user's name is highlighted and a box appears around it.

3.	Enter whatever name you wish to allocate to that user and press Enter.

Alternatively, you may rename a user in the Main tab of the user's information by entering a new name in the Display field. See Viewing User Information of a User on Your Contact List.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List - Deleting a User

Deleting a User on Your Contact List

You may delete users from your Contact List, with the option to remove the user from your Address Book in the ICQ Message Archive as well.

To delete a user from your Contact List:

1.	Select the user you wish to delete from your Contact List to display the pop-up menu. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Delete.

3.	A Confirm Delete User dialog appears.

Check the Delete user from the Address Book as well box, if you wish to delete the user from the address book in the Message Archive. If you delete a user from your Contact List, but not from your address book, you can later restore that user to your Contact List.

4.	Click Yes to delete the user from your Contact List. Or, click No to cancel the deletion.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List - "Floating" a User

"Floating" a User on Your Contact List

You may use the "Floating" option on specific users on your Contact List, so their names appear to be floating wherever you place them on your desktop.

To activate the "Floating" option on a user's name on your Contact List:

1.	Select a name on your Contact List then select More [Rename, Delete…] from the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select "Floating" On.

Alternatively, you may click and drag a user's name from your Contact List onto your desktop. Floating users can be configured to remain on top of other applications at all times by checking the Making "Floating Users" always on top box on the Contact List Tab in the Preferences dialog.

To remove a Floating" user:

Click and drag his or her name back into your Contact List, or select his or her name on your Contact List, then select More [Rename, Delete…], and then choose "Floating" Off. Alternatively, you may right-click on the floating user and choose "Floating" Off.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Groups - Introduction

Contact List Groups enable you to organize the users on your Contact List into groups. You may, for example, divide the users on your Contact List into groups of family and work colleagues, or even categorize them by country or language. You can have an unlimited number of contacts in each group, and you may create as many groups as you wish. The default groups are General, Family, Friends, and Co-Workers. You may rename these groups, delete some of them, or add to them by creating your own groups.

You may also control the way in which your Contact List is displayed. You may view your Contact List with all of your groups closed, all of your groups open, or only some open. You may also easily enable and disable the Groups option to switch between viewing your Contact List in groups and viewing it as one list. Additionally, (whether your Contact List is in Groups or not) you can set ICQ to display only online users, or both online and offline users.

See Viewing Your Contact List Divided Into Groups.

See Opening and Closing Groups.

See Changing the Default Groups.

See Adding a New User Directly to a Group.

See Moving Users to Other Groups.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Groups - Viewing Your Contact List Divided Into Groups

To view your Contact List divided into groups:

1.	Click on the User [image] button at the top of your Contact List so that it appears as the Groups [image] button. (Your Contact List is already in groups if the Groups [image] button appears).

Alternatively, click on the ICQ button to display the pop-up menu of options. Select Windows/Alerts and check the Contact List Groups option.

Your Contact List will appear divided into groups The ICQ default groups are General, Family, Co-Workers and Friends. All of the contacts on your list will appear in the General group until you rearrange your contacts or change the groups.

2.	Click on the All/Online button next to the Groups button so that it appears as the Online [image] button, enabling you to view only the online users on your Contact List. Or, click on the ICQ button, select Windows/Alerts, then check the Show Only Online Users option from the pop-up menu.

Or, click on the Online button so it appears as the All [image] button in order to view both online and offline users. Alternatively, click on the ICQ button, select Windows/Alerts, then uncheck the Show Only Online Users option from the pop-up menu.

3.	Select a group to display the pop-up menu of options. Select Group Mode and choose from the following options.

•	Select Mode 1 to view each group comprised of all the users in that group, separated under online and offline headings within the group. The numbers beside each group's name indicate the online users out of the total users in that group.

•	Select Mode 2 to view each group separated into two subgroups - one for online users and one for offline users. The numbers beside the group's name indicate the number of users in each subgroup out of the number of users in the entire group.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Groups - Opening and Closing Groups

To open or close a group or groups on your Contact List:

Double-click on a group name to open or close it.

Or, select the name of the group to display the pop-up menu of options, then select Open Group to display that group's users (or Close Group to hide that group's users).

The General group is used in the examples below.

 An arrow pointed inward indicates that the group is closed.

 An arrow pointed downward indicates that the group is open.

In addition, when you receive an event from a user in a group that is closed, the sender appears outside of the group, as shown below, until you have opened and closed the event. When a user logs on to ICQ, his name will also momentarily appear outside of the group.

 An arrow pointed downward at a 45° angle indicates that the group is semi-open. The sender of the incoming event appears outside of the group.

Tip:  Use the up and down ↑↓ arrows on your keyboard for scrolling up and down within an open group. Use the right and left → ← arrows on your keyboard to open or close a group.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Groups - Changing the Default Groups

You may create new groups to add to the default groups, which you may rename or delete. Creating your own groups will enable you to come up with your own system of organizing the users on your Contact List.

To create a new group:

1.	Make sure that your Contact List is divided into groups—see Viewing Your Contact List Divided into Groups.

2.	Select a group, to display the pop-up menu of options. Choose Create New Group to display the Create New Group dialog. Or, right-click on the Groups button and select Create New Group.

3.	Enter a name for the group you would like to create. You are limited to 20 characters.

4.	Click on the Create button. The new group will appear on your Contact List.

To delete a group on your Contact List:

1.	Make sure that your Contact List is divided into groups—see Viewing Your Contact List Divided into Groups.

2.	Click on the group that you would like to delete to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Delete Group to display the Confirm Delete Group dialog. Choose from the following options.

•	Select the Delete Group Only & Move The Users To: radio · button to delete the group name only, and move the users in the group to another group. Click on the arrow to display the pull-down menu of groups and select a group where you wish to move the deleted group's users.

•	Select the Delete Group and All Users radio · button to delete the selected group and all of the users in that group. Check the Delete users from Address Book as well box to delete the user names from your address book in the ICQ Message Archive. (If you do not delete the users from your Address Book, you may later restore them to your Contact List.)

4.	Click on the Yes button to delete the selected group.

Note:  You may delete any group but the General group (you may not delete this group even if you've renamed it).

You also have the option to rename the default groups or to rename a group that you have created.

To rename a group:

1.	Make sure that your Contact List is divided into into groups—see Viewing Your Contact List Divided into Groups.

2.	Select the group that you wish to rename to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Rename to display the Rename Group dialog.

4.	Enter the new name for the selected group and click on the OK button. Or, click Cancel to keep the previous name.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Groups - Adding a New User Directly to a Group

When you have a large number of names on your Contact List, you may want to make it easier to manage the list by organizing the users into groups. You may put a user directly into a default group when you add him or her to your Contact List. You may also create a group at that time and place the user into the new group. When you do not specify a group in which you wish to place a new user, he or she will be placed in the General group.

To add a new user to a group:

1.	As you add a user to your Contact List, a User has been added dialog is displayed. Check the Arrange users on list in groups-enable Contact List, to expand the dialog.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select the To an existing group radio · button to add the user to an existing group (a default group or one that you've created) on your Contact List. Click on the arrow to display the pull-down menu of your groups, and select a group in which to place the user you are adding.

•	Select the To a new group called radio · button and enter a name in the blank field to create a new group in which to place the user you are adding.

3.	Click on the OK button to enter the user into the selected group.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Groups - Moving Users to Other Groups

If you didn't specify a group when you added users to your Contact List, those users will be put in the default General group (or whatever you have renamed the General group). You may move some or all of them from the General group into other groups, or you may sort users by name, by online status, or leave your group unsorted.

To move a user from one group to another group:

1.	Make sure that your Contact List is divided into groups—see Viewing Your Contact List Divided into Groups.

2.	Double-click on a group to open it. Select the name of the user whom you wish to move to a different group to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Move to Group to display the pop-up menu of your groups. Select the group to which you wish to move the selected user, or select New Group to move the user to a new group.

Alternatively, you may move a user by simply clicking and dragging his or her name from one group into another group on your Contact List.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List - Finding a User

Finding a User on Your Contact List

You may use the Find User feature to search for users on your Contact List. This feature searches your entire Contact List even if all or only some of your groups are closed, and whether or not your Contact List is divided into groups.

To find users on your Contact List:

1.	Right-click on the Users/Groups button at the top of your Contact List.

Or, if your Contact List is divided into groups, select any group to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Find User, to display a Find User dialog.

Tip:  If ICQ is active, press F3 on your keyboard to display the Find User dialog. If ICQ is minimized or inactive, press Ctrl+Shift+F3 (even if you are working in a different application) to display the Find User dialog. You may change this shortcut to another keyboard combination in your Owner Preferences—see Contact List Tab.

3.	In the Search For field, type the beginning of the name, nickname, e-mail or ICQ# of the contact that you want to locate. A list of possible users will appear. As you type more letters (or digits, if you are searching by ICQ#), the results will be further narrowed.

4.	You may continue typing until only the user for whom you are searching appears, or you may select the user from the list of results. That user's name will then be selected on your Contact List. You may right-click on the selected user name in the result list to view the ICQ events options menu.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List - Organizing Users Alphabetically or by Availability Status

When the users on your Contact List are divided into groups, you may organize the users within each group alphabetically or by Availability status. You may also organize all of the users on your Contact List alphabetically or sort them by Availability status when your Contact List is not divided into groups.

To organize the users within the groups or all the users on your Contact List alphabetically or by Availability status:

1.	If your Contact List is divided into groups, select a group to display the pop-up menu of options similar to the one shown below. Or, right-click on the Groups button at the top of your Contact List to display the pop-up menu.

If your Contact List is not divided into groups, right-click on the User button at the top of your Contact List to display the pop-up menu.

2.	Select Sort to display another pop-up menu. Choose from the following options.

•	Select Not Sorted to leave the users on your Contact List as they are.

•	Select By Name to display the users on your Contact List in alphabetical order under the online and offline headings.

•	Select By Online Status to display the users on your Contact list by their online status. Online available users will appear at the top of the list and users that have placed themselves in less available statuses, such as Occupied or DND, will appear at the bottom of the list.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Invitation to Join ICQ - Sending

Sending an ICQ Invitation Using the Invitation Wizard

The Invitation Wizard allows you to send an e-mail invitation to Internet friends, inviting them to join the ICQ Network and enabling them to download the ICQ program from the Internet. You may access the Invitation Wizard from the ICQ button, or it may be offered automatically when a search for a specific user doesn't produce any results.

To access the Invitation Wizard:

Click on the ICQ button and select Invitation Wizard to display the Invitation Wizard & Future Users Watch dialog.

The Invitation Wizard provides three options to search for a user—searching in the e-mail address books on your computer, inviting a specific friend (whose e-mail address you know), and searching in other directories to find an e-mail address.

Note: The invitation to use the ICQ program, if you choose to send to your friends, is sent by you without relaying it through the ICQ servers.

Searching the Address Books on Your Computer:

This option allows you to find an e-mail address in your address book (or books) of whatever e-mail program you've installed on your computer, and then allows you to send an invitation to join ICQ to that address.

To search the Address Books on your computer:

1.	In the Invitation Wizard & Future Users dialog click on the Search address books on my computer button. If ICQ detects any addresses in your e-mail address book, a dialog will appear displaying a list of contacts that have been found in your e-mail address books.

2.	Check the box beside a name, or beside several names, to select a user or more than one user, and choose from the following options.

•	Check the Email invitation letter to above Emails that are not registered box to send an invitation letter to non-ICQ users.

•	Click on the Preview Letter button to view the invitation letter before you send it.

•	Click on the Add a personal message to him/her button to add a message at the end of the invitation letter.

•	Check the When user registers to ICQ servers, ask to automatically add me to the user's contact list box to send a message to the selected users once they become ICQ users, requesting that they add you to their Contact Lists.

•	Check the Add user to my "Future Users Watch" list and notify me when user registers box to place the selected users in the Future Users Watch group on your Contact List, and notify you when these users register so that you may add them to your Contact List.

•	Click on the Uncheck All button to deselect the names you checked earlier.

3.	Click on the Next button to display a Preview dialog, which enables you to view your invitation letter.

4.	Click on the Send Invitation button to send the invitation. Click on the No button to refrain from sending the invitation.

Inviting a Specific Friend to Join ICQ

This option allows you to send an invitation to a friend whose e-mail address you know.

To send an Invitation to a user whose e-mail is known:

1.	In the Invitation Wizard & Future Users Watch dialog, click on the Invite a Specific Friend button.

2.	In the User's Email field box enter the e-mail address of the person that you wish to invite to join the ICQ Network. Then choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Preview Letter button to view the invitation letter before you send it.

•	Click on the Search User's Email in Other Directories button to go to the LDAP Search. This can be helpful if you only have part of a person's e-mail address.

•	Click on the Add a personal message to him/her button to add a message at the end of the invitation letter.

•	Check the When user registers to ICQ servers, ask to automatically add me to the user's contact list box to send a message to the selected users once they become ICQ users, requesting that they add you to their Contact Lists.

3.	Check the Invite your friend to join ICQ box to e-mail an invitation letter to the address you entered.

4.	Click on the Next button to display the Preview dialog to view your invitation letter.

5.	Click on the Send Invitation button to send the invitation, or click on the No button to refrain from sending the invitation.

Alternatively, you may send an Invitation to other Internet users to join ICQ by accessing this feature from the System Menu button in your ICQ Window.

To send an Invitation from the System Menu button:

1.	Click on the System button in the ICQ Window to display the pop-up menu. Select Invitation to Join ICQ to display the Invitation to Join ICQ dialog.

2.	Enter the e-mail address of the person or group you wish to invite to join ICQ and choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Add a personal message button to add your own message at the end of the invitation letter.

•	Click on the Search User's Email in Other Directories button to go to the LDAP Search.

•	Click on the Preview Invitation Letter button to view the invitation letter before you send it.

•	Check the Please add the user to my "Future Users Watch List."  Notify me when the user registers box to put the user you are inviting in the Future Users Watch group on your Contact List. ICQ will notify you when the user registers so that you may add the user to your Contact List.

3.	Click on the Send Invitation button to send the invitation to the user's e-mail address or click Cancel to refrain from sending the invitation and exit this dialog.

Searching in Other E-mail Directories

This option allows you to search for e-mail addresses using Internet search engines, without having to first go to the Web sites of those search engines.

To search in other e-mail directories from the Invitation Wizard:

In the Invitation Wizard & Future Users Watch dialog, click on the Search in other email directories button to lead you to the LDAP Search.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Registration - Introduction

ICQ Registration is quick and easy. The Registration Wizard opens immediately after you have installed ICQ and offers you step-by-step instructions, guiding you through the entire registration process. If you need further assistance, go to Registration Troubleshooting.

After you have registered the ICQ program on your computer, ICQ Registration offers you the following additional options.

•	Registering a new user on an ICQ Program: You may register a new, additional user on your installed ICQ program. The user will be given a new ICQ#.

•	Registering an existing users on additional computers: If you already have an ICQ#, you may register your ICQ# on another computer, or on more than one other computer. This enables you to work in different locations while being identified by the same unique ICQ#.

•	Adding a registered user on an ICQ program : Once you have registered with ICQ, you may log on from any computer that has ICQ, by registering yourself on that computer's copy of ICQ. Only one registered user can be online at a time.

•	Removing another registered user from your computer: You can remove a registered user from your copy of ICQ. This option is useful when a guest user has finished using ICQ on your computer, or if you want to replace another user.

•	Unregistering a user from the ICQ Network : You may remove a registered user from ICQ. Once you've deleted the user from the ICQ Network, the user's details should all be completely deleted from the directory.

Note: During registration you will be offered the opportunity to provide more information about yourself. Providing any information about yourself on the ICQ service is voluntary. The more information you provide, the easier it is for your friends to locate you on ICQ. You may choose to be completely anonymous or have only an ICQ#. It is suggested that if you choose to be anonymous, leave a mark, something known only to those users you wish to contact you, for example, initials or a nickname. This will enable your friends to access your information and verify that the message bearing only your ICQ# is really yours. In addition, entering your e-mail address is required for using the password retrieval mechanism. Also please note that the details that you choose to post on the various ICQ directories during the registration procedure or thereafter, are generally available, freely accessible to Internet users and the public, and may be obtained and kept by other people, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Such details or any later addition or amendment thereto may not be immediately visible to all users. (Users who already have that account on their Contact List will be required to update your user information by clicking on the Retrieve button in order to view the new or revised details or information entered.)

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Registering a New User on an ICQ Program

You may register a new, additional user on your ICQ program. The user will be given a new ICQ#. This option is helpful to families whose members share one computer, for example.

To register a new user on your computer:

1.	Make sure you are connected to an ICQ server.

2.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Register a New User (ICQ#). The Registration Wizard is displayed. Follow the wizard instructions to register a new user, as described in the Web-site at http://www.icq.com/redirect/client-help/register.html.

Note:  Registering more than one ICQ# for one person is not advisable. Your peers will not know by which number to contact you. If you registered more than once, you may remove the extra registration.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Registering Existing Users on Additional Computers

If you already have an ICQ#, you may register your ICQ# on another computer, or on more than one other computer. This enables you to work in different locations while being identified by the same unique ICQ#. However, you may not be able to operate the different locations simultaneously.

Tip: Your history database and Contact List are saved on your hard disk. If you want to have the same history database and Contact List on more than one computer you can copy your database files to another computer. Refer to the To copy your history database and Contact List to another computer instructions later in this chapter.

Note: Your database history will only be updated with the information that was included at the time of copy. Any additional information accumulating in the original computer database will not be automatically updated in the other registered computer.

An existing user can be registered in two ways - from within a running ICQ or immediately following the installation of ICQ.

To register an existing user immediately following installation of ICQ:

1.	After installation is complete, the Installation Complete dialog is displayed. Click OK to begin registration.

2.	Select Existing ICQ# radio · button and click on the Next button.

3.	Follow the step-by-step instructions in the Registration Wizard. If you have problems registering going to Registration Troubleshooting.

To copy your history database and Contact List to another computer:

1.	Shut down ICQ.

2.	Copy your new database folder, newDb, probably located in C:\Programs Files\icq\newDb on a diskette or send it through e-mail to the other computer where you are registered.

3.	Replace the newDb folder with the old one by clicking and dragging the file into the old one.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Adding a Registered User on an ICQ Program

Once you have registered with ICQ, you may log on from any computer that has ICQ, by registering yourself on that computer's ICQ program. Only one registered user can be online at a time.

To add another registered user:

1.	Make sure you are connected to an ICQ server.

2.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Add Another Registered User. The Registration Wizard is displayed. Make sure you have your ICQ# and password at hand, and follow the step-by-step instructions in the Registration Wizard in the program.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Removing Another Registered User From Your Computer

You can remove a registered user from your ICQ program. This option is useful when a guest user has finished using ICQ on your computer, or if you want to replace another user.

Note: You may reinstall deleted users on your computer, as long as the user was not deleted from the ICQ server.

To remove a user from your computer:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Remove ICQ# from Computer to display the pop-up menu of the ICQ users registered on your computer.

3.	Click the user that you want to remove from your computer.

4.	Enter the user's password in the Password field and click Next.

5.	Select the Yes please remove me radio · button.

6.	Click Next. The user is deleted from your computer only.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Unregistering a User From the ICQ Network

You may remove a registered user from ICQ. Once you've unregistered an ICQ account from the ICQ Network, the user's details provided for this account should be removed from the directory. Please note that unregistering an ICQ account is irreversible.

Note: When you unregister all your database is erased and your ICQ number cannot be retrieved.

To remove a user from the ICQ network:

1.	Make sure you are connected to the ICQ servers.

2.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Unregister Existing User.

4.	Click on the arrow to display the pull-down menu and select the user you want to remove.

5.	Enter the user's password in the Password field and click Next.

6.	Select the Yes, please remove me radio · button and then click on the Next button.

7.	Click on the Done button. The user is deleted from the ICQ servers.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


DBConverter

Updating Your Database

In order to upgrade to ICQ 99b from a previous version you need to convert your existing Contact List and history database. This process may take a few minutes but it should make your ICQ run faster, with improved capability and should safeguard your history and Contact List. The DB Converter at the end of the installation procedure may be accessed anytime from your ICQ folder to recover a new database or fix a corrupt database file.

To upgrade your database:

1.	Click on the OK button in the Install/update Complete dialog. Choose from the following options:

•	Select Fix an old database · if you are upgrading to 99b for the first time.

•	Select Fix a New databases · if you are re-indexing or deleting a new database. Choose this option if your database is corrupt.

2.	Click the Next button.

3.	Select which ICQ owner's database you would like to convert from the ICQ Owner pull-down list.

4.	Choose which parts of your history database you would like to convert from the pull-down list of History Options:

•	Select All History to convert your complete database history.

•	Select Last year's history only to convert only the history for the last year.

•	Select Last 6 months history only to convert only the history for the last 6 months.

•	Select Last 3 months history to convert only the history for the last 3 months.

•	Select No History (Only Contact List) to convert only the names of the users in your Contact List to the new Contact List. Not all the events between you and these users will be converted to the new database; therefore, they will not exist on the new ICQ 99b.

5.	Click the Next button.

The ICQ Database Converter begins the conversion procedure of your database. This procedure may take a few minutes depending on the number of users you have chosen to convert in your database.

6.	Once the procedure has been completed click on the Next button. Then chose from the following options:

•	Click on the Convert/Fix Another ICQ Owner button if you want to convert the database history of another owner in your database.

•	Click on the Done button to close the DB Converter and then restart ICQ with the newly installed database.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


User Information - Viewing

Viewing the User Information of Users on Your Contact List

The information a user supplies when registering is available to you when that user is added to your Contact List. You may view another ICQ user's personal details, provided this information was supplied to ICQ servers upon that user's registration or later updated. You can also update a user's details, which will automatically change the information about that user in your address book to the most recent information that user provided.

Please Note:  All information posted onto the ICQ Directories is provided voluntarily by the users. Furthermore this information is automatically posted and is not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified nor endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way. Users can decide not to provide information, to change the information already provided, or to erase it.

To view a user's details:

1.	Click on the name of a user on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu

of options. Select Info to display a User Info On [User] dialog.

2.	Choose from the following tabs to view the information described below for the selected user.

•	Select the Main tab to display the user's ICQ#, first and last name, nickname, e-mail addresses, and Internet Protocol Number (IP). In this tab, you may change or add the user's nickname as it appears on your Contact List.

•	Select the Home tab to display the user's address, local time, and telephone numbers.

•	Select the Work tab to display the user's company, position, work address, telephone numbers, and company homepage.

•	Select the More tab to display the user's gender, age, birthday, zodiac sign, personal homepage, and languages spoken.

•	Select the Info/About tab to display additional information that the user has written about himself or herself. This tab also enables you to add your own remarks about this user, to help you remember who he or she is or distinguish him or her from users with similar information. (Adding your own remarks only affects the way you view this user's information. Other users who view this user's information will not see your remarks.)

•	Select the Interests/Past tab to view information about the user's personal interests, group affiliations, and past background.

•	Select the Picture tab to download the user's picture.

•	Select the Phone – "Follow Me" tab to view the phone numbers made available by a user. In this tab, you have the option of adding a phone number for a user, or you may update the information the user has added most recently as in the other tabs. (Adding a phone number only affects the way you view this user's phone details. Other users who view this user's details will not see the phone number you've added.)

Each user's information stays the same as it was at the time that you added that user to your Contact List, until you retrieve any updated information. If a user has added or edited his or her information after that time, you must update. Click on the Retrieve button at the bottom of the dialog to update the most recent information.

See Updating Your User Information.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


User Information - Updating

Updating Your User Information

You may view, and change if you wish, the details that you entered upon your registration. Viewing these details enables you to see what other users see when they view your user information. You may update any information that has changed, add details that you previously left out or erase information that you previously entered. Adding any details is voluntary. These details also enable other users to find you, so the more you enter, the more accessible you are to others.

Note:  Providing any information about yourself on the ICQ service is voluntary. The more information you provide, the easier it is for your friends to locate you on ICQ. The details that you choose to post on the various ICQ Directories during the registration procedure or thereafter, are generally available, freely accessible to Internet users and the public, and may be obtained and kept by other people, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Such details or any later addition or amendment thereto may not be immediately visible to all users. (Users who already have that account on their Contact List will be required to update your user information by clicking on the Retrieve button in order to view the new or revised details or information entered.)

Also Please Note:  In order for your changes to take effect, you may be required to enter your password. Therefore, it is important to remember your password.

To view/change your details:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select View/Change My Details. The ICQ Global Directory-My Details dialog is displayed. This dialog has nine tabs and is very similar to the dialog that other users will see when they view your user information. They should be able to view any changes once they have updated your details.

3.	Select from the following tabs:

•	The Main Tab displays your ICQ#, your name, and e-mail addresses. Your nickname will appear on other users' Contact Lists. You may enter up to two current e-mail addresses and a previous e-mail address. Entering a current e-mail address will enable others to e-mail you directly from their Contact Lists. Entering an old e-mail address will enable others to find you by that address. Check the Don't publish my Primary email address, use it for password retrieval purposes box if you do not want your primary e-mail address to appear in your user information that other users may view. It will then be entered for password retrieval purposes only, should you forget your password. Please note that if you've entered an e-mail address in the Secondary Email field or the Old Email field, these addresses will still be published. Other users will not see your primary e-mail address in your user information, but you will be able to retrieve your password should you lose it.

Note:  If you do not enter an e-mail address (published or not) you will not be able to retrieve it or receive any assistance from ICQ to send you your password.

•	The Home Tab contains your home address, your phone numbers, and your local time. You may change any of these details, and you may add any missing details by simply typing in the relevant fields. Select Display Map to go to the relevant Web site, via your browser, which displays a map of your city. In addition, this tab provides access to your Phone "Follow Me" details—see Entering Your Phone Numbers in Your User Information. You may set your local time, by selecting the Greenwich Mean Time offset from the GMT Offset pull-down menu.

•	The More Tab displays details about your homepage, gender, age, birth date, and the languages that you speak. Click on the pull-down menus for Gender, Age, and date of birth. In addition, you can enter three spoken languages. Entering your birth date will notify other users (on whose Contact List you appear) of your birthday by displaying a balloon beside your name. Other users may also view your horoscope from this tab. You may also select the View Horoscope button to be led, via your browser, to an online daily horoscope.

Note:  If you enter your birth date and check the relevant box in the dialog, a red balloon [image] icon appears beside your name on other ICQ users' Contact Lists on the day of your birthday. They then have the option to send you a greeting card for the occasion. Make sure you enter the complete date to save it.

•	The Work Tab displays details about your company including company address, phone numbers, and your company Web site. You may change your work's phone, fax and cellular details by clicking on the relevant icons next to the relevant fields, and you may add any missing details by simply typing in the relevant fields. This tab also provides a link to a Web site offering a map of the city where you work.

•	The Info/About Tab displays any details that you choose to enter about yourself. You can enter any information you would like—about your personality, likes or dislikes, family, friends, hobbies—whatever you wish other ICQ users to know about you.

•	The Affiliations Tab displays the organizations or other groups that you belonged or belong to, as well as other background information about yourself that you choose to enter, such as where you went to high school or college. Check the box or boxes under the headings Organization, Affiliation, Group or Past Background. Select the categories from the pull-down menus and then enter the details (such as the name of the school, group, or organization) in the relevant fields under the heading Enter Name(s) or Keywords.

•	The Picture Tab allows you to place a picture file in your user information. Click on the Browse button to select your picture from the directory where you saved it. In the Picture Privacy Settings section of the dialog, choose from the following options.

•	Click the Auto send to users on my list radio · button to allow all users on your Contact List access to retrieve your picture.

•	Click the Auto send to all users radio · button to allow all ICQ users that view your Picture tab access to retrieve your picture.

•	Click the Show request radio · button if you would like other ICQ users to request your permission before downloading your picture.

•	Leave the Don't have any picture (auto decline) box checked in order to notify ICQ users that you have not made your picture available for download.

•	Click the View Full Thumbnail button to view the picture in full size.

Note: The largest picture file that may be placed in the Picture tab for retrieval is 10kb.

•	The Phone-"Follow Me" Tab enables you to enter several phone numbers so that selected users may contact you by phone at any given time. See:  Entering Your Phone Numbers in Your Phone – "Follow Me" User Information.

•	The Interests Tab displays your hobbies and interests. Place a check mark near the field in which you wish to enter the information. Click on the pull-down menu button to choose a category of interest and to display a [User]Selected Interests dialog. Select a specific interest from the list under the heading Selected Interests. Click Select so that the interest appears under the heading Your Selected Interests. Repeat until your list is complete, then click OK to return to the Interests dialog.

4.	Choose from the following options, offered on each tab.

•	Click on the Save as vCard button to save your information as a vcard file in a directory that you select.

•	Click on the Unlist button to clear all of the information in the Global Directory so that no information about you will be publicized, except for your ICQ#. Users will be able to identify you only by your ICQ#.

•	Select Retrieve to overwrite your details with the most recent details saved on the server (and therefore entered in the ICQ database).

•	Select Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

•	Select Save to save your changes.

•	Select Done after you've saved the changes, to exit the dialog.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Alternating Between Users on One Program

Once you have more than one registered user on your computer (you may have up to seven registered users on your computer), you may easily alternate between them. Registered users can take turns using ICQ to send or receive events without exiting ICQ.

To change the active user:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Change the Active User. A pop-up menu of the ICQ users registered on your computer is displayed.

3.	Select a user's name to display the Confirm/Change User (ICQ#) dialog.

4.	Click Yes to confirm your choice.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Owner Preferences - Introduction

The Owner Preferences feature of ICQ enables you to customize your Preferences in the ICQ program. You do not need to configure these preferences in order for most features to work. However, as you get to know ICQ, you will find that customizing enhances your ease and enjoyment of the program.

To access the Owner Preferences:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences.

The Owner Prefs For [User Name] dialog includes the following eight tabs.

•	The Contact List tab enables you to customize the appearance and settings of your Contact List.

•	The Events tab enables you to specify parameters for the incoming file transfers, ICQ Chats, URLs, and Internet Telephony/Games/Chats requests.

•	The Status tab enables you to enter your own message and configure the settings for each of the ANOD Availability-Status modes (Away, N/A, Occupied, and DND) as well as for the Free For Chat Availability-Status mode.

•	The Accept tab enables you to predetermine a location for incoming files and to configure other general accept configurations.

•	The Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab dialog enables you to configure or remove external applications supported by ICQ, that you have downloaded and installed on your computer.

•	The Servers tab enables you to specify the ICQ server to which you are connected.

•	The Connection tab enables you to change the Internet connection type that you entered upon registration, as well as several ICQ default settings.

•	The Plugins tab enables you to configure your general preferences for plugins that you add to your ICQ program.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contact List Tab

Configuring your Contact List Settings

The Contact List tab enables you to customize the appearance and settings of your Contact List.

To configure your Contact List settings:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Contact List tab.

3.	Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Always On Top box so that the ICQ Window, when open, is always showing on your desktop.

•	Check the Make 'Floating Users' Always On Top box if you wish floating users (which you designated by selecting a user on you Contact List, choosing More [Rename, Delete…], and then choosing "Floating" On) to always be showing on your desktop when ICQ is open. Alternatively, you may also click on the name from your Contact List and drag it unto your desktop.

•	Check the Blink in Tray Only When Minimized box to set ICQ to notify you of incoming events by a flashing icon in your desktop tray only when your Contact List is minimized.

•	Check the Auto Hide Delay box and select a number of seconds to set ICQ to automatically remove itself from your screen after a certain interval when not in use.

•	Check the Auto Hide As Windows Taskbar box if you checked the Auto Hide Delay box and you want the Window to disappear from your desktop when you move your cursor to the desktop or application that you are working on. The Window reappears when you move your cursor to the previous location of your Contact List.

•	Check the Popup Contact List upon Incoming Event box to set your Contact List to automatically open (when it was minimized) upon receipt of an incoming event.

•	Check the Move Last User that Sent an Event to the Top of the Contact List box if you want the sender of the last event to appear at the top of your Contact List or group.

•	Check the Global Online Alert box to receive an online global alert when a user comes online. Then check the Blink box to receive a flashing user name alert and/or the Sound box to receive a sound alert.

•	If you checked the Global Online Alert box, check the Alert also when returning from NA/Away box to receive an online alert from users that return to Online/Available mode from N/A mode and Away mode.

•	Check the box next to the Customize Colors button, and click on the button to display a dialog that allows you to change the colors of your Contact List.

•	Check the Sort List by: box and then select either the Name radio · button or the Status radio · button to view the names on your Contact List either alphabetically by name or according to their Availability status.

•	Check the Show Contact List Tabs box to show the User/Groups and the All/Online buttons at the top of your ICQ Window.

•	Check the Remove ContactList buttons box to hide the tabs that otherwise appear at the bottom of your Contact List. These include the Web Search, the Add/Find User, the Networks, the Instructions, the To Simple/Advance Mode, and the Find Random Chat Partner buttons, depending on whether you are in Simple or Advanced mode.

•	Check the Access Menus By Left Button box to be able to access the user menus for each user on your Contact List by using the left mouse button. (This is the default.)

•	Click either the Left Button Menus radio · button or the Right Button Menus radio · button to set your mouse mode selection.

•	Check the Don't show Announcements box to disable the ICQ Announcements to be displayed upon start-up of the program.

•	Check the Use ICQ Shortcuts box, to be able to work with shortcut features within the ICQ program. Click on the Edit button to view the complete list of System Shortcuts, and/or to edit the list.

•	Check the Multi-Language Support box to be able to write messages in other languages (as long as the language program exists in your computer).

4.	Click on the OK button to save your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Events Tab

Configuring the Events Tab

The Events tab enables you to specify parameters for the incoming file transfers, ICQ Chats, URLs, and Internet Telephoy/Games/Chats requests.

To configure incoming ICQ chat requests:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Events tab.

3.	Select ICQ Chat from the Select Event to Configure pull-down menu.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select the Show ICQ Chat Request Response Dialog radio · button to display the Incoming Chat Request dialog upon receipt of a chat request. From this dialog, you may choose to accept or decline the chat request.

•	Select the Auto Accept ICQ Chat radio · button to automatically receive all incoming chat requests. Then choose from the following options.

•	Check the and minimize negotiation dialogs box to minimize the intermediary dialogs between requesting a chat and opening the chat screen.

•	Check the Auto Join To Chat Session box to let other users join your chat session without your authorization. All users joining your chat session will appear in the same chat window.

•	Select the Auto Decline radio · button to automatically refuse a chat request.

5.	Click OK.

To configure incoming Web Page Addresses (URLs):

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Events tab.

3.	Select Web Page Addresses (URL) from the Select Event to Configure pull-down menu.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select the Show URL Response Dialog radio · button to display the Incoming Event dialog upon receipt of a URL. You may then save the Web Page Address to a bookmark and open the Web page in your browser.

•	Select the Auto add URL to Bookmarks radio · button to automatically add the URL to your list of bookmarks if your browser is Internet Explorer. Click on the System Menu button and select Incoming Bookmarks to view the bookmarks.

•	Select the Auto Decline radio · button to automatically refuse all incoming URLs.

•	Select the Auto Open URL in Browser box to automatically refuse all incoming Web page addresses in  your Web browser. Then choose from the following options.

•	Select Open in New Browser Window to open a separate window to view an incoming URL when your browser is already open to another Web site.

•	Select Open in Current Browser Window to open an incoming URL in your open browser window, replacing the Web site you were already viewing.

5.	Click OK.

To configure your incoming file transfers:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Events tab.

3.	Select File Transfer from the Select Event to Configure pull-down menu.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select the Show File Request Response Dialog radio · button if you want to receive a File Request dialog when you receive an incoming file. You may then accept of refuse the request.

If you selected the Show File Request Response Dialog radio · button, you may select the Always Overwrite Existing Files box to overwrite previously received with incoming files by the same name.

•	Select the Auto Receive Files radio · button to accept all incoming file requests automatically.

If you selected the Auto Receive Files radio · button you may also check the and minimize box to minimize the File Transfer dialog when you are automatically receiving a file transfer.

•	Select the Auto Decline radio · button to automatically refuse all incoming file requests. The user who sent you the file transfer request will receive a dialog stating that you have declined to accept the file.

•	Check the Auto Decline From People Not on my Contact List box to automatically refuse file transfer requests sent by users who are not on your Contact List.

Caution:  Receiving files from third parties, via any application (e.g. ICQ, e-mail, etc.) may be harmful. Before receiving any files from any user, and even if the account from which the file transfer notice is sent looks familiar to you, it is strongly recommended that you verify that the person sending you these files is indeed the person you think he/she is, for example by asking him/her for some kind of information known only to the two of you. Please make sure not to receive files from users you do not trust, from users you are not sure they are whom they say they are or whenever you are not sure you want to receive the files.

To configure your incoming Internet Telephony/Games/Chat requests:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Events Tab.

3.	Select Internet Telephony/Games/Chat from the Select Event to Configure pull-down menu.

4.	Choose from the following option

•	Select the Show Internet Telephony/Games/Chat Request Response Dialog radio · button to display the dialog upon receipt of an event so you may then choose to accept or refuse the incoming event request for launching an external application.

•	Select the Auto Accept Internal Telephony/Games/Chat radio · button to automatically accept all incoming requests to launch external applications.

•	Click the Auto decline radio · button to automatically refuse all incoming requests to launch external applications.

5.	Click OK.

To configure additional options to apply to all events:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Events tab.

3.	Select the event you wish to configure from the Select Event to Configure pull-down menu.

4.	Choose from the following options

•	Check the Pop Up Response dialog box if you want a response dialog to automatically display upon receipt of the selected event (without having to double-click on the incoming event icon).

•	Check the Jump to Incoming Event in the List box to sent ICQ to automatically select a sender's name on your Contact List upon receipt of the selected event from that user.

•	Check the Play Sounds box to configure ICQ to play a sound upon receipt of the selected event.

If you checked the Play Sounds box, you may click on the Configure button to display the ICQ Sound Schemes dialog and configure sounds for incoming events.

•	Check the Auto Send Message Through Server box to automatically send the selected event through the ICQ server if direct connection fails.

5.	Click OK to save your changes and exit the dialog. Click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Status Tab

Configuring your Status Settings

The Status tab enables you to enter your own message and configure the settings for each of the Availability-Status modes (Away, N/A, Occupied, and DND) as well as for the Free For Chat Availability-Status mode. See also Availability Status Modes-Options.

To select a pre-set message or write your own for each of the Availability-Status modes and for the Free For Chat mode:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Status tab.

3.	Select an Availability-Status mode from the Enter Default Availability Mode Message For pull-down menu.

4.	Browse and select a message from the Presets pull-down menu.

5.	Choose from the following options.

•	You may write your own message and add it to the list of Presets. Select the message in the field to highlight and enter a new message.

•	You may change the name of some or all of the Presets in order to more easily distinguish between them when you want to change this setting. Click on the Rename button and enter a new name in the Enter Location Name field.

6.	Click OK.

To configure additional Availability-Status mode settings:

You may choose from the following options under the heading Mode Options of the Status tab.

•	Check the Automatically set "Away" When Screen Saver is Activated box to change your Availability status to Away every time your screen saver is activated. This mode is deactivated when you return to your computer and start using it again.

•	Check the Automatically Set "Away" After __ Minutes of not using the computer box, and select the number of minutes after which you want your status mode to be changed to Away mode. This mode is deactivated when you return to your computer.

•	Check the Automatically Set "N/A" After __ Minutes of Away box, and select the number of minutes after which your Away mode will automatically change to N/A mode.

•	Check the Show Messages in Tray in All Status Modes box if you want the incoming event icon to flash in your desktop tray regardless of your status mode.

•	Check the Disable "Online Alert" Messages in "Away", "DND", "N/A" and "Occupied" box if you do not wish to receive an online alert message notifying you when a user on your Contact List logs online when you are in one of these four status modes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Accept Tab

Configuring Accept Settings

The Accept tab enables you to predetermine a location for incoming files and to configure other general accept configurations. Predetermining the location of incoming files will automatically save these incoming files in whatever directory you specify whenever you accept a file transfer request by clicking on Save or Accept.

Note:  The Default Incoming File(s) Path: field specifies the default location in which incoming files will be saved if you do not specify a different location. The ICQ default location is C:/Program Files/ICQ/Received Files.

To predetermine the location of incoming files:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Accept tab.

3.	Click on the folder icon next to the Default Incoming File(s) Path field.

4.	Select the drive and directory into which you want your incoming files to be saved.

5.	Check the Save under user name folder box to save the incoming files in a separate folder for each sender.

6.	Click OK.

To configure additional settings of incoming events:

Choose from the following options under the heading General on the Accept tab.

•	Check the Automatically receive Externals and other updates box to automatically update and show the external applications list, the servers list and the NetTips.

•	Check the Do not log event history to disable the History of Events feature that automatically saves all incoming events. (link to history of events)

•	Check the Activate "ICQ Send to User" shell extension box to be able to open a list of your contacts from any file on your desktop.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Internet Telephony/Games Tab

The Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab dialog enables you to configure or remove external applications supported by ICQ, that you have downloaded and installed on your computer.

In addition, you may also receive an update of the list of applications supported by ICQ from this tab.

Note:  You will know which applications are usable when you choose a user on your Contact List, select the Internet Telephony/Games option from the pop-up menu and Other.  Check if the relevant application is listed under Installed. If it is not, you must configure it in your owner preferences on the Internet/Telephony/Games tab.

The Registered External Applications field displays a list of the external applications supported by ICQ. The ICQ server is updated periodically to run new external applications. In most cases you will not have to configure an external application. However, you may need to add various applications yourself in order to activate them.

Note: You must download and install the application on your computer first before you begin following these instructions. Select a user on your Contact List and then select the Internet Telephony/Games from the pop-up menu. Select View List - Download and choose an application to be led (via your browser) to the Web site of the application. Download and install the application, noting the directory where you saved it.

To add a new external application:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab.

3.	Click on the New External button to add an external application not on the list under the heading Registered External Applications, or to add an application that appears on the list, but the Edit button is disabled.

4.	Or, click on the Edit button to add an application that appears on the list under the heading Registered External Applications, but does not appear on the list under the heading Installed when you select a user on your Contact List and then select Internet Telephony/Games.

5.	Enter the name of the program or game in the External Application Name field.

6.	Enter the applications's executable file (*.exe) in the External Application Executable field, or click on the Browse button and locate the path and file so that ICQ can identify your application.

7.	Enter the command line in the Command Line field. You may click on the Variables button to select the relevant variable (or variables) to be noted in the Command Line field. The command line relates to the TCP/IP connection. You may not always need to enter the information in this field. Some games, for example, come with a TCP/IP configuration option in their menus upon installation of the game. Check with the documentation of the game if the command line is needed. You may also receive this information in the game's specific Web site.

Or, if the new application is a Client-Server Application, click on the Client Server Application button to expand the dialog.

Some applications need to be defined in terms of a Client and Server (an initiator and a receiver).

Enter the application's executable file (*.exe) in the External Application Executable field, or click on the Browse button and locate the path and file so that ICQ can identify your application.

Enter the command line in the Command Line field. You may click on the Variables button to select the relevant variable (or variables) to be noted in the Command Line field. The command line relates to the TCP/IP connection. You may not always need to enter the information in this field. Some games, for example, come with a TCP/IP configuration option in their menus upon installation of the game. Check with the documentation of the game if command line is needed. You may also receive this information in the game's specific Web site.

Click on the Default Application Servers List button to choose from a list of default servers for your application.

Click on the Add button to add a new server to the list.

8.	Enter the server name and click OK to return to the Servers List For Unknown dialog. Click Done to return to the Define New External Application dialog. Click OK to save your settings and return to the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab. Or click Cancel to return to the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab without saving your changes.

To remove an existing application:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab.

3.	Select the application that you wish to remove from the Registered External

Applications list.

4.	Click on the Remove button. The following dialog is displayed.

5.	Click on the Yes button to delete the application.

ICQ may add more external applications to its program. In addition, you may have added your own external applications that are not supported by the ICQ external list. You may not have the most updated list.

To update your external application list:

In the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab, click on the Update List button to update the list.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Servers Tab

Configuring your Server Settings

The Servers tab enables you to specify the ICQ server to which you are connected. The server at the top of the ICQ Servers list is used first. The ICQ server will periodically update its list of servers.

Note:  Generally, there is no need to add other servers to your list unless you have been instructed to do so by the ICQ support team.

To add an additional server to the list:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Servers tab.

3.	Click on the Add button. The Define New Server dialog appears.

4.	Enter the ICQ server address and port.

5.	Click OK to save your settings and return to the Servers tab. Click Cancel to return to the Servers tab without saving your settings.

To configure additional server settings:

Choose from the following options.

•	Select a server and click on the Remove button to remove the server from the list.

•	Select a server in the ICQ Servers List and click on the Edit button to change its address or port.

•	Select a server in the ICQ Servers List and click on the Move Up button to move the server up on the list. The server that appears at the top of the list in the server used.

•	Select a server in the ICQ Servers List and click on the Move Down button to move a server down on the list of servers.

•	Check the Move last successfully connected server to top of list to designate the last successfully connected server as the one that ICQ tries to use first. The last successful server will be moved to the top of the list. If this option is unchecked, ICQ will first choose the first server on the list.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Connection Tab

Configuring Connection Settings

The Connection tab enables you to change the Internet connection type that you entered upon registration, as well as several ICQ default settings.

To specify your Internet connection type:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Connection tab.

3.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select the I'm using a modem (or any other dialup device) radio · button if you are connected thru a modem or any other dialup device.

•	Select the I'm using a permanent internet connection (LAN) radio · button if you are connected thru a LAN. If you choose this option you have the following options.

Select the I am not behind a firewall or proxy radio · button if your computer is not connected thru a firewall or proxy.

Select the I am behind a firewall or proxy radio · button if your computer is connected to a firewall or proxy. If you have chosen this option, click on the Firewall Settings button to configure firewall/proxy settings.

To configure other connection settings:

Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Automatically Activate Sleep Mode Upon Disconnection box to put the NetDetect Agent in your desktop so that ICQ is launched upon connection to the Internet. (If you've disconnected from the Internet and closed ICQ, once you re-connect to the Internet again, this option will launch your ICQ.)

•	Check the Launch Default Web Browser When Connection Is Detected box to automatically launch your Web browser upon connection to ICQ or to the Internet.

•	Check the Launch ICQ on Startup box to launch the NetDetect Agent when you start your computer, which will launch ICQ when you connect to the Internet.

•	Click on the Edit Launch List button if you wish to launch other applications upon connection to the Internet.
Click on the Add button to display the NetDetect Launch Application dialog.

Enter the name of the application in the Enter Application Name field.

Enter the executable file (*.exe) in the Application Executable Path field, or click on the Browse button to locate the file.

Enter the command line in the Command Line Parameters field.

Enter the directory path in the StartUp Path field, or click on the Browse button that specifies the folder that contains the original item or some related files. Sometimes, folders need to use files from other locations. You may need to specify the folder where these files are located so that ICQ can locate the program.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Plugins Tab

Configuring Plugins Settings

Plugins for ICQ are external applications, which can be added to the ICQ program to expand and enhance the functions of the ICQ program. The Plugins tab enables you to configure your general preferences for plugins that you add to your ICQ program.

The Plugins tab also enables you to configure settings for already-installed plugins, such as Greeting Card, Voice Message, E-ICQs, ICQ ActiveList Invitation and more.

Note: The Voice Message plugin and the Download plugin have additional options, as detailed below.

To configure plugin settings:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences and click on the Plugins tab.

3.	Select the plugin from the field on the left of the Plugins tab.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Play Sound box if you wish to set ICQ to play a sound every time you receive the plugin.

•	Press the Play button to hear the sound that will play. Click on the [image] button to select a sound from another directory.

•	Click on the Show Response Dialog radio · button to set ICQ to display a response dialog every time you receive the plugin.

5.	Select plugin and click on the Remove button to disable it. Click on the Restore button to restore a disabled plugin.

Note: If you have removed a plugin and closed ICQ, you may not be able to restore that plugin. You may download plugins developed by ICQ Inc. from the Web site created by ICQ Inc. at http://www.icq.com/plugins.

To configure the Voice Message plugin or Download plugin:

Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Play Sound box to set ICQ to play a sound every time you receive a Voice Message.

•	Press the Play [image] button to hear the sound that will play. Press the [image] button to select another sound from another directory on your hard disk.

•	Click the Show Response Dialog radio · button to set ICQ to display a response dialog every time you receive a Voice Message or Download a plugin.

•	Click the Auto Accept radio · button to set ICQ to automatically accept all incoming Voice Messages.

•	Click the Auto Decline radio · button to set ICQ to automatically decline incoming Voice Messages or download plugins.

•	Click the Auto Decline From Users Not In My Contact List radio · button to set ICQ to automatically decline incoming Voice Messages or Download plugins from users that are not on your Contact List.

•	Select Voice Message and click on the Remove button to disable the Voice Message plugin. Click on the Restore button to restore a disabled Voice Message Plugin.

To add ICQ Plugins:

Visit the ICQ Plugins Center at URL http://www.icq.com/plugins or go to the Plugins link on the ICQ Web site at URL http://www.icq.com. This site will provide you with information about the ICQ Plugins and enable you to download them.

To disable a plugin:

Select the plugin you want to disable and click on the Remove button on the Plugins tab of the Owner Preferences dialog.

To reactivate a disabled plugin:

Select the disabled plugin you want to reactivate and click on the Restore button on the Plugins tab of the Owner Preferences dialog.

Note:  Plugins for ICQ may be developed by third parties and may be harmful and cause extreme damage to your system.

By downloading, installing, activating or using any Plugin for ICQ developed or provided by third parties, you may be subject to various immediate and long-term risks, including without limitation:

•	Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including without limitation, contaminated files.

•	Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of, your or another's use of the Plugin.

•	Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing", electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms, and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.

•	Unauthorized exposure of information and material you listed or sent, on or through the ICQ system, to other users, the general public or any other specific entities for which the information and material was not intended by you.

If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are strongly advised not to download, install, activate or use Plugins for ICQ that were developed or provided by third parties.

Some Plugins for ICQ were developed by ICQ Inc. To review the list of ICQ Plugins developed by ICQ Inc., please refer to the Plugins for ICQ Center available on or through the ICQ Web site.

Before downloading any Plugin for ICQ from any user, and even if the account from which the Plugin for ICQ message is sent looks familiar to you, it is strongly recommended that you verify that the perso sending you the Plugin is indeed the person you think he is, for example by asking him for some kind of information known only to the two of you.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Alert Modes - Introduction

Accept modes are configurations for how you wish to accept events from each user. You may set ICQ to automatically accept some or all events from certain users. Use the Accept modes to save time and drop protective accept procedures with users that you know and trust.

See also Accept Modes – Introduction.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Alert Modes - Incoming Events Alerts

Configuring Incoming Events Alerts

You may configure alert sounds for incoming events from each user on your Contact List. You may configure a different sound for each event and then apply that to each user (so every incoming message from all users, for example, will have the same Alert sound). Alternatively, you may use the same sound for every event from a particular user. Or, you may configure any combination of Alert sounds to only certain users. And of course, you may leave the default settings for any or all of the users on your Contact List.

To configure sounds for incoming events from a specific user:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accept Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Make sure the dialog is open to the Alert tab or select the Alert tab.

3.	Click on the Setup Personal User Sounds button to configure sounds for each event for the selected user. A Sound Config for [User] dialog is displayed.

4.	If you wish to change the ICQ default sound for any of the incoming events from the selected user, place a check mark in the box for the relevant event.

5.	Click on the Select button to choose an alternative sound from your sound files. You may click on the Test button to hear the sound you have chosen for the selected incoming event for the user.

6.	Check the "Use the same sound file for all events" box if you wish to use the same sound file for all incoming events from that particular user. Then check the General box and click on the Select button to choose a sound. You may click on the Test button to hear your selection.

7.	Click OK to set your configurations and exit the Sound Config for [User] dialog.

8.	Click OK on the Alert/Accept Setting dialog for your changes to take effect.

You also have the option to configure a user identification sound to notify you of incoming events from individual users.

See Alert Modes – User Identification Sounds.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Alert Modes - Online Alerts

Configuring Online Alerts

Online Alerts notify you each time a user on your Contact List logs online. The default Online Alert is a flashing Online [image] icon in your desktop tray accompanied by an Alert sound. By default, the Online Alert sound is the same for each user on your Contact List. You may change the Online Alert sound or you may configure a different Online Alert sound for each user on your Contact List.

Tip:  Double-click on the flashing Online [image] icon in your desktop tray to display the Online Alert dialog. Click on the Send Event button to send an event to a user immediately after he or she logs online.

To set Online Alert modes for a specific user:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accepts Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Make sure the dialog is open to the Alert tab or select the Alert tab.

3.	Check the Override Global Alert box if you would like to adjust the default settings that alert you when the selected user logs online. Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Activate Online Alert When User Returns From Away or N/A Mode box if you would like to receive an Online Alert when the selected user returns from Away or N/A status as well as each time he or she logs online.

•	Check the Blinking Alert Effect box if you would like to see the selected user's name blinking on your Contact List in different colors when the user comes online. If you minimize your Contact List, you will view the effect in your desktop tray.

•	Check the Play Online Alert Sound box if you would like an alert sound to play when the selected user logs online.

•	Check the Popup Online Alert Dialog box to set an alert dialog to display when the selected user logs online.

•	Check the Make User Float When Online box to set the selected user's name to float on top of other applications when the user is online.

•	Check the Disable Sounds box to disable all sound alerts of online status or incoming events from the selected user.

•	Click on the Setup Personal User Sounds button to configure sounds for each event for the selected user.

4.	Click OK to set your changes and exit the dialog. Or, click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Alert Modes - User Identification Sounds

Configuring User Identification Sounds

You also have the option to configure a user identification sound to notify you of incoming events from individual users. You may record, for example, the first name of a user so that when an event arrives from him or her, you will recognize that user immediately. Save the recording on your hard disk and you may configure ICQ to use the recording as an alert. When that user sends you an event, you will hear "incoming event from (the name you recorded)."

To configure a user identification sound:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accepts Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Make sure the dialog is open to the Alert tab or select the Alert tab.

3.	Click on the Setup Personal User Sounds button to display the Sound Config dialog.

4.	In the Sound Config dialog, check the User ID box to enable the user identification sound feature.

5.	Click on the Select button to display a standard Windows Open dialog.

6.	Select the sound file you have recorded or any .wav sound file, from a directory on your hard disk and click on the Open button.

7.	Click on the Test button to hear the sound you selected. If you would like only this sound to play each time the user logs online and sends you any event, click OK to return to the Alert/Accept Settings dialog. Click OK to set your changes. If you would like the user identification sound to be played along with an ICQ alert sound, continue with step 8.

8.	If you would like the user identification sound to be played along with an ICQ alert sound, click on the Configure Default User ID Prefix Sounds button. The General Sound Config dialog is displayed.

9.	Select either Before or After from the pull-down menu next to Play the User ID sound ____ the Online Alert sound to determine the order in which the two sounds will be played when the user logs online.

10.	If you would like to use the ICQ Voice incoming events alerts with your recorded message, leave the default setting Play the User ID sound Before each sound file. A voice will notify you of an incoming chat request, for example, saying "Chat request from John." Click OK to set your changes and return to the Sound Config for [user] dialog. Click OK for your changes to take effect. If you would like the user identification sound you've recorded to be played with another ICQ sound to notify you of incoming events, continue on to step 11.

11.	Click on the Select button next to the relevant feature and choose a sound.

12.	Choose either Before or After from the pull-down menu next to Play the User ID sound ____ the Online Alert sound to determine the order in which the sounds will be played. You may click on the Test button to hear your selections.

13.	Check the "Use the same sound file for all events" box to use one sound to represent all of your incoming events. Then check the General box and click on the Select button to choose a sound. You may click on the Test button to hear your selection.

14.	Click on the OK button to save your settings and exit the Sound Configure dialog or click on the Cancel button to exit without changing your settings.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Accept Modes - Introduction

Accept modes are configurations for how you wish to accept events from each user. You may set ICQ to automatically accept some or all events from certain users. Use the Accept modes to save time and drop protective accept procedures with users that you know and trust.

See also Alert Modes – Introduction.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Accept Modes - Configuring the Accept Tab

The Accept tab of the Alert/Accept Modes dialog enables you to automatically accept certain events from selected users.

To automatically accept events from a selected user:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accept Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Select the Accept tab. Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Auto Receive Message box to automatically receive messages from the selected user to your desktop, without having to double-click on the Incoming Message icon. The message dialog will appear on your screen the moment it is received.

•	Check the Auto Receive File box to automatically receive file transfers from the selected user, without having to accept a file transfer request.

•	Check the Auto Accept Chat box to automatically accept chat requests from the selected user. When this user sends you a chat request it will be automatically accepted and a Chat session will open.

•	Check the Auto Add URL to Bookmarks box to automatically add all URLs from this user to your bookmarks. If you are using Internet Explorer or Netscape you can open the Web page Address by clicking on the System Menu button and selecting Incoming Bookmarks.

3.	Choose from the following additional options regarding the selected user.

•	Check the Auto Send Through Server box to have your events automatically sent through the ICQ server, rather than wait in your OutBox, when the selected user is offline.

•	Check the Do Not Log Event History box if you do not want events to or from the selected user to be saved in the history database.

•	Check the Auto Send Phone Details box to have your phone details automatically updated in your User Information that the selected user can view.

4.	Click on the OK button to save your settings and exit the dialog. Or, click on the Cancel button to exit without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Accept Modes - Configuring the Message Tab

The Message tab of the Alert/Accept Settings dialog enables you to leave a personal message to selected users when you are in one of the away status modes (Away, N/A, Occupied/ DND).

To leave a personal away message for selected users:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accept Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Select the Message tab.

3.	Check the Customize Message box to customize your message in the dialog provided below for your message.

4.	Click on the OK button to save your settings or click on Cancel to close the dialog without changing your settings.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Accept Modes - Configuring the Plugins Tab

The Plugins tab enables you to configure how you would like to accept Plugins for ICQ sent from selected users.

To configure your Accept modes for Plugins from selected users:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accept Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Select the Plugins tab. A list of the Plugins are already installed in your ICQ program, and appear under the heading Installed Plugins. Select the Plugin for which you would like to adjust your Accept modes.

3.	Check the Override General Prefs box and choose from the following options.

•	Click the Show Response Dialog radio · button to show a response dialog every time you receive the selected Plugin from this user.

•	Click the Auto Accept radio · button to automatically accept the selected Plugin from this user.

•	Click the Auto Decline radio · button to automatically decline the selected Plugin from this user.

4.	Click on the OK button to save your settings or click on Cancel to close the dialog without changing your settings.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Accept Modes - Configuring the Status Tab

The Status tab of the Alert/Accept Modes dialog enables you to override your Availability-Status modes for certain users. You may change how a particular user views your status, or you may override the Accept feature of your status for a certain user.

To change how a user views your Availability Status:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accept Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Select the Status tab.

3.	Check the Update Status box to change how your status appears to the selected user. Choose from the following options.

•	Click the Away To User radio · button to display Away status to the selected user.

•	Click the N/A To User radio · button to display Not Available status to the selected user.

•	Click the Occupied To User radio · button to display Occupied status to the selected user.

•	Click the DND To User radio · button to display Do Not Disturb status to the selected user.

•	Check the Invisible To User box if you wish to appear as offline to the selected user, even when you are online.

•	Check the Visible To User box if you wish to appear online (in Privacy (Invisible) status) to the selected user, when you are in Privacy (Invisible) status and appear offline to all other users.

4.	Click on the OK button to save your settings or click on Cancel to close the dialog without changing your settings.

Please note that during the period your ICQ account's Web Aware feature is activated, and your ICQ software is connected to the ICQ servers, the Web status indicators pertaining to your ICQ accounts will indicate that your ICQ account is in an online status, even if you activated an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users.

Also please note that even if you chose to activate an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users, other users may be aware of your ICQ account online status (1) during the time your ICQ software is connected to any of the ICQ ActiveLists; and/or (2) during the time you chose to make your ICQ account number and online status available to other users of the same E-ICQ.

To override your Status Mode for selected users:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Select More (Rename, Delete…) to display another pop-up menu, and then select Alert/Accept Modes. An Alert/Accept Settings dialog is displayed.

2.	Select the Status tab and choose from the following options.

•	Check the Accept in Away box to accept all events from the selected user even when you are in Away mode.

•	Check the Accept in N/A box to accept all events from the selected user even when you are in N/A mode.

•	Check the Accept in DND box to accept all events from the selected user even when you are in DND mode.

•	Check the Accept in Occupied box to accept all events from the selected user even when you are in Occupied mode.

•	Click on the Check All button if you would like to accept all events from the selected user when you are in any of the online modes.

3.	Click OK to save your settings and exit the dialog or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving your settings.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Security and Privacy - Introduction

ICQ offers various Security and Privacy features, including options that were designed to assist you in taking part in determining the level of privacy with which you feel most comfortable. The ICQ features and options described in this section, including the privacy and security features described in this Help File, may not operate according to the description provided herein or may not operate at all.

The various ICQ software versions may contain different privacy and security features made to enable you to maintain your privacy while still enjoying ICQ. The privacy issues described here for ICQ 99b, which is suitable for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, may not apply to other versions of the ICQ software such as 99a, Windows CE, the Macintosh versions or the Java versions of ICQ. You are, therefore, advised to study the relevant and applicable security and privacy features before using each such different version.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please note that the ICQ Software, as with most Internet applications, is vulnerable to various security issues and hence should be considered unsecured. By using the ICQ Software and the Internet in general, you may be subject to various risks, including among others:

•	Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including without limitation, contaminated files.

•	Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of, your use or another's use of the system.

•	Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing", electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.

•	Unauthorized exposure of information and material you listed or sent, on or through the ICQ system including via the ICQ Enhanced Email Check feature, to other users, the general public or any other specific entities for which the information and material was not intended by you.

If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are advised not to use the ICQ Software. Furthermore, please do not use the ICQ Software for "Mission Critical" or "Content Sensitive" applications and purposes. For the purpose of this section "Mission Critical" applications and purposes shall mean applications and use that may result in damage; "Content Sensitive" shall mean any information or data you do not wish to be freely accessible and generally available to Internet users.

Also please note that all plugins for ICQ and especially plugins which were not developed and/or provided by ICQ Inc. may be harmful and may cause extreme damage to your system. By downloading, installing, activating or using any plugin for ICQ, you may be subject to various immediate and long-term risks, including without limitation, the risks provided herein. If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are strongly advised not to download or use any plugin for ICQ.

For the ICQ Software's terms of service please review the ICQ end-user license agreement, the privacy policy, the acceptable use policy, usage notices, tools, notices and any other terms of service document available on or through http://www.icq.com/legal/.

European Union ICQ users understand and consent to the processing of personal information in the United States.

To configure your security and privacy settings:

1.	Click on the ICQ button to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Preferences & Security to display another pop-up menu.

3.	Choose Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [user] dialog.

4.	Choose from the following tabs:

•	Select the Security Tab to determine if users need your authorization to add you to their Contact Lists, to change your password, to set your Web Aware authorization, to determine your security level, and to determine whether or not your IP address is published.

•	Select the Ignore List Tab to set ICQ to ignore messages, URLs, chat or authorization requests, and other events sent to your ICQ account from an ICQ account on your Ignore List. You may also use this tab to choose whether to accept messages only from users on you Contact List and/or to ignore WWPager, EmailExpress messages, and multi-recipient messages and/or not to allow direct communication with previous (less secure) versions of ICQ. When you place a user on your Ignore List, you will not receive events sent by this user. The user will not be aware that the events he or she is sending are not displayed to you.

•	Select the Invisible List Tab to place an ICQ user on your Invisible List, so that the ICQ user will not be able to see your online status, but messages from this ICQ user will still be delivered to you online. The user will see your status as offline even if you are online and in one of the Availability-Status modes.

•	Select the Visible List Tab to select users whom you want to enable to see your online presence even when you are in the Privacy (Invisible) Availability-Status mode.

•	Select the Words List Tab to filter your present choice of words and URLs from incoming ICQ events, search results information pertaining to queries you made on the ICQ Global Directory for information about users and information on random users available through the Random Chat feature.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your changes, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

See also Availability-Status Modes

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Security Tab

Configuring the Security Tab

With the ICQ security features, you may control which users are alerted of your presence on the ICQ Network. The Security tab allows you to determine if users need your authorization to add you to their Contact Lists, to change your password, to set your Web Aware authorization, to determine your security level, and to determine whether or not your IP address is published.

To access the Security tab in order to configure the ICQ security settings:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Security tab. The Security tab offers you the following options.

Changing your Contact List Authorization Mode

Changing Your Password

Selecting your Security Level

Activating the Do Not Publish IP Address feature

Activating Web Aware

4.	Click Save to save your changes, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes. You may click on the More About ICQ Security button to be led, via your browser, to ICQ's Security and Privacy Center.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Ignore List Tab

Configuring the Ignore List tab

In the Ignore List tab you may set ICQ to ignore messages, URLs, chat or authorization requests, and other events sent to your ICQ account from an ICQ account on your Ignore List. You may also choose whether to accept messages only from users on you Contact List and/or to ignore WWPager, EmailExpress messages, and multi-recipient messages and/or not to allow direct communication with previous (less secure) versions of ICQ. When you place a user on your Ignore List, you will not receive events sent by this user. The user will not be aware that the events he or she is sending are not displayed to you.

To limit the type of events you receive:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Ignore List tab.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Do not accept WWPager messages box to set the system to ignore WWPager messages.

•	Check the Do not accept any EmailExpress messages box to set the system to ignore EmailExpress messages.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

To limit the users from whom you receive messages:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Ignore List tab.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Accept messages only from users on my Contact List box to set the system to ignore events from users not on your Contact List.

A Padlock [image] icon will appear on the System Menu button in your ICQ Window when you check this option, reminding you that all events from users who are not on your Contact List will be ignored.

Check the Do Not Accept Multi-Recipient Messages box to set the system to ignore events that were sent to more than one recipient.

After checking this box, select the arrow near the empty field to display the drop-down list. Choose from the following options.

•	Select Not On My Contact List to ignore Multi-Recipient Messages only from Users not on your Contact List.

•	Select All Users to ignore all Multi-Recipient Messages.

•	Check the Do not allow direct communication with previous (less secure) clients if you do not wish to receive events from ICQ users with earlier versions of ICQ.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

The Ignore List

The Ignore List is designed to assist in avoiding and reducing potential exposure to harassment via ICQ from others including other ICQ users. ICQ should automatically refrain from displaying any event sent from a specific ICQ account on your Ignore List to your ICQ account. Once a user is on your Ignore List, any attempt he or she makes to contact you should be completely ignored without you being aware of it and without providing the sender with any indication that he or she is on your Ignore List. Remember that moving a user to your Ignore List will automatically remove him or her from your Contact List.

To add a specific user to your Ignore List:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Ignore List tab.

Tip:  The easiest way to add a user who appears on your Contact List on to your Ignore List is to click and drag the user's name from your Contact List into the Ignore List on the Ignore List tab.

4.	Click on the Add to Ignore List button to display a Search for users to add to your Ignore List dialog.

5.	Choose one of the tabs—Email, Details, or ICQ#. Enter the corresponding details about the user whose events you want to ignore, and click on the Search button.

6.	Double-click the user to be added to the Ignore List. Events from this user will be ignored.

7.	Alternatively, you may search in the ICQ Global Directory for the user that you wish to place on your Ignore List.

8.	You may click on the Import button to add a user or a group of users to your Ignore List from another file (which another user may send to you).

9.	You may click on the Export button to save your Ignore List in a separate file.

10.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

To remove a user from the Ignore List:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Ignore List tab.

4.	Select the user on the Ignore List and click the Remove From Ignore List button.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Visible List Tab

Configuring the Visible List Tab

The Visible List feature allows you to select users who will be able to see your online presence even when you are in the Privacy (Invisible) Availability-Status mode. Events from the users on your Visible List will be forwarded to you online.

To place an ICQ user on your Visible List:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Visible List tab.

Tip:  The easiest way to add a user who appears on your Contact List on to your Visible List is to click and drag the user's name from your Contact List into the Visible List on the Visible List tab.

4.	Click on the Add to Visible List button to display a Search for users to add to your Visible List dialog.

5.	Choose one of the tabs - Email, Details, or ICQ# and enter the corresponding details about the user for whom you want to override your Privacy (Invisible) Availability-Status mode.

6.	Select Search.

7.	Double-click the name of the user you want to add to your Visible List.

8.	Or, right-click on the name of the user you want to add to your Visible List.

9.	Click on the OK button to return to the Visible List dialog. Or, click on the New Search button to carry out another search for an additional ICQ user to place on your Visible List.

10.	Click on the Save button to update your list, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

To remove a user from the Visible List:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Visible List tab.

4.	Select the name of the user you would like to remove from your Visible List and click on the Remove From Visible List button.

Alternatively, right-click on the name of the user you would like to remove from your Visible List and select Remove From Visible List.

5.	Click on the Save button to update your list, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Invisible List Tab

Configuring the Invisible List tab

When you place an ICQ user on your Invisible List, the ICQ user will not be able to see your online status, but messages from this ICQ user will still be delivered to you online. The user will see your status as offline even if you are online and in one of the Availability-Status modes.

Note:  If you decide to send a message or any other event to an online user while you are in the Invisible status mode, the recipient will then see you on his or her Online list with an Invisible icon beside your name. This user will, therefore, be aware of your online Invisible status.

Note:  During the period your ICQ account's Web Aware feature is activated, and your ICQ software is connected to the ICQ servers, the Web status indicators pertaining to your ICQ account will indicate that your ICQ account is in an online status, even if you activated an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users.

Also please note that even if you chose to activate an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users, other users may be aware of your ICQ account online status (1) during the time your ICQ software is connected to any of the ICQ ActiveLists; and/or (2) during the time you chose to make your ICQ account number and online status available to other users of the same E-ICQ.

To place an ICQ user on your Invisible List:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Invisible List tab.

Tip:  The easiest way to add a user who appears on your Contact List on to your Invisible List is to click and drag the user's name from your Contact List into the Invisible List on the Invisible List tab.

4.	Click on the Add to Invisible List button to display a Search for users to add to your Invisible List dialog.

5.	Choose one of the tabs - Email, Details, or ICQ#.

6.	Enter the corresponding details about the user to whom you want to add to your Invisible List and click on the Search button.

7.	Double-click on the name of the user you would like to add to your Invisible List.

8.	Click New Search when you want to carry out a new search for an additional ICQ user to place on your Invisible List.

9.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

Note:  You also have the option to place a user in your Invisible List from the Alert/Accept Modes feature.

To remove a user from your Invisible List:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Invisible List tab.

4.	Select the user on your Invisible List tab and click on the Remove From Invisible List button.

Alternatively, right-click on the user you would like to remove and select Remove from Invisible List.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Words List Tab

Configuring the Words List Tab

The Words List feature allows you to filter your present choice of words and URLs ("Filtered Words") from incoming ICQ events, search results information pertaining to queries you made on the ICQ Global Directory for information about users and information on random users available through the Random Chat feature (collectively "Incoming ICQ Info").

You may choose among the following filtering options: all Incoming ICQ Info containing any of the Filtered Words will not be displayed in its entirety; or, all Incoming ICQ Info containing Filtered Words will be displayed with a pre-defined character (such as an asterisk (*) for example), replacing the Filtered Words; or all Incoming ICQ Info containing any Filtered Words will be displayed without any filtering (default option).

The Words List feature is located in your ICQ program and is applied to Incoming ICQ Info just before the Incoming ICQ Info is posted on your screen. Therefore, your Words List feature would not filter your outgoing ICQ events, and except as provided herein, it would not filter any other information and content available on or through the Internet.

Note: This feature provides limited filtration and may not filter any or all of Filtered Words and may not apply to all parts of the ICQ event's content and information (i.e. the additional text which may accompany voice messages).

To access your Words List tab:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Words List tab.

4.	Click on the Unlock (Enter Protection Password) button to display a Password Verification dialog.

5.	Enter your password in the Password field.

6.	Click on the OK button to enable the options on the Words List tab.

To create and add a word or URL to your Words List:

1.	In the Words List tab, click on the Add button to display the Define New Word dialog.

2.	Enter the word or URL that you want to filter in the Enter Word field.

3.	You may right-click and choose from the Cut, Copy, and Paste options to cut or copy a word or URL from another directory and paste it into the Enter Word field.

4.	Click on the OK button to return to the Words List tab. The word or URL now appears on your Words List under the heading Objectionable words.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your changes, or click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

To update your Words List:

1.	In the Words List tab, choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Edit button to change a word or URL in your Words List.

•	Click on the Remove button to remove a word or URL from your Words List.

•	Click on the Import List button to import a list of words or URLs from another file or from another user.

•	Click on the Export List button to save your Words List in another file or to send to another user.

•	Click on the Get Words List button to be led, via your browser, to a Web site offering assistance for adding words to your Words List. You may download a file containing a list of words you may find objectionable and then import the file onto your Words List, or copy and paste selected words onto your Words List.

2.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes and exit the dialog.

To select the filter action for the words or URLs on your Words List and to select to which events you want the action to be applied:

1.	Choose from the following filter actions under the heading Filter Action on the Words tab.

•	Select the Do Not Filter Any Events (Filter Disabled) radio · button to receive all of your Incoming ICQ Info (as defined at the beginning of these instructions) with no filtration.

•	Select the Replace objectionable words with radio · button to receive all of your events and view a user's information, but filtering out the word or URLs on your Words List with whatever symbol you enter in this field. An asterisk (*) is the default symbol.

•	Select the Discard events with objectionable words radio · button to not receive Incoming ICQ Info (as defined at the beginning of these instructions) which include any filtered words.

•	Check the Replace/Discard exact matches only box to refrain from filtering words that incorporate characters, strings, or words that are listed on your Words List.

2.	Choose from the following events to which you'd like to apply the filter action you selected.

•	Check the Incoming Events (Messages) box to apply the selected filter action to your incoming events.

•	Check the User's Information box to apply the selected filter action to a user's information details.

•	Check the Random User Information box to apply the selected filter action to the user information available through the Random Chat feature.

3.	Click Save when you complete your configuration of the Word List tab to save your settings. Or, click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Authorization Mode - Changing

Changing Your Contact List Authorization Mode

This option allows you to determine whether or not users must request your permission to add you to their Contact Lists, thus allowing them to detect your online presence. You set your Authorization mode during the ICQ registration process, and you may change it at any time thereafter.

To determine your Contact List Authorization settings:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Security tab.

4.	Choose from the following options under the heading Change ContactList Authorization:

•	Select the All users may add me to their Contact Lists radio · button to enable any user to add you to his or her Contact List, and therefore see your online status, without requiring your permission

•	Select the My authorization is required radio · button to require other users to receive your authorization before they add you to their Contact Lists, thus preventing unwanted users from adding you to their Contact Lists without your authorization. If you select this option, in the case that you do not wish to accept an authorization request, you may choose not to respond to it and the user will not receive a negative response.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your setting, or click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

Note:  If you did not originally choose the Authorization mode but later decided to change to Authorization mode, you may still be listed on the Contact Lists of users who already added you to their lists while you were not yet in Authorization Mode. If such a user is bothering or annoying you, you may place the user on your Ignore List. Another option is to delete you current ICQ#, register again as a new user, and then enable the Authorization Mode. This however, will require you to reconstruct your Contact List.

Note:  A user can send you a message, even if he or she doesn't have you on his or her Contact List, by searching for you in the ICQ Directories and using the Send Message option, or sending you a WWPager message from your Personal Communication Center, for example. He or she will not, however, know if you are online or offline. During the period your ICQ account's Web Aware feature is activated, and your ICQ software is connected to the ICQ servers, the Web status indicators pertaining to your ICQ account will indicate that your ICQ account is in an online status, even if you activated an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users.

Also please note that even if you chose to activate an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users, other users may be aware of your ICQ account online status (1) during the time your ICQ software is connected to any of the ICQ ActiveLists; and/or (2) during the time you chose to make your ICQ account number and online status available to other users of the same E-ICQ.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


IP Address - Activating Do Not Publish Feature

Activating Do Not Publish IP Address feature

ICQ enables the revealing of your IP address so that it can be used for certain Internet games and collaborative programs that may not be in the list of Registered External Applications on the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab in the Preferences dialog. If, however, you do not wish for your IP address to be revealed, you may activate the Do Not Publish IP Address feature.

To activate the Do Not Publish IP Address feature:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Security tab.

4.	Check the Do not publish IP address box under the heading IP Publishing.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

Note:  The Do Not Publish IP Address feature can only be gradually implemented into the ICQ system and therefore, does not provide a complete assurance that your IP address is not published to some of the ICQ users. You should therefore, assume that even if you use this feature as to avoid publishing of your IP Address, some ICQ users might still be able to see it. By activating your ICQ Personal Homepage, you allow third parties to view your IP address, regardless if you have activated the Do Not Publish IP address feature. Furthermore, please note that in each and every Internet application the IP Address of the sender is an integral part of the TCP/IP standard protocol of the Internet, and can be found by using certain software and/or hardware.

Also please note that by joining an ICQ ActiveList, you may be subject to various security and privacy risks, including among others, increasing the risk that your IP Address and port number will be revealed by the owner, administrator, members, guests, and other participants of such an ICQ ActiveList, as well as other users.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Password - Changing

Changing Your ICQ Password

This option allows you to change the password that you chose when you registered with ICQ or thereafter.

To change your password:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Security tab.

4.	Enter a new password in the New Password field under the heading Change Password.

5.	Retype the new password in the Retype New Password field.

6.	If you wish to log on in the future without having to type in your password, check the Save Password box.

Note:  This option does not apply if you chose the High Security level—see Selecting Your Security Level.

7.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

Note:  Changing your password is a voluntary operation. You will not receive an alert from ICQ to change your password.

Note:  Remembering your password is very important, especially when ICQ is set to high or medium security levels. ICQ may not be fully operable or operable at all once your password is forgotten. If you forget your password, go to the password retrieval page of the ICQ Web site at http://www.icq.com/password. The password retrieval service is only available if you have entered your current e-mail address in the primary Email field of your user information; the password retrieval service will send your password to that e-mail address. Hence, make sure you enter an e-mail address to which you have access.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Aware - Activating

Activating the Web Aware feature

The Web Aware security feature allows you to determine whether others can see your online presence on the World Wide Web. When you activate this feature other Internet users will be able to see your online or offline status (from your ICQ Personal Homepage when activated, or on your Personal Communication Center, for example).

To activate the Web Aware feature:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Security tab.

4.	To allow others to see your presence on the Web, check the Allow others to view my online presence on the World Wide Web box under the heading Web Aware.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

Note:  During the period your ICQ account's Web Aware feature is activated, and your ICQ software is connected to the ICQ servers, the Web status indicators pertaining to your ICQ account (on your ICQ Personal Homepage when activated, or on your Personal Communication Center, for example) will indicate that your ICQ account is in an Online status, even if you activated an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users and therefore, when your Web Aware feature is activated, other ICQ and Internet users will be able to see your online presence from the Web.

Also please note that by activating your Web Aware feature, you are consenting to the activation of your ICQ Status Indicator. Use of the ICQ Status Indicator is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service available on or through http://www.icq.com/legal/ including without limitation, the ICQ Status Indicator License Agreement available thereon.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Security Level - Selecting

Selecting Your ICQ Security Level

This option allows you to choose from three settings to determine your ICQ program's security level, regarding when you must enter your password. If you are the only one with access to your computer, you may select the low security level so that you don't need to enter your password every time you log on to ICQ. Or, you may select the medium security level so that you must enter your password only for certain activities. If others have access to your computer, you may choose high security level, which offers the highest level of protection of the three levels - you must enter your password every time you log on to ICQ and for other activities once ICQ is open.

To determine your security level:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Security & Privacy to display the Security (Ignore/Spam, harassment control) For: [User] dialog.

3.	Select the Security tab.

4.	Choose from the following options under the heading Security Level.

•	Select the Low radio · button to set ICQ to save your password. All ICQ operations (logging in, updating user details, and changing password) will occur without your authorization. This option is ideal if you're using ICQ from a safe, private location (like your home) and you are the only one with access to your computer.

•	Select the Medium radio · button to set ICQ to save your password, and so that most ICQ operations are carried out without authorization. However, changing user information and your password will require the use of your password.

•	Select the High radio · button to activate high security level. This is recommended for users who share a computer, yet value their security. Your personal information including your Contact List and logged events will be protected to a certain extent by a password. You will be requested to enter your password every time you run ICQ. Your Contact List cannot be accessed until the valid password is given.

Note: Remembering your password is very important especially when ICQ is in medium or high security mode. Please make sure to remember your password! ICQ may not be operable once your password is forgotten. If you forget your password, access the password page of the ICQ Web site at http://www.icq.com/password/.

5.	Click on the Save button to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Messages - Sending

Sending A Message

Once you have added users to your Contact List, you may send them messages. You may also send messages to ICQ users that are not on your Contact list, however; you will not know if they are online to receive the messages immediately.

To send a message to one or more users on your Contact List:

1.	Click the user in your Contact List to whom you would like to send a message. Select Message from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, double-click on the user's name to open the message dialog.

2.	You may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Sound button to disable the keystroke sound. Click again to enable the feature.

•	Click on the Font button to select a font style and size for the text of your message.

•	Click on the Font Color button to select a font color for the text of the message.

•	Click on the Font Background color button to select a background color for your message.

•	Click on the History button to expand the dialog and view a history of the messages that transpired between you and that user.

3.	Type your message into the Enter Message field.

Watch the Character Counter at the top of the dialog to keep track of the number of characters in your message. You may send messages of unlimited length to online users who also have the 99b or the 99a version of ICQ. Online users with the ICQ version 98a are limited to sending and receiving messages of up to 450 characters. Offline users (with any version) can only receive messages of up to 450 characters. If your message to those users exceeds 450 characters, a warning is displayed.

4.	Click OK and send the message as is, and open a second message dialog to continue. Or, type the full message (exceeding 450 characters). When you click on the Send button in the message dialog, a Can't Send Offline Message is displayed.

Choose from the following options.

•	Select Send Thru-Email to send the user the message through e-mail, rather than through ICQ.

•	Select Auto-send later to send the message to an offline user once the user logs online (as long as you are also online). This will allow you to send a message of unlimited length to an offline user with ICQ 99a or 99b.

•	Select edit to edit the text of your message. This allows you to shorten the message and send it.

•	Select Cancel to cancel sending the message.

Alternatively, you may send a larger message in two parts. Select a portion of the text at the end (to highlight it), right-click, and select Cut. Then click Send to send the first part of your message. Now you may open a second message dialog, right-click and select Paste. Click Send to send the second part of your message.

You also have the option to send large amounts of text as a file or as e-mail.

If you are offline, or disconnected from the ICQ server, the message will be stored in your OutBox and sent when you reconnect. If the recipient is offline, you may choose from two options. Click on the More button to expand the dialog  to access those options and others.

Choose from the following options. (These options are automatically displayed when you compose a message offline; you do not need to click on the More button.)

•	Check the Send later, when recipient(s): box. Choose from the following two options.

•	Click the Online or Offline radio · button if you are offline and you want the message to be sent whenever you reconnect, whether the user is online or not. If the recipient is offline when you reconnect, the message will be stored on the ICQ server until the recipient reconnects.

•	Select the Online Only radio · button if you want to send the message only when both you and the recipient are online (and not via the ICQ server).

•	Check the Email a Copy box if you wish for the recipient to receive a copy of your message by e-mail.

•	Check the Minimize During Send box if you want the message dialog to minimize on your desktop during send.

•	If you wish to send your message to several recipients, click on the Multiple Recipients button to display a list of the users on your Contact List. Select the users to whom you want to send the same message.

In addition, ICQ 99a automatically converts ICQ#s, e-mail addresses, and URLs into hypertext if the Multi-Language Support is not activated. See the Contact List tab for more information about Multi-Language Support.

5.	Click Send to send your message or Cancel to close the dialog without sending the message. If you are online, the message is sent. If you are offline, your message is saved in the OutBox and sent when you reconnect to the ICQ server. You may also press Ctrl+Enter or Alt+S to send your message.

If you insert one of the following in your message—an ICQ#, a Web page URL address, or an email address, the text will be converted to hypertext in the message dialog.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Messages - Receiving

Receiving and Responding to a Message

A Message may be sent to you regardless of your status — online or offline. If you are online when a user sends you a message, you will receive the message immediately. If you are offline, the message will be stored on the ICQ servers (Unless the sender specified that the message be sent only when you are online) until you log online and, open ICQ.

You are notified of an incoming message by a unique sound and by a flashing Incoming Message icon. The icon will flash in your desktop tray and next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

To read an Incoming Message:

Double-click the flashing Message icon in your desktop or next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

Alternatively. select the Sender's name on your Contact List and choose Receive from the pop-up menu. The Incoming Message dialog is displayed. The dialog displays the sender's name, e-mail address, and ICQ#, as well as the date and time. The message appears in the Message field.

You may choose from the following options:

•	Click on the Auto Color button to view your messages in the colors you set to send messages. Click again to view the message in default black and white.

•	Click on the History button to view a history of the previous messages that have transpired between you and the sender.

•	Click on the Reply button to open a new message dialog in which you can respond to the sender. See Sending a Message.

•	Click on the Forward button to forward this message to another user on your Contact List.

•	Click on the Request Chat button to send a chat request to the sender. (This feature is only enabled if the sender is currently online)

•	Click on the Close button to close the Incoming message dialog.

•	Click on the read Next button if it is enabled and shows a flashing icon to display the next incoming event. (This feature is only enabled if you have more than one incoming message from the same user)

•	Click on the User Information button to display the sender's registration details.

•	Click on the More Functions button. Choose from additional options for dealing with a message.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Introduction

ICQ version 99b comes with a new and exciting feature, the ICQ ActiveList. Now you can create or join ICQ communities based on a common interest and easily access them from your ICQ program. In addition to your original Contact List, you may open your chosen or personally created Lists and communicate with your friends or associates.

After you join an ICQ ActiveList, it will appear in the extended ICQ ActiveList Window at the lower part of your Contact List. A special bullet next to the ICQ ActiveList title indicates whether you have connected to it (green) or whether you are disconnected (red). ICQ ActiveList participants can view your status (connected or disconnected) through the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window.

You will be able to notice whether the List is activated by it's Blue (online) or Red (offline) letters (by default). Access the specific ICQ ActiveList and transform your original Contact List into the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window. Send messages, files, URLs, Chats, to all participants of the ICQ ActiveList or to a specific participant. Exchange information, ideas and opinions.

Become an owner of your very own ICQ ActiveList. Bring people together who share a common interest.  You create your list from scratch. Decide who becomes a member of your List and who doesn't, when you want the list to operate, and may appoint administrator(s) to help you manage the ICQ ActiveList.

Note: For information on becoming an owner of your own ICQ ActiveList, go to the Web-page and download the ICQ ActiveList Server file. You will find step-by-step instructions in the separate Help File on the ICQ ActiveList Server.

Note:  The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. ICQ Inc. does not review, control, examine, verify or endorse any of the ICQ ActiveLists.

Also please note that the options and privileges granted to participants in the ICQ ActiveList are subject to the owner and/or administrator(s) discretion.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Joining
ICQ ActiveList – Joining

You have three different ways to search for a specific ICQ ActiveList, all from the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard.

•	ID Number

•	Title

•	Category

There are four ways to access the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard to search for ICQ ActiveLists:

•	Click on the Services button and select ICQ ActiveList. Choose Find/Add an ICQ ActiveList.

•	Right-click on the Show/Hide ICQ ActiveList button at the top of your Contact List and select Find/Add an ICQ ActiveList.

•	When your ICQ ActiveList Window is open, click on the ICQ ActiveList bar and select Find/Add an ICQ ActiveList.

•	When your ICQ ActiveList Window is open, click on the Find/Add an ICQ ActiveList button.

Please Note: The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users. The information and material available on or through the ICQ ActiveLists are not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified or endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way.

By joining an ICQ ActiveList, you may be subject to various security and privacy risks, including among others: (1) increasing the risk that your IP address and port number will be revealed by the Owner, Administrators, Members and Guests of that ICQ ActiveList ("Participants") as well as other users, and (2) providing the Participants of that ICQ ActiveList as well as other users with information pertaining to your usage of that ICQ ActiveList.

 During the time your ICQ software is connected to any of the ICQ ActiveLists, the participants of that ICQ ActiveList as well as other users may be aware of your ICQ account online status, even if you chose to be in Invisible (Privacy) Mode or chose to activate an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users.

To search for an ICQ ActiveList by ID # and join the list:

1.	In the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard, click the Search by List ID radio · button.

2.	Type the ICQ ActiveList number in the ID# field.

3.	Check the Show Only Online ActiveLists box if you want only the ICQ ActiveLists that are currently online to appear in the search results.

4.	Click on the Next button. The network searches for the relevant ICQ ActiveList.

5.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the More List's Info button to view more information on the ICQ ActiveList. Alternatively, right-click on the selected list and choose ICQ ActiveList Info.

View details on the specific ICQ ActiveList by choosing the Main, More, and Owner tabs.

Click on the Update button for updated details, or click on the Cancel button to go back to the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard dialog.

•	Click on the Add List button, or right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Add List to add the ICQ ActiveList to your Window. Click OK. Choose from the following options.

Note:  These options are made available only if the ICQ ActiveList is online when you try to join. If the ICQ ActiveList is offline, you will receive these options when you click on the ICQ ActiveList in your ICQ ActiveList Window when the ICQ ActiveList is online.

•	Click the Request List Membership radio · button to become a member in the ICQ ActiveList. You will be listed on the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window as a member, and other participants will see your name on their Window each time they connect to the ICQ ActiveList. The events will be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the Login as a Guest Only radio · button to become an ICQ ActiveList guest. You will only appear on this ICQ ActiveList as a one time participant. Each time you connect to the ICQ ActiveList, you will have to rejoin. The events will not be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the I'm Already a Member radio · button if you have already joined this particular ICQ ActiveList as  member in the past.

If authorization is not required by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator(s), you should be added immediately and the ICQ ActiveList will appear on your ICQ ActiveList Window. If authorization is required, you will be added to this ICQ ActiveList only after your authorization request is approved by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator(s). Follow the To request authorization instructions at the bottom of this page.

Note: The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. ICQ Inc. does not review, control, examine, verify or endorse any of the ICQ ActiveLists.

Also please note that the options and privileges granted to participants in the ICQ ActiveList are subject to the owner and/or administrator(s) discretion.

•	Click on the Next button.

•	Check the Auto connect to list when its online box, to automatically connect to the ICQ ActiveList when it is online.

•	Click on the Done button.

•	Click on the Back button to return to the previous dialog.

•	Click on the Next button to search for more lists. Choose from the following options.

Click the Yes, show me how radio · button to search for more ICQ ActiveLists.

Click the No, I will add more later radio · button to close the dialog.

To search for an ICQ ActiveList by title:

1.	From the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard, click the Search by List Title radio · button.

2.	Check the Show Only Online ActiveLists box if you want only the ICQ ActiveLists that are currently operating to appear in the search results.

3.	Type the name of the ICQ ActiveList that you want to search in the Name field.

4.	You have the following options.

•	Click on the More List's Info button to view more information on the ICQ ActiveList. Alternatively, right-click on the selected list and choose ICQ ActiveList Info.

View details on the specific ICQ ActiveList by choosing the Main, More, and Owner tabs.

Click on the Update button for updated details, or click on the Cancel button to go back to the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard dialog.

•	Click on the Add List button, or right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Add List to add the ICQ ActiveList to your Window. Click OK. Choose from the following options.

Note:  These options are made available only if the ICQ ActiveList is online when you try to join. If the ICQ ActiveList is offline, you  will receive these options when you click on the ICQ ActiveList in your ICQ ActiveList Window when the ICQ ActiveList is online.

•	Click the Request List Membership radio · button to become a member in the ICQ ActiveList. You will be listed on the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window as a member, and other participants will see your name on their Window each time they connect to the ICQ ActiveList. The events will be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the Login as a Guest Only radio · button to become an ICQ ActiveList guest. You will only appear on this ICQ ActiveList as a one time participant. Each time you connect to the ICQ ActiveList, you will have to rejoin. The events will not be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the I'm Already a Member radio · button if you have already joined this particular ICQ ActiveList as  member in the past.

If authorization is not required by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator(s), you should be added immediately and the ICQ ActiveList will appear on your ICQ ActiveList Window. If authorization is required, you will be added to this ICQ ActiveList only after your authorization request is approved by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator(s). Follow the To request authorization instructions at the bottom of this page.

Note: The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. ICQ Inc. does not review, control, examine, verify or endorse any of the ICQ ActiveLists.

Also please note that the options and privileges granted to participants in the ICQ ActiveList are subject to the owner and/or administrator(s) discretion.

•	Click on the Next button.

•	Check the Auto connect to list when its online box, to automatically connect to the ICQ ActiveList when it is online.

•	Click on the Done button.

•	Click on the Back button to return to the previous dialog.

•	Click on the Next button to search for more lists. Choose from the following options.

Click the Yes, show me how radio · button to search for more ICQ ActiveLists.

Click the No, I will add more later radio · button to close the dialog.

To search the ICQ ActiveList by Category:

1.	From the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard, click the Search by Category radio · button and click on the Next button.

2.	Check the Show Only Online ActiveLists box if you want only the ICQ ActiveLists that are currently operating to appear in the search results.

3.	Check the box next to the Press to edit Topic/Keywords button to enable you to search according to topic.

•	Click on the Press to edit Topic/Keywords button to open the Selected Interests dialog.

Highlight the interest and general topic that interests you.

In the Define New Interests/Edit Topic's Keywords field, enter the topic of keywords that best describe the ICQ ActiveList that you are looking for (optional) and click on the OK button.

•	     Check the box next to Language and select the language of your choice from the drop-down menu.

•	     Check the Show Only Online ActiveLists (if you have not done so previously) if you want to display only the ICQ ActiveLists that are currently operating.

4.	Click on the Next button.

5.	Select the ICQ ActiveList that you are interested in.

6.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the More List's Info button to view more information on the ICQ ActiveList. Alternatively, right-click on the selected list and choose ICQ ActiveList Info.

View details on the specific ICQ ActiveList by choosing the Main, More, and Owner tabs.

•	Click on the Update button for updated details, or click on the Cancel button to go back to the ICQ ActiveList Search Wizard dialog.

•	Click on the Add List button, or right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Add List to add the ICQ ActiveList to your Window. Click OK. Choose from the following options.

Note:  These options are made available only if the ICQ ActiveList is online when you try to join. If the ICQ ActiveList is offline, you will receive these options when you click on the ICQ ActiveList in your ICQ ActiveList Window when the ICQ ActiveList is online.

•	Click the Request List Membership radio · button to become a member in the ICQ ActiveList. You will be listed on the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window as a member, and other participants will see your name on their Window each time they connect to the ICQ ActiveList. The events will be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the Login as a Guest Only radio · button to become an ICQ ActiveList guest. You will only appear on this ICQ ActiveList as a one time participant. Each time you connect to the ICQ ActiveList, you will have to rejoin. The events will not be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the I'm Already a Member radio · button if you have already joined this particular ICQ ActiveList as  member in the past.

If authorization is not required by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator(s), you should be added immediately and the ICQ ActiveList will appear on your ICQ ActiveList Window. If authorization is required, you will be added to this ICQ ActiveList only after your authorization request is approved by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator(s). Follow the To request authorization instructions at the bottom of this page.

Note: The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. ICQ Inc. does not review, control, examine, verify or endorse any of the ICQ ActiveLists.

Also please note that the options and privileges granted to participants in the ICQ ActiveList are subject to the owner and/or administrator(s) discretion.

•	Click on the Next button.

•	Check the Auto connect to list when its online box, to automatically connect to the ICQ ActiveList when it is online.

•	Click on the Done button.

•	Click on the Back button to return to the previous dialog.

•	Click on the Next button to search for more lists. Choose from the following options.

Click the Yes, show me how radio · button to search for more ICQ ActiveLists.

Click the No, I will add more later radio · button to close the dialog.

To request authorization in order to join an ICQ ActiveList:

1.	In the Join List authorization required dialog, enter the reason that you want to join the list in the dialog field (optional).

2.	Click on the Next button.

3.	Check the Auto Connect to List box to automatically connect to the ICQ ActiveList when it is online.

The ICQ ActiveList appears in your ICQ ActiveList Window under the heading Awaiting Authorization.

You my receive one of a number of responses from the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator, either authorizing your request or denying authorization. If you are denied, you may re-request authorization by right-clicking on the ICQ ActiveList and selecting Ask Authorization.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Becoming an Administrator

An ICQ ActiveList Administrator is a participant who has been appointed by the ICQ ActiveList owner to help administer the list. The list owner may appoint as many administrators as he/she sees fit to help manage the list.

For example, if a list owner expects to be away for an extended period of time he/she may appoint a number of other users on the list to manage and handle the regular tasks of an ICQ ActiveList. The owner determines the number and type of administrative actions that the Administrator/s may be responsible for.

Note: The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. ICQ Inc. does not review, control, examine, verify or endorse any of the ICQ ActiveLists.

Also please note that the options and privileges granted to participants in the ICQ ActiveList are subject to the owner and/or administrator(s) discretion.

Note: The owner of the ICQ ActiveList must leave the ICQ ActiveList Server online in order for the administrator(s) to have the option to manage the list. The administrator(s) may access the Manager by right-clicking on the ICQ ActiveList and selecting the Manage List option.

Note: By transferring owner privileges and/or transferring administrator privileges, you confirm that the user to whom you are transferring Owner privileges and/or the user to whom you are transferring or with whom you are sharing any administrator privileges, has read and agreed to the ICQ Terms of Service available on or through http://www.icq.com/legal/.

Also, please note that this transferring or sharing of Owner and/or Administrator Privileges does not derogate from any of your responsibilities towards ICQ Inc. or any other party with respect to this ICQ ActiveList.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Unregistering/Reregistering

You may un-register from an ICQ ActiveList. When you un-register you will no longer appear on the ICQActiveList to other participants the next time the list is activated and you will not receive broadcast messages or other events from the list participants. You do not delete the ICQ ActiveList from your database, and the list may continue to appear in your ICQ ActiveList Window, unless you choose to remove it.  So if you want to register to the list in the future, you will only need to repeat the registration process. See instructions bellow.

To un-register from an ICQ ActiveList:

1.	Right-click on the ICQ ActiveList that you want to un-register and select Un-register from ActiveList. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window click on the Title bar and select Un-register from ActiveList. (Disabled when list is offline).

2.	Click Yes, please unregister me radio · button if you want to unregister from the ICQ ActiveList or,  No, please maintain my membership radio · button if you want to remain a member.

3.	Click on the Next button.

4.	If you choose to remove the list, choose from the following options.

•	Click the Yes, please remove the ICQ ActiveList radio · button if you want to delete the ICQ ActiveList from the ICQ ActiveList Window.

•	Click the No, please leave the ICQ ActiveList radio · button if you want the ICQ ActiveList to remain in your ICQ ActiveList Window. If you decide to rejoin at a later time, the ICQ ActiveList will be conveniently available to you.

To re-register to the ICQ ActiveList:

1.	Right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Join List. Or, select Join As Guest. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window click on the Title bar and select Join List and Join As Guest. (Disabled when list is offline).

2.	Choose your status, whether Member of the List or Guest.

3.	Click on the Next button.

4.	Click on the Done button.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Removing

Remove an ICQ ActiveList

You may want to remove an ICQ ActiveList from your ICQ ActiveList Window. In this case, you will no longer view the ICQ ActiveList in your ICQ ActiveList Window but you will still appear on the Lists of the other participants in offline status (if you've registered as a member).  You will have to join the list again if you wish to connect to it. Removing yourself from a list might be handy if you have only registered as a one time guest and you no longer wish it to appear in your ICQ ActiveList Window.

To delete an ICQ ActiveList:

Right-click on the list you want to delete. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window, click on the Title bar and select Remove ActiveList. (Disabled when list is offline).

1.	Select Remove ICQ ActiveList.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click the Yes, please remove the ICQ ActiveList radio · button if you want to remove the ICQ ActiveList from the ICQ ActiveList Window.

•	Click the No, please leave the ICQ ActiveList radio · button if you want the ICQ ActiveList to remain in your ICQ ActiveList Window.

•	Click on the Next button.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Becoming an Owner

Becoming an ICQ ActiveList Owner

If you wish to become an owner to your own ICQ ActiveList then you will need to download and install the ICQ ActiveList Server software. Click here to download the ICQ ActiveList Server.

Please note that as in any remote access program, by activating the ICQ ActiveList Server, you may provide third parties with certain limited remote access to certain files on your computer. Please be aware that activating the ICQ ActiveList Server increases the risk that third parties will be able to tamper with your computer.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Windows Features

The ICQ ActiveList Window appears as an extension to your original Contact List. Familiarize yourself with the different ICQ ActiveList features before you begin using this feature.

The ICQ ActiveList contains the following features:

•	Show/Hide ActiveList  [image] button: located at the top of your Contact List. Offers you the options to open the ICQ ActiveList Window search for and join an ICQ ActiveList, open the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window.

•	ICQ ActiveList [image] bar: located at the top of your ICQ ActiveList Window. Offers you the options to search for and join an ICQ ActiveList. Through this bar you can choose a specific ICQ ActiveList that you are a participant of and display the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window

•	ICQ ActiveList Window: An extension to your ICQ Contact List Window. Contains the ICQ ActiveLists that you have joined. Includes the ICQ ActiveList bar and Find/Add An ICQ ActiveList button.

•	ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window: the Window that replaces your original Contact List. Divided into participants who are Connected and Disconnected  to the ICQ ActiveList. You have similar options as you do on the original Contact List (such as sending Messages, URLs, Files, Contacts), in addition to the unique ICQ ActiveList functions.

In addition, you have the following shortcuts (buttons).

•	News

•	Broadcast

•	Chat

•	ActiveList Title bar [image] located at the top of your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window when opened. Offers you the options to broadcast messages, URLs, chats, post and view news, and more. In addition you may send an ICQ ActiveList invitation to other users.

•	ICQ List button: the button that displays your original Contact List. Also, from this button you may search for a regular Contact, add to list, find a chat partner and view and change your details.

•	Member In divider: located in the ICQ ActiveList Window. Shows that you have registered to the list as a member.

•	Guest In divider: located in the ICQ ActiveList Window. Shows that you have registered to the list as a guest.

•	Green bullet: indicates that the List is operating and that you are connected to the ICQ ActiveList. Also indicates that you appear connected to the list's participants.

•	Red bullet: indicates that the List is operating but you are not connected to the ICQ ActiveList. Also indicates that you appear disconnected to the list's participants.

•	Grey bullet: indicates that the List is not operating.

Note: If you receive an event from a user in your original Contact List while your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window is opened, the event icon will flash in your desktop tray.

You have two ways to open the ICQ ActiveList Window:

•	Click on the ICQ ActiveList button at the top of your Contact List. Click on the button again to close it.

•	Click on the Services button and select ICQ ActiveList. Click the Show ActiveLists List.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Participating

After you have added and joined an ICQ ActiveList, you are ready to become an active participant. Switch between your original Contact List and the ICQ ActiveList. Use the ICQ ActiveList News Board to post news on selected forums. Broadcast messages or URLs to ICQ ActiveList participants who are connected to the list or just write a message and share your thoughts with the ICQ ActiveList's owner or administrator(s). Make sure that your ICQ ActiveList Window is open in order to use all of your options.

You may want to view the ICQ ActiveList participants to find out who is connected and who is disconnected from the List. In the ICQ ActiveList Window you may exercise your original options for sending messages, files, URLs, etc. In order to view the Contacts in the ICQ ActiveList, you must temporarily substitute your original Contact List with the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window.

Note:  If you receive an event from a user in your original Contact List while your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window is open, the event icon will flash in your desktop tray.

To open the ICQ Active List Contacts Window:

You may open the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window from three different locations.

•	The ICQ ActiveList Show/Hide [image] button at the top of your Contact List.

•	The ICQ ActiveList [image] bar at the top of your ICQ ActiveList Window.

•	The specific ICQ ActiveList (by double-clicking on it in the ICQ ActiveList Window.

To open the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window:

1.	Click on the ICQ ActiveList bar and select Show ICQ ActiveList. A List appears.

Alternatively, right-click on the ICQ ActiveList button and select Show ICQ ActiveList. Or, double-click on the specific ICQ ActiveList.

2.	Click on the ICQ ActiveList that you wish to view. The ICQ ActiveList of your choice replaces your original Contact List.

To return to the ICQ Contact List:

Click on the ICQ List button. Alternatively, right-click on the ICQ ActiveList button and select Show Contact List. Or, click on the ICQ ActiveList bar and select Show Contact List.

To connect to a list:

Double-click on an ICQ ActiveList to change the red (disconnected) bullet to a green (connected) bullet. You are now connected to the list and are viewed as connected to the ICQ ActiveList participants.

Alternatively, right-click on the list and choose Connect.

Note: You may only connect to an ICQ ActiveList that is online. You may notice that an ICQ ActiveList is offline by the gray bullet next to it.

To access the ICQ ActiveList functions:

Right-click on the online ICQ ActiveList in the ICQ ActiveList Window, or click on the ICQ ActiveList Title button in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window.

You have the following options.

•	Connect/Disconnect

•	Broadcast: Messages, URL

•	Chat: Join Chat

•	New: Read News

•	Admin: Message Administrators

•	Info: ICQ ActiveList Info , ICQ ActiveList Preferences, View Message of the Day

•	Delete: Remove ICQ ActiveList, Unregister from ICQ ActiveList

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Broadcasting and Accepting Events

From the Broadcast Message dialog you can send messages and URLs to all connected participants on the ICQ ActiveList or to individuals that you specify. You may also send an ICQ ActiveList Invitation to users if you want them to join a certain ICQ ActiveList that you participate in. This dialog is divided into the following fields.

•	List Name: the name of the ICQ ActiveList to which you are sending your message or URL.

•	List #: the ICQ number of the List.

•	Connected Members: the number of members currently connected to the ICQ ActiveList.

•	Guests: the number of guests that are currently connected to the ICQ ActiveList.

•	Total: the total of participants (members and guests) that are currently connected to the ICQ ActiveList.

•	Enter Message: the field in which you type your message.

Broadcasting a Message

Broadcast a message to all ICQ ActiveList participants who are connected to this ICQ ActiveList or send a message to individuals on the list.

To broadcast a message:

1.	Right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Message. Alternatively, double-click on the ICQ ActiveList. If your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window is open, click on the Broadcast button.

2.	Enter the text in the Enter Message field.

3.	Click on the Broadcast button to send the message to all ICQ ActiveList participants who are connected to this ICQ ActiveList, or click Cancel to cancel the message. Alternatively, click on the Specify Recipients to send the message to specific participant(s) on the list.

Accepting a Broadcast Message

When an ICQ ActiveList participant broadcasts a message to you or to all of the ICQ ActiveList participants, a flashing broadcasting [image] icon appears next to the ICQ ActiveList name, on the ICQ ActiveList bar, and next to the Contact's name if the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window is open.

To accept a broadcast message:

Double-click on the flashing Broadcasting [image] icon on the ICQ ActiveList bar, or the ICQ ActiveList in the ICQ ActiveList Window, or next to the sender's name in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window. Alternatively, click on the icon and select Receive.

You have the following options:

•	Click on the Broadcast button to open the Broadcast Message dialog and send a message.

•	Click on the Close button to close the message.

•	Click on the More Functions button to enable Message Archive functions.

Broadcasting a URL

The URL option allows you to broadcast URLs to all ICQ ActiveList participants or to send a message to individuals on the list. If your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window is open, click on the Broadacast button.

To broadcast a URL:

1.	Right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select URL. Alternatively, click on the Broadcast button.

2.	Enter the Web address in the Select / Enter URL field.

3.	Enter a description of the URL or any message you might have in the Enter URL Description or Message field.

4.	Click on the Broadcast button to send the message to the entire list, or click Cancel to cancel the message. Alternatively, click on the Specify Recipients to send the message to a specific member or members on the list.

To accept a URL:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Broadcasting [image] icon in the ICQ ActiveList Window, or next to the sender's name in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window, or in your desktop tray.

2.	Click on the icon and select Receive.

You have the following options.

•	Click on the GoTo URL button to go directly to the Web site.

•	Click on the Broadcast button to broadcast a message to the ICQ ActiveList

•	Click on the Close button to close the message

•	Click on the More Functions button to enable Message Archive functions.

To access the ICQ ActiveList Invitation help instructions:

You may send users an invitation to join an ICQ ActiveList that you are a participant of. For help instructions on this option, do the following.

1.	From the ICQ ActiveList button, select Preferences & Security.

2.	Choose Preferences.

3.	Click on the Plugins Tab.

4.	Click on the Help button.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Posting/Viewing News

As an ICQ ActiveList participant you may use the Read News option to post news on selected forums, or view other people's news messages. Make sure that the list is online and that you are connected to the list.

 Please note that only the Owner of an ICQ ActiveList or anyone appointed by the Owner and/or by the Administrator/s for that purpose, can delete messages posted on the ICQ ActiveList News Boards.

Also, please note that the ICQ ActiveLists, including the ICQ ActiveList News Boards, are created, managed, and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. The information available on or through the ICQ ActiveList News Boards is not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified or endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way.

To access the news dialog:

•	Right-click on the online ICQ ActiveList and select Read News. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window click on the Title bar and select Read News.

•	If your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window is open, click on the News button.

The News Board dialog consists of the following.

•	Fast Menu bar consists of the options to: Post New, Reply to List, Reply to Author, Forward, Stop, Delete and Print.

•	Post button to post a new message for other users.

•	Reply to List button to reply to a specific news message. The specific message will branch out to the reply message when you click on it.

•	Reply to Author button to reply to news from a specific list member. It opens the default e-mail.

•	Forward button to forward news from a specific list member. It opens the default e-mail.

•	Stop button to stop downloading news.

•	Delete button to delete a specific news message from your computer.

Note: If you want to delete any message from the ICQ ActiveList News Board itself, please contact your ICQ ActiveList Owner and/or administrator(s).

•	Print button to print a specific news message.

•	Selected Forum is General by default.

•	News Window where you view the news posted by other participants.

•	Download Next 50 button where you update the news to the next 50 messages.

•	Zooming News Information bar is where you view the subject, date and author of the selected message.

•	Zooming news Content Window is where you read the entire content of the selected message.

To post news on the News Board:

1.	In the News Board dialog, click on the Post New button. You get the Post Message dialog.

2.	Write your message in the field

3.	In the Select Forum field, specify the forum to which you want to address your news (General by default).

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Post button, to send the message to other users.

•	Click on the Copy button, to copy the highlighted text to a different location.

•	Click on the Paste button, to paste the highlighted text to a different location.

•	Click on the Cut button to cut the highlighted text and paste or copy it to a different location.

5.	Click on the Post button to send the message, or Cancel to cancel the message without sending it.

To reply to list:

1.	In the News Board dialog, select the news that you want to reply to.

2.	Click on the Reply to List button. You get the Post Message dialog.

3.	Write your message in the dialog.

4.	In the Select Forum field, specify the forum to which you want to address your news.

5.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Post button to send the message to other users.

•	Click on the Copy button to copy the highlighted text to a different location.

•	Click on the Paste button to paste the highlighted text to a different location.

•	Click on the Cut button to cut the highlighted text and paste or copy it in a different location.

6.	Click on the Post button to send the message, or Cancel to cancel the message without sending it.

To reply to author:

1.	In the News Board dialog, click on the Reply to Author button. You get the ICQ Email dialog.

2.	Follow the instructions concerning how to send email.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList - Viewing Information

View the ICQ ActiveList details entered by the List's owner or administrator(s). The ICQ ActiveList Info contains the following three tabs that may contain information about the ICQ ActiveList and its owner.

•	Main

•	More

•	Owner

Please note that the ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. ICQ Inc. does not review, control, examine, verify or endorse any of the ICQ ActiveLists.

To access the ICQ ActiveList Info:

1.	Right-click on the online ICQ ActiveList and select ICQ ActiveList Info. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window click on the Title bar and select ICQ ActiveList Info.

2.	Click on tabs Main, More, Owner to receive more information on the ICQ ActiveList.

3.	Click on the Update button to update the information from the server, or Cancel to exit the ICQ ActiveList Info dialog.

The tabs contain the following information.

Main tab

The Main tab consists of the following information.

•	List ICQ#: every list is given an ICQ number.

•	List Title: every list is given a title.

•	Short Description: a one sentence description of the ICQ ActiveList's topic

•	Lists Description: a more detailed description of the ICQ ActiveList's objectives.

•	Joining Condition: a precondition for joining the ICQ ActiveList can be determined by the ICQ ActiveList owner or administrator(s).

•	List's Homepage: some lists may have their very own homepage. You may access it by clicking on the Homepage button right next to the URL.

More tab

The More tab consists of the following information:

•	List's Acceptance Requirements: the requirements set by the owner or administrator(s) for other users to join the ICQ ActiveList.

•	List Subject: the subject/topic of the ICQ ActiveList.

•	No. of Members: specifies the number of registered members in the ICQ ActiveList.

•	Connected Participants: specifies the number of current connected participants.

•	List's Spoken Languages: specifies the language/s used in communication by the list members.

Owner tab

The Owner tab consists of the following ICQ ActiveList owner information.

•	ICQ#

•	Nickname

•	First Name

•	Last Name

•	E-mail

•	More Info button: opens the Owner's ICQ Global Directory dialog for Owner details.

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ICQ ActiveList - Configuring Preferences

You may configure general preferences, such as login to the ICQ ActiveList when the list is online, to automatically join a chat when one begins, to disconnect from the ICQ ActiveList when you are in invisible mode and more.

To configure general preferences:

1.	Right-click on an ICQ ActiveList and select ICQ ActiveList Preferences.

2.	You have the following options.

•	Check the Auto login when list is online box to automatically connect to an ICQ ActiveList when it is online.

•	Check the Auto join ongoing chat box to automatically join a chat.

•	Check the Show disconnection message box to show a pop-up message asking you if you want to disconnect from the ICQ ActiveList when you try to exit the program.

•	Check the Disconnect from ICQ ActiveList when in Invisible Mode box if you would like to be automatically disconnected from the ICQ ActiveList when you are in Invisible mode.

•	Check the Do not auto login when in Invisible Mode box when you are in Invisible mode and you do not want to appear connected in the ICQ ActiveList.

Note: During the time your ICQ Software is connected to any ICQ ActiveList, the Owner, Administrators, Members, Guests and other participants of the ICQ ActiveList as well as other users, may be aware of your ICQ account online status, even if you chose to be in an Invisible (Privacy) mode.

To enter a new password (for owner or administrator(s) use only):

1.	Enter the new password in the New Password field.

2.	Click on the Save button.

Owners and Administrators: Please keep your ICQ ActiveList Password safely. Your ICQ ActiveList may not operate without a password. Also note that the password retrieval service is only available if you have entered your current E-mail address in the E-mail field while joining ICQ or thereafter, and if you send your password retrieval query from that E-mail address.

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ICQ ActiveList - Viewing a Message of the Day (MOTD)

An owner or administrator may choose to broadcast a message that will appear each time you connect to the ICQ ActiveList. You may also choose to read this message at any time.

Note: If you connected to the ICQ ActiveList before a Message of the Day was sent, you may check to see if one was sent by right-clicking the ICQ ActiveList and selecting Disconnect and then Connect. Once you open the Message of the Day for the first time, the option to view it again will be enabled in the list of options. See instructions below.

To view the Message of the Day:

1.	Right-click on a specific ICQ ActiveList and select View Message Of The Day.

2.	Click on the URL button to be led to a URL if the owner/administrator(s) has attached one (by default, the button will lead you to the ICQ Homepage)

3.	Click on the OK button to close the dialog.

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ICQ ActiveList - Joining a Chat

Select the Chat options to send participants in the ICQ ActiveList an invitation to participate in a chat with you or to join a chat already in session.

To open a chat or join a chat session:

1.	Right-click on the Active-List and select Join Chat. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window click on the Title bar and select Join Chat. Or, click on the Chat button in your ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window.

2.	Follow the steps in the Chat section.

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ICQ ActiveList - Broadcasting to Administrators

You have the option to broadcast a message to the owner/administrator(s) of your ICQ ActiveList.

To broadcast a message to the owner/administrator(s):

1.	Right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Message Administrators. Alternatively, in the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window click on the Title bar and select Message Administrators. (Disabled when list is offline).

2.	Enter the text in the Enter Message field.

3.	Click on the Broadcast button to send the message to the entire list, or click Cancel to cancel the message. Alternatively, click on the Specify Recipients to send the message to a specific administrator if there is more than one.

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Chat - Opening

Sending a Chat Invitation

Chatting requires that both the sender and the recipient are online. You may, however, compose a Chat Request while your are offline. The request will be saved in the OutBox until both you and the recipient are online. The request will also be saved in the OutBox if you send a request to an offline user.

Note: Double-click on the System Menu button to view requests stored in your OutBox.

To request a chat:

1.	Click a user's name on your Contact List and select ICQ Chat. A Send Chat Request dialog is displayed.

2.	You may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the User Information button to view the details that the recipient entered upon registration.

•	Check the Auto-Send ChatDirect Request later, when the user is online box to automatically send the chat request the next time the user is online.

3.	Enter the chat subject in the Enter Chat Subject field and click on the Chat button. The chat session will begin when the requested party accepts the chat invitation.

If you want to abort the chat request, click Cancel, or close the Send Chat Request dialog.

You may invite one or more users to join in the chat session.

To invite a user to join an existing chat session:

1.	Click the user on your Contact List and select ICQ Chat. A Send Chat request dialog is displayed.

2.	Click on the Join Session button and select the name of the chat session to which you want to invite the user. Alternatively, drag and drop a user's name from your Contact List into the chat window.

If you want to abort the chat request, click Cancel, or close the Send Chat Request dialog.

When the user accepts your request, the user will be added to your existing chat session.

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Chat - Responding to a Request

You are notified of an incoming Chat Request by a unique sound and a flashing Chat Request icon in your desktop tray and next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

You may receive two types of Chat Requests – a Regular Chat Request, in which a user wants to chat with you; or a Multiple Chat Request, in which a user wants you to join an ongoing chat session.

The first time you respond to a request after installing ICQ, the IRC/Split Style dialog is displayed. Choose the mode in which you'd like to chat:

•	Click on the Switch to Split button so that each character typed is seen in real time.

•	Click on the Switch to IRC button so that text is sent to your chat partner's window only after you press Enter.

To respond to a Chat Request:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Chat icon in your desktop tray or next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

Or, click the sender's name on your Contact List and select Receive from the pop-up menu. The Incoming Chat Request dialog is displayed.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the More Functions button for advanced options regarding the Chat Request.

•	Click on the Accept button to start the chat session. A chat session dialog is displayed and you may begin the chat. If there is a delay of more than a few minutes, the sender has either cancelled the request or is unavailable.

•	Click on the Do Not Accept button of you do not want to participate in the chat session. Choose from the possible responses displayed in the pop-up menu.

If you are already involved in another chat session, the user may participate in your current chat session (provided that the user has requested a regular chat – two multiple chat sessions cannot be combined.) You may, however, open two separate chat dialogs and engage in a multiple chat session in each.

To add a user to a chat already in progress:

1.	Click the Add to Session button in the Incoming Chat Request dialog.

2.	Select Chat session name from the pop-up menu. The user is added to your existing chat session. Alternatively, drag and drop the user from your Contact List into your chat window.

See Chat Window for instructions on participating in a chat.

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Chat Window

When a Chat Request is accepted, a chat dialog is displayed for both the sender and recipient of the request.

The default chat style for the chat dialog is IRC style. You may switch to Split Style, by selecting the Layout menu and then Split style.

In Split Style, the chat dialog is divided into two sections:

•	The upper section displays the text that you type under the heading My Chat View.

•	The lower section displays the chat text that you receive from your chat partners.

Each person participating in the chat session will have his or her own pane of the dialog, in which he or she receives text that the other user types. Your chat partner's name is displayed in the name bar at the top of the user's window for easy indentification.

In IRC Style, you have one window and a pane, in which you type in the text. You must press Enter for your chat partner to see what you have typed.

The chat dialog also contains the following options on the menu bar.

File Menu

Select File in the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Send Focus to inform your chat partners when you are not focused on your chat window. If this option is checked, other users will be given an indication that you are away and not reading the chat message. In IRC style, your ICQ user name will appear in italic in your chat partner's participants list if you are in Away to User, Invisible to User or Visible to User status. If this option is not checked when you minimize your chat dialog, your chat partner will assume that you are reading his or her chat message and will not know that your chat dialog is minimized.

•	Select Clear Buffer to clear the displayed text from the chat windows in your chat dialog window only. (This will only clear the text from your view)

•	Select Log on to specify that the chat will be saved as a text file. If you select this option before you begin the chat, the entire chat, from start to finish, will be saved. Selecting this option will open a Save As dialog in which you specify the file to which you want to save the chat.

•	Select Save Buffer to save the current chat as a text file. This option enables you to save only what is currently displayed in the chat windows. It opens a Save As dialog in which you specify the file name to which you want to save the chat.

•	Select Kick User to remove a selected chat partner from your chat session as a result of a majority vote.

•	Select Quit to end a chat session or to save it before closing a chat.

Edit Menu

Select Edit on the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following options.

•	Choose Copy to copy selected text to the clipboard.

•	Choose Paste to paste the clipboard text to your chat dialog.

Layout Menu

Select Layout in the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following option.

•	Choose Reset to reset the window sizes in the chat dialog to the default settings.

•	Choose Vertical to change the layout of the windows in the chat dialog to vertical layout, displaying the chat windows side by side.

•	Choose Horizontal to change the layout of the windows in the chat dialog to horizontal layout, displaying the chat windows in a stack.

•	Choose Split to change the layout of the windows in the chat dialog from the current layout to a horizontally tiled layout.

•	Choose IRC Style to change the chat layout to the standard IRC style. IRC style displays the text of the conversation in the order that it was entered and presents the name of the person who is communicating next to that person's entered text.

Note: Once a chat consists of seven or more people, the chat session will automatically be displayed in IRC style.

•	Choose Tool Bar to select/deselect the option to display the tool bar.

•	Choose Name Bars to select/deselect the option to display the name bars.

•	Choose Always on top to select/deselect the option to keep the chat dialog displayed on top of all other open applications (always showing on your desktop).

Display Menu

Select Display in the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Color to specify the color of the text you type into your chat dialog that you and your chat partners will view.

•	Select Back Color to specify the background color of the window in which you type text. In your chat partner's chat dialog, your window in which he or she views your text, will have this background color.

•	Select Font to specify a font or text in your chat dialog. The text in your chat partner's chat dialog will not be affected by your font selection.

•	Select Auto Color to assign a different color to each user in an IRC style of chat. This option overrides each user's color selection.

•	Select Override Format to assign your chosen font and color settings to your whole view, including your partner's chat window.

Tip: You can combine Override with Auto Color so that each participant in the chat will have a unique color but the text in the chat session will appear in your selected fonts and font sizes.

Other Menu

Select Other in the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following options.

•	Choose Enable Sounds to activate the Chat Beep in addition to other sounds, such as those that accompany the Chat Actions and Chat Emotions. These sounds can be configured in the Events tab of your Owner Preferences.

•	Choose Keystroke Sound to hear your typing skills in action.

•	Choose Beep Users (or press Ctrl+G) to page all of the other users in the chat by playing a beeping sound.

•	Choose LOL (or press Ctrl+L) to let your chat partners know that you're "laughing out loud".

•	Choose Sleep (or press Ctrl+S) to minimize the chat dialog until you or your chat partner types something.

•	Choose (IRC) Send Line after Enter if you are in IRC style and you want to send text to your chat session window only after you press Enter, if the recipient is in Split screen.

•	Choose (IRC) Send Each Character if you are in IRC style and you want your text to be immediately visible to other users in the chat session, if they are in Split mode.

Action Menu

Select Action in the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Send Action (or press CTRL-A) to send a Chat Action to the chat session.

•	Select Send Emote (or press CTRL-E) to send a Chat Emotion to the chat session.

Help Menu

Select Help in the Menu bar to display the pull-down menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Index to lead you to online help for working with ICQ Chat.

•	Select About to display version details about ICQ Chat.

See Chat Toolbar for more options in the Chat Window.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Chat Toolbar

The chat dialog contains chat buttons as well as standard Word font settings, as described below.

The settings you use in the Chat toolbar influence how you and your chat partners will view your chat.

•	Click on the Sleep [image] button to minimize your chat dialog until your chat partner begins typing.

•	Click on the Override font & color format [image] button to assign the font and color settings that you chose to be displayed for all participants in chat, on your window. Any changes (in color or font) made by your partner will not be viewed by you.

•	Click on the Background Color [image] button to specify the background color of the window in which you type the text (the upper section of your chat dialog). In your chat partner's chat dialog, the window in which he or she views your text, will have this background color unless he or she had chosen to override your settings.

•	Click on the Color [image] button to specify the font color of the text you type into your chat dialog that you and your chat partners will view.

•	Click on the Bold [image] button to type your chat in bold text.

•	Click on the Italic [image] button to type your text in italic.

•	Click on the Underline [image] button to underline your text.

•	Click on the Style [image] button to change your screen style from Split Screen to IRC, or vice versa.

•	Click on the Sound [image] button to hear your typing skills in action.

•	Click on the Action [image] button to automatically place words or phrases into your chat session. Choose from many defaults or add your own Actions. See Chat Actions.

•	Click on the Emotions [image] button to insert up to nine different animations containing words or a phrase for your chat session. See Chat Emotions.

•	Click on the Set User's Local Time [image] button to adjust the other user's time to his or her own time zone. This option is available only in the Split Mode.

The three buttons, described below, are displayed in your chat partner's name bar, just above his or her chat window only in your chat dialog in Split Mode only.

•	Click on the Menu [image] button to open an ICQ menu that enables you to send an event to your chat partner, or to view his or her ICQ Personal Homepage or user details.

•	Click on the Freeze [image] button to temporarily stop the receipt of incoming chat so that you can copy the desired text to the clipboard. If you continue to type text while in Freeze, the other chat participant will not be able to see your text until you un-freeze the chat screen.

Note:  Be sure to deselect this option as soon as you are finished copying text, in order to view what your chat partner has written to you while you were in Freeze mode.

•	Select the Erase [image] button to delete all the text that is visible in your chat partner's dialog.

If your chat partner's chat dialog is not active, that person's name bar on your screen indicates that he or she is away and the amount of time that he or she has been away. You may prevent the people you chat with from being notified when your chat window is not active, by clicking on the File menu and checking Send Focus.

Note:  For LAN users, once you are in a chat, you and/or your chat partner can disconnect from the Internet and continue your chat. This is especially useful if you are having trouble with your Internet Service Provider.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Chat Emotions

ICQ Chat Emotions are a great way to express how you feel through a picture and a descriptive word, by inserting an emotion graphic into your chat. You may add text to accompany your emotion graphic. There are nine different graphics to choose from and each graphic is accompanied by its own unique Chat Emotion sound.

To insert a Chat Emotion into your chat:

1.	Click on the Send Emotion [image] button in the Chat tool bar to display the Gesture Event dialog.

Alternatively, select Send Emote from the Action pull-down menu at the top of your chat window. You may use the shortcut Ctrl+E.

2.	The left column displays the nine Emotion graphics. Select an emotion graphic and enter at least one character in the Enter Message field.

3.	Click on the Send button. The emotion graphic and your message will be displayed in the chat dialog.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Chat Actions

Chat Actions are words or phrases that represent actions or gestures. They may be inserted into your chat by selecting a Chat Action message from the list of default messages available. The Action icon appears beside your action message. You also have the option to make up your own action messages.

To insert a Chat Action into your chat:

1.	Click on the Chat Action [image] button in the chat dialog.

2.	Select an action message from one of the default Action Messages and your selection will appear in the chat session (written in third person).

To edit or add Chat Action Messages:

1.	Click on the Chat Action [image] button, and select Enter New Message. The Action Event dialog is displayed.

2.	Enter the text that you want to represent the action in the Action Description field. Describe the action that you wish to convey. Write the action message in third person, such as "cries tears of joy."

3.	Click on the Send button. Your Action Message automatically appears in the chat windows of the other chat partners, preceded by an action icon and your name, such as " [image] Sharon cries tears of joy."

To edit the preset messages in the Action Messages:

1.	Click on the Edit Presets button in the Action Event dialog. The Edit Actions Presets dialog is displayed.

2.	Click on the arrow next to the Preset Label text field to view the drop-down list of Preset Messages; select the message that you want to edit.

3.	Enter a new description in the Preset Action Description field.

4.	Click on the Rename button to display an Edit Preset Label dialog.

5.	Enter a new name for the action and click Save.

6.	Click Save again to return to the Action Event dialog

7.	Click on the Send button to send your action message to your chat screen.

8.	Click on the Cancel button to minimize your Actions Messages dialog.

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Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Chat File Player

The ICQ Chat File Player enables you to record, save, and play back all of your chat sessions. This feature is especially useful for times that you would like to remember a long chat with another user or group of users or when you want to continue where you left off in a previous chat.

Your ICQ Chat File Player safely stores all chat details (including the text of your chat, the time and date of the chat, and the chat participants) and plays the chat back to you at a speed that is determined by you. Your chat playback files may be as long as the space available on your hard disk.

To save your chats:

1.	When you or your chat partner or partners choose to end the chat (select Quit in the File menu, or click on the X to end a chat), a dialog will appear with the following options.

•	Select Quit - Save Chat Session if you wish to end the chat session and save the chat text in the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Select Quit - Don't Save Chat Session if you wish to end the chat session without saving its content.

2.	If you decide to quit and save your chat session, a Chat Session Ended dialog is displayed.
The Keep a Copy Of This Chat Session in the ICQ Message Archive box is checked by default and your chat session will be automatically saved to the ICQ Message Archive. This is where your chat sessions are located for retrieval at a later date.

3.	Enter a brief description in the Enter Description field to help you recognize your different chat sessions in the ICQ Message Archive. The default description of your chat will show the text inserted during your chat request, if no description was entered the default description is Enter Description Here.

The following features of this dialog describe details of your chat session.

•	File Size tells you the size (in bytes) of your chat session file.

•	Chat Length tells you the period of time that your chat session lasted.

•	Click on the Print button to print a hard copy of your chat.

•	Click on the Export button to open two options for exporting your chat to another directory. You may save your chat session as a text file or as a chat playback file.

•	Click on the Play Chat button if you would like to play back your chat.

4.	Click on the OK button to save your chat.

Once you have saved your chat session in the ICQ Message Archive, it will be stored there until you delete it. You may retrieve it for playback at any time. When you decide that you would like to play back a chat session, go to the Chat folder in the ICQ Message Archive.

To play back your most recent chat session:

1.	Follow the previous instructions for saving your chat session up to Step 3, or after double-clicking on a chat in the ICQ Message Archive Chat folder.  After you click on the Play Chat button, the ICQ Chat File Player is displayed.

2.	Choose from the following features to find out more information about your chat session.

•	The Description section of the dialog records the details of your chat, which you defined in the previous dialog.

•	Click on the View Participants button to view the names of the participants in your chat. You can right-click on the user's name and choose from the following options - Add to Contact List, Add To Address Book, Info, Message, or View User's ICQ Page.

•	Click on the Export button to open two options for exporting your chat to another directory. You may save your chat session as a text file or as a playback chat file.

•	Click on the Print button to print a hard copy of your chat.

•	Click on the Contract [image] button to contract the ICQ Chat File Player. Click on this button again to expand the dialog and display further information about your chat session.

•	File Size tells you the size (in bytes) of your chat session file.

•	Click on the Play [image] button to begin your chat playback. Choose from the following features to adjust your chat playback.

•	Adjust the Speed bar to control the speed of our chat playback.

•	Adjust the Time Line to move around in your chat playback.

•	Click on the Rewind [image] button to rewind the playback to the beginning.

•	Click on the Stop [image] button to interrupt your chat playback.

•	Click on the Fast-forward [image] button to forward your chat playback to the end.

•	The Total Time/Position section of the dialog provides details of the time length of your chat and the time position during playback.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Random Chat - Opening

The ICQ Random Chat feature allows you to find other online ICQ users who have made themselves available for random chats. This feature also allows you to make yourself available to other ICQ users. Use these features to find a chat partner to discuss similar interests, to make a new friend, or just when you feel like chatting and the users on your Contact List are not available for a chat.

To request a Random Chat:

1.	In the ICQ Window, click on your Status [image] bar (in the bottom right corner of the ICQ Window) to display the pop-up menu of Availability-Status modes. Select Random Chat to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Find Random User to display a Random dialog and begin your search for a random user.

You may also click on the Find Random Chat Partner button at the bottom of your Contact List.

Alternatively, from the ICQ button, choose Find/Add Users and select Random Chat.

3.	Choose the Details tab and check the I want to be available for random Chat & Messages box if you wish to make yourself available to be found by another user looking for a random chat partner.

Enter whichever of the following personal details you wish, to enable other users to learn about you and your interests and request chats with you.

•	Click on the Group arrow to display the pull-down menu of chat groups.  Select the group within which you want to find a chat partner.

•	Enter your first name or nickname in the Enter Name field.

•	Enter your age in the Enter Your Age field.

•	Select your gender from the Gender pull-down menu.

•	Select the language in which you would like to chat from the Select Language pull-down menu.

•	Select your country in the Select Country pull-down menu.

•	Enter the URL of your ICQ Personal Homepage or other homepage in the Home Page field.

•	Enter a few words to describe your interests or hobbies, or describe the topic of your chat, in the Chat Topic/Interest field.

4.	Choose the Finding tab.

5.	Click on the Group arrow to display the pull-down menu of chat groups.  Select the group with which you want to be affiliated. (You may select only one group.)

6.	Click on the Find a Random Chat Partner button to begin your search for a chat partner. Click on the Stop Search button if you wish to interrupt the search.

When the ICQ server has located a random chat partner, the user's details will appear in the Information on Random User pane of the dialog (if the user entered details in the Details tab).

You may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Request Chat button to request a chat session with the random user.

•	Click on the Send Message button to send the random user an ICQ message.

•	Click on the Send URL button to send the random user a Web page address.

•	In addition, you may choose from the following options on this dialog before, during, or after your search.

•	Click on the Random Chat Guide button to access the ICQ Web site, via your browser, for online information about Random Chat.

•	Click on the Close button to exit the Random User dialog.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Random Chat - Responding to a Request

Responding to a Chat Request from a Random User

When you have made yourself available for a random chat, and a user sends you a Random Chat request, the user's ICQ# or name will appear in your ICQ Window under the heading Random.

To respond to a Random Chat request:

Double-click on the flashing icon of the random user in your desktop tray or beside the Random user's ICQ# or name on your Contact List to accept his or her incoming event, chat request, message, or Web page address.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Chat - Making Yourself Free

You have two options for making yourself available for chat. You may make yourself available for chat only for the people on your Contact List or, you may make yourself available for a random chat with any user who searches for a random chat partner.

Note:  Users may extend a chat request with you regardless of you being on an Available for Chat mode or not. Choosing this option only informs them that you wish to receive chat requests.

To make yourself available for chat with users on your Contact List:

1.	Click on the Status button in your ICQ Window (at the bottom right corner of the window) to display the pop-up menu of Availability-Status modes.

2.	Select the Free For Chat status [image] icon to display the Change/Confirm "Free For Chat" Message dialog.

3.	Enter a name for your chat room in which you would like to invite other users on your Contact List to join, in the Chat Room Name field, or leave the default name - My Chat Session.

Check the Auto add users to chat room when requesting chat box to automatically accept all chat requests you receive while you are in Free For Chat mode.

Enter whatever topic you would like to chat about in the Chat Mode Message field, or leave the default message - I would like to chat about anything.

Other ICQ users who have you on their Contact Lists will see your Free For Chat status. Users who select your name on their Contact Lists and then select the Read Chat Room-Message option will see your Chat Mode Message.

To make yourself available for a Random Chat:

1.	In your ICQ Window, click on the Status [image] bar (in the bottom right corner of the window) to display the pop-up menu of Availability-Status modes. Select Random Chat to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Check the Available For Random Chat option.

Alternatively, click on the Find a Random Chat Partner button at the bottom of your Contact List. Choose the Details tab of the Random: [user] dialog, and check the I want to be available for random Chat and Messages box.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Page Address (URL) - Sending

Sending a Web Page Address (URL)

Sending a Web Page Address (URL) is a way to share your favorite Web sites with other ICQ users.

When a Web Page Address message is received, the user can go directly to the site, via his or her browser.

Web Page Addresses, like messages, can be sent to online or offline users. A message that is sent to an offline user is stored in the ICQ servers and delivered as soon as the user logs on to ICQ.

A Web Page Address composed offline is stored in your OutBox. The message will be sent when you log on, unless you choose to send the message only when the recipient logs on.

To send a Web Page Address:

1.	Click on a user's name in your Contact List and select Web Page Address from the pop-up menu. A Send Online URL Message dialog is displayed.

2.	ICQ will automatically place the Web Page Address to which your Web browser is currently open in the Select/Enter URL field (as long as you are using your default browser). You may also choose another URL from the drop-down list. You may enter a description of the Web Page Address in the Enter URL description field.

You may click on the More button to expand the dialog and choose from the following options:

•	Check the Send Later, when recipient(s): box. Choose from the following options.

•	Click the Offline or Online radio · button if you want the URL to be sent whenever you reconnect, whether the user is online or not. If the recipient is offline when you reconnect, the URL will be stored on the ICQ server until the recipient reconnects.

•	Select the Online Only radio · button if you want to send the URL only when both you and the recipient are online (and not via the ICQ server)

•	Check the Email a Copy box if you want to send a copy as an e-mail attachment.

•	Check the Minimize During Send box if you want the URL dialog to minimize on your desktop during send.

•	Click on the Multiple Recipients button to display a list of the users on your Contact List, and select those users to whom you want to send the file.

3.	Click the Send button or press Ctrl+Enter or Alt+S to send the Web Page Address. If you are offline, your message will be saved in your OutBox and will be sent when you reconnect to the ICQ server.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Page Address (URL) - Receiving

A Web Page Address (URL) event message contains a link to a Web site. You can launch your web browser to go to the Web Page Address you receive. You can also save it as a bookmark.

You are notified of an incoming Web Page Address event by a unique Web Page Address sound and by a flashing Web Page Address [image] icon . The icon will flash in your desktop tray and next to the sender's name on your Contact List. If you have previously selected the Auto Add URL to Bookmarks option on the Events tab of your Owner Preferences, then the Web Page Address that you receive is saved automatically in your Bookmarks file.

To respond to a Web Page Address transfer request:

1.	Double-click the flashing incoming Web page address [image] icon in your desktop tray, or next to the sender's name on your Contact List. Or, click on the sender's name and choose Receive from the pop-up menu. An Incoming URL Message dialog appears, displaying the Web page address and a short description of the Web page if one was entered by the sender.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Reply button to reply with a message to the sender of the URL.

•	Click on the Forward button to forward the Web page address that you received to another ICQ user or users.

•	Click on the Add To Bookmark button to add the Web page address to your MS Internet Explorer™ favorites. If your Web browser is MS Internet Explorer™, your incoming bookmarks are saved in a folder called ICQ Incoming Bookmarks. You may view the URLs that you have book marked directly from your ICQ Window.  See To view your Incoming Bookmarks.

•	Click on the Go to URL button to view the Web site in your default Web browser. If your browser is open you may choose to view the page in your current browser window or to open a new window in your browser.

•	Click the Read Next button (If enabled) to display the next incoming event.

•	Click on the Close button to close the dialog without viewing the URL.

Note: ICQ is compatible with various Web browsers. ICQ saves your Web page addresses in a file called Bookmarks.html under C:\Program Files\icq.Bookmark. If you have neither Netscape Navigator™ nor MS Internet Explorer™, open this URL in your browser and add it to your bookmarks. If you do have MS Internet Explorer™, the incoming URL will also be added under Program Files\icq\Bookmark\Bookmarks.html

To view the URL's you have saved as bookmarks:

Click on the System Menu button in your ICQ window and select Incoming Bookmarks from the menu. If your Web browser is Internet Explorer you may select a URL you received and automatically launch your browser to view the site.

If your browser is Netscape or other, click on the sender's name on your Contact List and then select History from the menu that appears. Select View Messages History. Choose the Incoming tab and select the URL you wish to view.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


File - Sending

Sending a File

You may send a file to another user via ICQ. A file can be transferred only when you are in Advanced mode and both you and the recipient are online. You can also compose a request to transfer a file when you are offline. This request will be saved in your OutBox and will be sent when both you and the recipient are online.

To send a file:

1.	Click on the user's name on your Contact List to whom you want to send a file and select File from the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select the file or files you want to send and click Open. A Send Online File Request dialog appears, displaying the file name or number of files, and file size. You may enter a description of the files in the Enter File(s) Description field. You can select more than one file by pressing the Shift or Control key while you select the additional files.

3.	Click Send to send the file transfer request. After the recipient has accepted your request, a dialog is displayed and the file transfer takes place. Closing this dialog before the recipient answers, or clicking Abort will cancel the file transfer.

Alternatively, you can click on a file and drag the file to the user name in your Contact List.

Choose from the following options during the file transfer:

•	Move the Speed slider between 0 and Max to increase or decrease the speed of the file transfer. (This option applies to LAN users only, who may wish to expand or minimize the bandwith when sending a file.)

•	Click on the Skip File button if more than one file is being transferred and you wish to leave out a particular file after the transfer has begun.

•	Click on the Abort button if you want to stop the file transfer.

•	Monitor the transfer's progress on the File and Batch progress bars.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


File - Receiving

Receiving a File

In order for you to receive a file, the sender must send you a request and you need to accept the request. This allows you to receive files you want, but protects you from receiving files you don't want. Both you and the sender must be online in order for a file transfer to take place.

You are notified of an incoming file transfer request by a unique Incoming File sound and by a flashing Incoming File icon  in your desktop tray area and next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

Caution: Receiving files from third parties, via any application (for example, ICQ, email, etc.) may be harmful. Before receiving any files from any user, and even if the account from which the file transfer notice is sent looks familiar to you, it is strongly recommended that you verify that the person sending you these files is indeed the person that you think he is, for example by asking him for some kind of information known only to the two of you. Please make sure not to receive files from users you do not trust, from users you are not sure they are whom they say they are or whenever you are not sure you want to receive the files.

To respond to a File request:

1.	Double-click the flashing File icon in your desktop tray or next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

Alternatively, click on the sender's name on your Contact List and choose Receive from the pop-up menu. An Incoming File Request dialog is displayed. The dialog displays the file name or number of files, the total file(s) size, and a description of the files if the sender entered one.

2.	You may choose to accept or refuse the file transfer request. You also may click on the Reply button to send the sender a message.

To accept the File Transfer request and receive the file:

1.	Click the Save As button to start transferring the file(s). The files will be saved in the ICQ default directory: C:\Program Files\ICQ\Received Files\[User's Name].

Alternatively, click the Save As button and select a location if you want to save the files in a different directory. The file transfer begins.

2.	You may choose from the following options while the file is being transferred.

•	Move the Speed slider between 0 and Max to increase or decrease the speed of the file transfer. (This option is only available to LAN users, who may wish to expand or minimize the bandwidth when sending a file.)

•	Click on the Skip File button if more than one file is being transferred and you do not wish to accept a particular file in the batch.

•	Click on the Abort button if you want to stop the file transfer.

•	Monitor the file transfers progress on the File and Batch progress bars.

3.	When the file(s) have been transferred, a dialog is displayed informing you that the transfer was successful. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Open button to open the received file.

•	Click on the GoDir button to view the folder in the window dialog in the directory where it was saved.

•	Click on the System Menu button in your ICQ Window, and select Incoming Files Folder to view the file that you received in the Received Files Folder.

•	Click on the OK button to open the file at a later time.

To refuse the file request:

Click on the Decline button to refuse the file transfer request. A pop-up menu is displayed. Choose from the responses to be sent directly to the sender or select Enter your reason to decline to open a dialog in which you can enter your own reason for declining the request.

If a file was not transferred successfully, for example, if the phone line disconnected during the file transfer, you can continue downloading, receiving, or sending the file from the point at which the transfer had been aborted.

To recover an interrupted file transfer:

1.	Ask the sender to re-send the file(s). If the file or batch is sent under the same name and saved in the same place, an ICQ File Transfer Confirm/Reply/Resume dialog is displayed.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click Resume or Resume All to recover the file transfer and transfer the file from the breaking point rather than from the beginning.

•	Click Replace (or Replace All) to start the file(s) transfer from the beginning.

•	Select Save As to save your file in a different directory or under a different name.

•	Click on the Skip (or Skip All) to decline the file or batch transfer

•	Click on the Abort button to cancel the file transfer.

Tip: To automatically receive files sent from an ICQ user that you designate, check Auto Receive Files on the Accept tab of the Alert/Accept modes. To automatically receive files sent from all ICQ users, select Auto Receive Files on the Events tab of your Owner Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Internet Telephony/Games (External Applications) - Launching

Launching an External Application

ICQ is perfect for launching Internet Telephony/Games applications, or any other external application utilizing direct user connection. ICQ automatically recognizes various popular external applications such as VocalTec IPhone™ and VDOPhone™. ICQ may be configured to accommodate a vast number of external applications In order to launch an external application that utilizes direct user connection with another ICQ user, you both must have the application installed on your computer. In addition you must send a request to the other user.

An Internet Telephony/Games request can only be sent when both you and the recipient are online. If you compose a request when either you or the recipient is offline, the request will be saved in your OutBox and will be sent when both of you are online. Double-click the System Menu button in your ICQ window and select the OutBox tab to view the requests that haven't been sent.

Please review Important Notice:  Links to Third Parties' Services.

To launch external applications:

The ICQ program will be periodically updated to run new external applications. So in most cases you do not have to configure an external applications yourself.

Generally, multi-player games can also be played through ICQ, depending on the game's connection settings. You might want to consult the game's developer for more information.

1.	In order to launch an external application with an online user, select the user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Internet Telephony/Games, then select Other. Choose an application under the heading Installed. The Send Online Phone/Video/Data request dialog appears.

3.	Enter a subject in the Enter subject for external program session request: dialog and click Send. If the recipient is offline, the request will be stored in your OutBox until the recipient logs on.

If the game you want to launch does not appear on this list, either you have not downloaded and installed it, or ICQ does not recognize it.  If you have not downloaded and installed the application continue on to step 4. If you have installed it, but it still does not appear on the Installed list, skip to step 5.

4.	Select View List - Download and choose an application from the pop-up menu of options to be led (via your browser) to the Web site of the application. Download the application and install it on your hard drive, noting the directory. Continue with step 5.

5.	Click on the ICQ button.

6.	Select Preferences & Security; Choose Preferences from the pop-up menu.

7.	Select the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab. The Owner Prefs For: [User] dialog appears. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the New External button to enter a new external application in the Define New External Application dialog. Click on the Browse button to open the Open dialog where you should find and enter the relevant directory where you saved the application. Select the external application and click on the Open button.

•	Select an application under the heading Registered External Applications and click on the Edit button to configure an application that you have installed, but that ICQ does not yet recognize. In most cases, a Define New External Application dialog is displayed. Click on the Browse button to open the Open dialog where you should find and enter the relevant directory where you saved the application. Select the external application and click on the Open button.

•	Click on the Remove button to take out an application from the list.

8.	Click OK to return to the Owner Prefs For: [User] dialog, and click OK again to set your changes. When you view the list of applications in the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab, a unique icon appears next to the installed application. Now you may repeat steps 1 – 3.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Internet Telephony/Games (External Applications) - Receiving a Request

Receiving and Responding to an External Application Request

Launching an external application begins with an Internet Telephony/Game request. Both sender and recipient must be online for an external application to be launched. In addition, both sender and receiver must have installed the application on their computers.

You are notified of an External Application request by a unique sound and a flashing Internet Telephony/Game [image] icon. The icon will flash in your desktop tray and next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

To respond to an Internet Telephony/Games request:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Internet Telephony/Games [image] icon in your desktop tray or next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

Alternatively, click the sender's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options. Choose Receive to display an Incoming Phone/Video/Data Request dialog.

2.	The dialog displays the name of the external program that the sender wants to launch with you. You may choose from the following options.

•	Select Do Not Accept to refuse the external application event. Choose a response from the pop-up menu.

•	Select Accept to accept the request and launch the Internet Telephony/Games application.

•	Click on the I Don't Have It button if the application is not installed on your computer. The sender will be notified that you do not have the application.

•	Click on the More Functions button to choose from options to print or save the request.

You may accept the request only if you have the external application downloaded and installed on your computer. If you don't, or if you haven't configured the application in you Owner Preferences, ICQ can't locate the application automatically, you will receive a Can't launch external application dialog.

If the sender has sent you a request for an application that exists in the ICQ list, you may download it from there - select a user on your Contact List and then select Internet/Telephony Games. Select Other, then choose View List - Download and choose the application from the pop-up menu of options to be led (via your browser) to the Web site of the application. Download the application and install it on your hard drive, noting the directory. Now you must configure the application into your owner Preferences.

To configure the application into your Owner Preferences:

1.	Click on the ICQ button. Select Preferences & Security; Choose Preferences from the pop-up menu.

2.	Select the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab. The Owner Prefs For: [User] dialog appears. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the New External button to enter a new external application in the Define New External Application dialog. Click on the Browse button to open the Open dialog where you should find and enter the relevant directory where you saved the application. Select the external application and click on the Open button.

•	Select an application under the heading Registered External Applications and click on the Edit button to configure an application that you have installed, but that ICQ does not yet recognize. In most cases, a Define New External Application dialog is displayed. Click on the Browse button to open the Open dialog where you should find and enter the relevant directory where you saved the application. Select the external application and click on the Open button.

•	Click on the Remove button to take out an application from the list.

3.	Click OK to return to the Owner Prefs For: [User] dialog, and click OK again to set your changes. When you view the list of applications in the Internet Telephony/Games/Chat tab, a unique icon appears next to the installed application.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Phone - "Follow Me" - Entering Your Phone Numbers

Entering Your Phone Numbers in Your User Information

The Phone-"Follow Me" Tab enables you to enter several phone numbers so that selected users may contact you by phone at any given time. You specify which users may retrieve the phone numbers that you choose to enter in this category. You may enter a selection of phone numbers and then choose from them to specify your current location as often as you wish. You may also select which users have access to these numbers. The phone numbers that appear in this dialog do not appear in the ICQ Global Directory. You may also configure the dialer settings so that you may use this feature to dial the phone numbers that another user has entered as his or her Phone-"Follow Me" information. You may set the dialer to dial at a specified speed.

To add a phone number to the Phone-"Follow Me" tab:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select View/Change My Details. The ICQ Global Directory-My Details dialog is displayed. This dialog has nine tabs and is very similar to the dialog that other users will see when they view your user information. They will be able to view any changes once they have updated your details.

3.	Select the Phone - "Follow Me" tab.

4.	Click on the Add button. An Add/Edit Phone Location dialog is displayed.

5.	Enter details in the Location Name, Country, City/Area Code, Local Number, and Extension fields.

6.	Click on the OK button to return to the Add/Edit Phone Location dialog. Choose from the following options.

•	Click the All users may retrieve my phone details automatically radio · button if you want all ICQ users to have access to your phone details.

•	Click the Only Users On my Contact List may retrieve my  phone details automatically radio · button if you want only users on your Contact List to have access.

•	Click on the Users must have my approval to retrieve my phone details radio · button if you want the users to get your authorization before retrieving your phone details.

•	Click on the Auto decline all requests. I do not use this feature radio · button if you choose not to use this feature.

7.	Click on the Save button.

To edit a phone number you have entered in the Phone-"Follow Me" tab:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select View/Change My Details. The ICQ Global Directory-My Details dialog is displayed. This dialog has nine tabs and is very similar to the dialog that other users will see when they view your user information. They will be able to view any changes once they have updated your details.

3.	Select the Phone - "Follow Me" tab.

4.	Select the phone number you wish to edit and click on the Edit button to display the Add/Edit Phone Location dialog.

5.	Edit the phone number as you wish it to appear.

6.	Click Save.

To delete a phone number you have entered in the Phone-"Follow Me" tab:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Add/Change Current User to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select View/Change My Details. The ICQ Global Directory-My Details dialog is displayed. This dialog has nine tabs and is very similar to the dialog that other users will see when they view your user information. They will be able to view any changes once they have updated your details.

3.	Select the Phone - "Follow Me" tab.

4.	Select the number that you wish to delete and click on the Delete button. A Confirm Delete Location dialog appears.

5.	Click on the Yes button to delete the selected number.

6.	Click Save.

The Dialer Timing Preset allows you to configure the dialer to dial the phone number of the selected user at a certain speed.

To set your Dialer time settings:

1.	Click on the Timing Preset pull-down list to select the time preset which works for your phone.

2.	Select the Custom option, if the other presets don't work for you. Click on the Edit button to display a Customs DTMF Settings dialog.

3.	Enter a suitable combination of numbers. The following settings are standard and should work for most telephones:

•	Tone Time: 50

•	Break Time: 40

•	Pause Time: 500

•	Pause Character: ,

4.	Enter a telephone number you'd like to try calling in the Test Number field. Click on the Play DTMF button, holding your telephone receiver to your speaker to test your settings. Adjust the numbers you've entered in the other fields if the test didn't work.

5.	Click on the OK button to close the dialog.

6.	Insert a dialing prefix for local, long distance and international.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Phone Request - Sending

Sending a Phone – "Follow-Me" Phone Request

You may access the Phone - "Follow Me" options in the following locations:

•	Click on a user on your Contact List and select Phone - "Follow Me".

•	Click on the Service button and select Phone - "Follow Me".

You have the option to send another user a phone call request and let your program dial for you. This feature allows you to receive the telephone number at which you the user is currently located, and coordinate a convenient time for the call to take place. This feature also includes option to retrieve and edit telephone numbers in your directory and to search the Internet telephone directories through the Web Guide link.

Before you initiate a Phone Call request, be sure to add your own telephone details to the Phone "Follow Me" tab in the ICQ Global Directory or via the Services button. This will allow other ICQ users the option to contact you.

Note: Entering your phone details will allow other ICQ users to view them. You may update any phone numbers that have changed, add numbers, or erase numbers that you previously entered. Entering any details is voluntary.

To send an Online Phone Call Request:

1.	Click the Online user that you want to call and select Phone - "Follow Me".

2.	Select Send Phone Call Request. The Send Online Phone - "Follow Me" dialog appears.

3.	Choose from the following options:

•	Click the May I Call You radio · button if you want to make the call.

•	Click the Please Call Me radio · button if you want the other person to call you.

•	Enter a subject for your phone call in the Enter subject for a Phone Call request field.

4.	Click on the arrow next to the location field and choose the number where you are located (home or office, for example) from the drop-down list. If you have not defined the location from where you are dialing, click on the Update/Add my Current Phone# button to open your ICQ Global Directory to select the Phone "Follow Me" tab. Check the Auto-Send Phone Request later, when the user 's online box so the offline user receive the request upon connection to ICQ.

5.	Click on the Send button. Your phone request has been sent to your specified ICQ user.

6.	If the user sends you a reply to your phone call request, you will either receive a phone call or a dialog indicating when he or she would like the call to take place. You may choose to accept the other user's request, or simply dial by holding a phone receiver to your computer speaker and clicking on the Click to Dial button.

Note: To actually speak to another party, after initiating a phone request, you must be in possession of second telephone line and hand set. (This feature does not work with mobile phones).

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Phone - "Follow Me" - Direct Dialing

To directly dial another ICQ user's telephone number or any telephone number:

1.	Click on a user's name on your Contact List, and choose Phone – "Follow Me".

2.	Select Find Phone # and Dial. The Phone "Follow Me" – [User] Phonebook/Dialer dialog appears.

3.	Click on the number you want to dial in the phone location & numbers menu. Or, manually enter the telephone number of the user you want to call in the Number to Dial field. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Edit/Add Numbers button if you wish to edit or add another number to the list.

•	Click on the Retrieve from User button if you haven't retrieved the user's telephone information yet. This will send an update request to the user, who may decline or accept your request.

•	Click on the Add to Reminder button to make yourself a reminder to call the user another time.

4.	Pick up a phone reciever and place it in front of your computer speakers.

5.	Click the Click to Dial button. The number you specified is dialed.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Phone Request - Receiving

Receiving a Phone - "Follow Me" Phone Request

When you receive a phone call request from another user on your Contact List a flashing Phone [image] icon will appear beside the user's name, accompanied by a ringing sound.

To respond to a Phone Call Request:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Phone [image] icon on your Contact List.

Alternatively, click on the user name and select Receive from the pop-up menu. An Incoming Call Request dialog is displayed.

The dialog displays in the user's Call Request field whether you are requested to initiate the call or whether the other user wants to initiate it.

2.	You may choose from the following options.

Note: One of the buttons will blink, depending on the sender's preference that you call him or her or that he or she calls you.

•	Click on the Please Call Me (when) button if you want the user requesting the call to reach you. Select a time for the user to call you from the drop-down menu of options.

•	Click on the I Will Call You (when) button if you want to call the other user. Select the time you want to call the user from the drop-down menu of options. You have the following options.

•	Choose Now if you want to call the user immediately.

•	Choose another option if you want to reach or be reached later. In this case, you will receive a dialog giving you the option to set ICQ to send you a reminder at the designated time. Click on the No button if you do not wish to be sent a reminder. Click on the Yes button if you wish ICQ to send you a reminder at the designated time.

•	Click on the Other Response button to choose from other responses to decline the request.

•	Click on the Close button if you want to close the dialog.

•	Click on the More button to choose from additional options regarding the request.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Phone Information Request - Receiving

Receiving a Phone – "Follow Me" Phone Information Request

If you requested phone information from the sender of the phone request, you may receive a flashing Phone [image] icon next to the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

To receive a Phone – "Follow Me" Phone Information Request:

1.	Double-click the Phone [image] icon, or select the sender's name and select Receive. The Incoming Phone Info dialog is displayed.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select Decline to decline your request to retrieve his or her phone details.

•	Select Add To Ignore List to place you on his or her on your Ignore List.

•	Select Send Phone Details to send him or her your phone details.

•	Select More Functions to view more options for dealing with your Incoming Phone Info request.

•	Select Read Next to view other incoming events.

•	Select Close to close the dialog.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contacts - Sending

Sending Contacts to Another User

You may send parts or all of your Contact List to other users so that they may add your contacts to their own Contacts List.

To send your Contact List or part of your Contact List:

1.	On your Contact List in the ICQ Window, click on the user that you wish to send your list (or part of it) to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Contacts to display the Export users on your Contacts List to a member dialog.

3.	A list of the users on your Contact List will be displayed under the heading Select From Your Contact List. Double-click on the contact that you would like to send, or select the contact that you would like to send and click on the Select button. You may select multiple contacts by pressing the Control key while you click on the contacts. You may also select blocks of contacts (or the whole list) by pressing the Shift key while selecting contacts.

4.	The contacts that you have selected will appear in the right column under the heading Contacts to Send. You may select more contacts to send by repeating step 3.

To remove a contact from the Contacts to Send List column, select the contact and click on the Remove button.

To send your contacts to a multiple of recipients, click on the More button. The dialog expands.

Click on the Multiple Recipients button.

Check the boxes beside he ICQ users that you want to receive your contacts.

If you are offline, the dialog will expand. Check the Auto-Send message later, when recipients(s): box.

Choose from the following options.

•	Click the Offline or Online radio · button if you want the contacts to be sent when you reconnect, whether the recipient is online or not. If the recipient is offline when you reconnect, the contacts will be stored on the ICQ server until the recipient reconnects.

•	Select the online only radio · button if you want the contacts to be sent only when both you and the recipient are online.

5.	Click on the Send button.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Contacts - Receiving

Receiving Contacts

You may receive contacts from the Contact List of another user and add them to your own Contact List. You will be notified of incoming contacts by a flashing Contact  icon next to the sender's name in your Contact List and in your desktop tray. If authorization is required by the user to add him or her to the Contact List, you will also have to request that user's authorization.

To receive contacts from a user:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Contact [image] icon next to the sender's name in your Contact List or in your desktop tray. Alternatively, click on the sender's name and choose Receive from the pop-up menu. An Incoming Contacts dialog is displayed.

2.	Click on one of the contacts and choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Send Message button to display the Send Message dialog if you wish to only send a message to that contact.

•	Click on the Get User Info button to display the contact's ICQ Global Directory-User Info dialog, to check information about the contact.

•	Click on the Add To Contact List button to add the contact to your Contact List.

Note:  If authorization is required by the user to add him or her to the Contact List, you will also have to request that user's authorization.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Plugins - Introduction

ICQ plugins are external applications that can be added to your ICQ program to expand and enhance the functions of ICQ. Your ICQ 99b program comes with several pre-installed plugins developed by ICQ Inc. such as—the Greeting Card plugin, the Voice Message plugin, the sending E-ICQ plugin and the ICQ ActiveList Invitation plugin. You don't need to install these plugins—ICQ has done the work for you, and included these features as options within your program.

In addition, you may download, install and activate additional plugins for ICQ that were developed or provided by third parties. If someone sends you such a plugin and you have not installed or activated it (or if someone sends you a preinstalled plugin that you have removed or disabled from ICQ) you will receive an Unknown Plugin notification. You may download this plugin from the ICQ Plugins Center if this plugin was developed by ICQ Inc., or you may download it from the user that sent you this plugin. See Receiving an Unknown Plugin for instructions.

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CAUTION!

Plugins for ICQ may be developed by third parties and may be harmful and cause extreme damage to your system.

By downloading, installing, activating or using any Plugin for ICQ developed or provided by third parties, you may be subject to various immediate and long-term risks, including without limitation:

•	Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including without limitation, contaminated files.

•	Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of, your or another's use of the Plugin.

•	Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing", electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.

•	Unauthorized exposure of information and material you listed or sent, on or through the ICQ system, to other users, the general public or any other specific entities for which the information and material was not intended by you.

If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are strongly advised not to download, install, activate or use Plugins for ICQ that were developed or provided by third parties.

Some Plugins for ICQ were developed by ICQ Inc. To review the list of ICQ Plugins developed by ICQ Inc., please refer to the Plugins for ICQ Center available on or through http://www.icq.com/plugin/.

Before downloading any Plugin for ICQ from any user, and even if the account from which the Plugin for ICQ message is sent looks familiar to you, it is strongly recommended that you verify that the person sending you the Plugin is indeed the person you think he is, for example by asking him for some kind of information known only to the two of you.

Please verify that the sender is who you think he/she is and make sure that you want to receive, download, install or activate the Plugin for ICQ.

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For more information on configuring your general preferences for the plugins that you attach to your ICQ program, see Plugins Tab.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Plugins - Configuring Preferences

Configuring Plugins Preferences

You may add a new plugin or configure the settings of a preinstalled plugin from the ICQ button in your ICQ Window.

To set your preferences for a plugin:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select the plugin you wish to configure from the list on the left of the Owner Preferences dialog.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Play Sound box to set ICQ to play a sound every time you receive a voice message.

•	Click on the Play [image] button to hear the sound that will play. Press the [image] button to select another sound from another directory on your hard disk.

•	Select the Show Response Dialog radio · button to set ICQ to display a response dialog every time you receive a voice message.

•	Select the Auto Accept radio · button to set ICQ to automatically accept all incoming voice messages.

•	Select the Auto Decline radio · button to set ICQ to automatically decline incoming voice messages.

•	Select the Auto Decline From Users Not In My Contact List radio · button to set ICQ to automatically decline incoming voice messages from users that are not on your Contact List.

•	Click on the Remove button to disable the plugin.

•	Click on the Restore button to restore a disabled plugin.

To add Plugins for ICQ:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Click on the Add button on the Plugins tab of the Owner Preferences dialog to import a plugin from another directory on your computer.

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CAUTION!

Plugins for ICQ may be developed by third parties and may be harmful and cause extreme damage to your system.

By downloading, installing, activating or using any Plugin for ICQ developed or provided by third parties, you may be subject to various immediate and long-term risks, including without limitation:

•	Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including without limitation, contaminated files.

•	Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of, your or another's use of the Plugin.

•	Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing", electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.

•	Unauthorized exposure of information and material you listed or sent, on or through the ICQ system, to other users, the general public or any other specific entities for which the information and material was not intended by you.

If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are strongly advised not to download, install, activate or use Plugins for ICQ that were developed or provided by third parties.

Some Plugins for ICQ were developed by ICQ Inc. To review the list of ICQ Plugins developed by ICQ Inc., please refer to the Plugins for ICQ Center available on or through http://www.icq.com/plugin/.

Before downloading any Plugin for ICQ from any user, and even if the account from which the Plugin for ICQ message is sent looks familiar to you, it is strongly recommended that you verify that the person sending you the Plugin is indeed the person you think he is, for example by asking him for some kind of information known only to the two of you.

Please verify that the sender is who you think he/she is and make sure that you want to receive, download, install or activate the Plugin for ICQ.

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To disable a plugin:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select the plugin you want to disable and click on the Remove button on the Plugins tab of the Owner Preferences dialog.

Tip: You may need to go offline and then online again in order to activate the change.

To reactivate a disabled plugin:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select the disabled plugin you want to reactivate and click on the Restore button on the Plugins tab of the Owner Preferences dialog.

Tip: You may need to go offline and then online again in order to activate the change.

In addition to configuring your general preferences for plugins, you may configure specific preferences for each user on your Contact List. Refer to Plugins Tab of Alert/Accept Modes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Unknown Plugins - Receiving

If you receive a plugin that you have removed or disabled from your owner preferences, or one that you have not downloaded or activated, ICQ will not recognize the plugin that was sent to you and you will have to download it or re-activate it. You may download these plugins from the ICQ Plug-in Center in the case they were developed by ICQ Inc., or from the user who has sent you the plugin.

When you receive a Download Plugin Request for a plugin you don't have installed or activated, you will be notified by a flashing Unknown Plugin [image]  icon next to the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

To accept an Unknown plugin request:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Unknown plugin [image] icon next to the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

Or, select the sender's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options, and then choose Receive. An Incoming Unknown Message dialog will appear.

2.	Choose from the following options:

•	Click on the Reply button to send the sender an event directly from this dialog. Choose an event from the pull-down menu of options.

•	Click on the Preferences button to access the Plugins tab of your Owner preferences to add or restore this plugin from another directory on your computer (usally C://Program Files/icq/Plugins if the plugin is a preinstalled plugin that you have removed or disabled.) See Plugins—Configuring Preferences for instructions to configure this tab.

•	Click on the Download From Sender button to send the sender a Download Plugin Request. You may enter text in the Enter Comments/Request Reasons: field and then click on the Send button.

•	Click on the Download/Get Info on Plugins developed by ICQ Inc. to read about or download plugins developed by ICQ Inc. from the ICQ Plugin Center.

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CAUTION!

Plugins for ICQ may be developed by third parties and may be harmful and cause extreme damage to your system.

By downloading, installing, activating or using any Plugin for ICQ developed or provided by third parties, you may be subject to various immediate and long-term risks, including without limitation:

•	Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including without limitation, contaminated files.

•	Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of, your or another's use of the Plugin.

•	Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing", electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.

•	Unauthorized exposure of information and material you listed or sent, on or through the ICQ system, to other users, the general public or any other specific entities for which the information and material was not intended by you.

If you do not wish to be subjected to these risks, you are strongly advised not to download, install, activate or use Plugins for ICQ that were developed or provided by third parties.

Some Plugins for ICQ were developed by ICQ Inc. To review the list of ICQ Plugins developed by ICQ Inc., please refer to the Plugins for ICQ Center available on or through http://www.icq.com/plugin/.

Before downloading any Plugin for ICQ from any user, and even if the account from which the Plugin for ICQ message is sent looks familiar to you, it is strongly recommended that you verify that the person sending you the Plugin is indeed the person you think he is, for example by asking him for some kind of information known only to the two of you.

Please verify that the sender is who you think he/she is and make sure that you want to receive, download, install or activate the Plugin for ICQ.

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This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Greeting Card Plugin - Introduction

The ICQ Greeting Card plugin enables you to make and send creative greetings for every occasion. Making ICQ Greeting Cards is simple and fun to use—the virtual alternative to expensive paper cards and postage stamps, and to a sometimes unreliable and slow mail delivery system. You no longer have to remember special occasions weeks in advance, you can now prepare and send greetings instantly.

See Greeting Cards—Sending and Greeting Cards—Receiving.

See also Plugins—Introduction and Plugins—Configuring Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Greeting Card - Sending to ICQ Users

Sending Greeting Cards to ICQ Users

Sending ICQ Greeting Cards to other ICQ users is easy and convenient. Creating a card begins by choosing a user directly from your Contact List, and is as simple as sending a message. If a user on your Contact List entered his or her date of birth upon registration, ICQ automatically reminds you two days before his or her birthday, and again on the day of his or her birthday by displaying a balloon [image] icon next to the user's name on your Contact List. You no longer will forget to send a card on time—ICQ Greeting Cards arrive just moments after you've sent them.

Sending Ready-made Cards to ICQ Users

ICQ provides you with a wide variety of ready-made designs for greetings, allowing you to choose a design quickly and send an appropriate and attractive greeting.

To design and send a ready-made greeting card to an ICQ user:

1.	Click on the name of a user on your Contact List to whom you wish to send a Greeting Card to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Greeting Card. Alternatively, select More Services (Plugins), then Greeting Card. A Send Online Greeting Card dialog (or the Send Offline Greeting Card dialog) is displayed.

3.	Select the Pick out a card from the ready made collection provided radio · button.

4.	Select an occasion or theme from the list under the heading Select a theme from list.

5.	Select a more specific occasion or theme from the list under the heading Select a card title.

6.	Click Next.

7.	Enter text in Title field if you wish to give your card a title different from the default one displayed.

8.	Enter the name of the person to whom you're sending the greeting in the Receiver field, if you wish the name to appear differently than it does on your Contact List.

9.	Enter a personal greeting in the Message field.

10.	Enter your name in the Sender field if you wish to change the name that appears as the default.

11.	Click Next.

12.	Click on the Preview The Card On Your Browser button to see a full preview of the Greeting Card that the recipient will receive. Close or minimize your browser to return to the Send Online/Offline Greeting Card dialog. Click on the Back button if you want to change the design of your card.

13.	Click on the Send button to send your Greeting Card or click the Cancel button to cancel sending your Greeting Card.

Creating Your Own Cards and Sending Them to ICQ Users

You also have the option to design your own cards to send to ICQ users using the online ICQ Greetings Gallery.

To create your own card and send it to an ICQ user:

1.	Click on the user's name on your Contact List to whom you wish to send a Greeting Card to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Greeting Card. Alternatively, select More Services (Plugins), then Greeting Card. The Send Online Greeting Card dialog (or the Send Offline Greeting Card dialog) is displayed.

3.	Select the Create Your Own Card radio · button.

4.	Read the message from ICQ explaining that you will create the card by going to the ICQ Greetings Gallery via your browser, and click OK if you wish to proceed.

5.	Click on the Click to Create button to go to the ICQ Greetings Gallery.

6.	In the ICQ Greetings Gallery, select colors for the following.

•	Page Background Color

•	Card Background Color

•	Title Font Head (select color)

•	Text Color

7.	Click on the radio buttons next to the fonts you would like for the Title Font and Message Font.

8.	Check the Preview box next to Card Border. Browse and select a border from the pull-down menu.

9.	Check the Preview box next to Image. Browse and select an image from the pull-down menu.

10.	Click on the Preview Your Card Design button to see your card. Read the Security Alert dialog and click Yes if you wish to proceed.

11.	If you want to change the design of your card, click on the Back to Card Generator button. If you are satisfied with the design, click on the Save Design button. Read the Security Alert dialog and click Yes if you wish to proceed.

12.	Note the Design Number of your card and close or minimize your browser to return to the Online/Offline Greeting Card dialog.

13.	Enter your card's design number in the Design Number field and click Next.

14.	Enter a title for your greeting in the Title field.

15.	Enter the name of the person to whom you'd like to send the greeting in the Receiver field if you want to change the name that appears.

16.	Enter a message for the main body of your Greeting Card in the Message field.

17.	Click Next to see the text you've just entered. Click Back if you wish to edit the text.

18.	Click Preview The Card On Your Browser to view your finished card (text and graphics). Close or minimize your browser to return to the Send Online/Offline Greeting Card dialog.

19.	Click Send to send the card or click Cancel to cancel sending the card.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Greeting Card - Sending by E-mail

You may also use the ICQ Greeting Gallery of the ICQ Web site to send cards to e-mail account holders who have not yet registered with ICQ. Cards will arrive to their e-mail addresses. You may also send cards to the e-mail addresses of other ICQ users. Cards sent to e-mail addresses will arrive as Internet links to the card you designed, as opposed to sending cards by ICQ, which arrive directly to the recipients' Contact Lists.

To send a Greeting Card by e-mail:

1.	Go directly to the ICQ Greetings Gallery.

Alternatively, go to the ICQ Web site and click on the link to the ICQ Greetings Gallery.

2.	At the ICQ Greetings Gallery Web site, choose the link Create Your Own Greeting Card to design and create a card, or choose the link Browse Our Online Collection to send an ICQ-designed card.

If you chose to create your own card, follow the step by step instructions on the site for choosing colors, font, text, and graphics. Preview your card design, and enter the recipient's e-mail address, then send.

If you chose a ready-made design, follow the instructions on the site for entering a text message, entering the recipient's e-mail address, and sending the card.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Greeting Card - Receiving

Receiving Greeting Cards

When you receive an ICQ Greeting Card it will either arrive directly to your ICQ Window or to your e-mail address. If it arrives to your e-mail, it will come as a link to a URL and you must go to the site using your Internet browser. If the card was sent to you through ICQ, you will be notified by a flashing Greeting Card [image] icon next to the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

To receive an ICQ Greeting Card:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Greeting Card [image] icon next to the sender's name on your Contact List or in your desktop tray. Or, click on the sender's name on your Contact List and select Receive.

2.	Click on the Click here to see the card on your Web browser button to view your card. Choose from the following options on the Web site.

•	Click on the Reply with an ICQ Greeting button to send a Greeting Card back to the sender. Follow the instructions on the site.

•	Click on the Send an ICQ Greeting button to send a Greeting Card to someone else. Follow the instructions on the site.

3.	Minimize or close your browser and choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Reply button to choose an event from the pull-down menu and send it to the sender.

•	Click on the Preferences button to be led to the Plugins tab of the Alert/Accept dialog to change your Greeting Card preferences for the sender. Refer to Plugins Tab of Alert/Accept Modes for more information.

•	Click on the Close button to exit the Incoming Greeting Card dialog.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Voice Message Plugin - Introduction

The Voice Message plugin enables you to record voice messages of up to fifteen seconds in length (120kb) and attach text messages as well. You may send voice messages to other ICQ users, when both you and the recipient are online. All you need to send a voice message is a computer microphone. You may also use the Voice Message plugin to send a Wave sound file, for which you do not need a computer microphone.

See Voice Message—Sending and Voice Message—Receiving.

See also Plugins—Introduction and Plugins—Configuring Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Voice Message - Sending to ICQ Users

Sending a Voice Message or Wave File

You may send voice messages to other ICQ users, when both you and the recipient are online. All you need to send a voice message is a computer microphone.

You may also use the Voice Message plugin to send a Wave sound file, for which you do not need a computer microphone.

To send an online voice message to another user:

1.	Click on the name of an online user on your Contact List to whom you wish to send a voice message. The pop-up menu of options is displayed.

2.	Select Voice Message or More Services (Plugins) and then click on Voice Message.

3.	Make sure your microphone is correctly attached to your computer system.

4.	Click on the Send: Voice Message radio · button.

5.	Click on the Record button or press Ctrl+R and clearly speak your message into your microphone. Keep your message within 15 seconds.

6.	Click on the Play button or press Ctrl+P to play back the message that you recorded. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the User Information [image] button to view the details the recipient entered upon registration with ICQ.

•	Adjust the Volume level to your preference.

•	Click on the Forward and Backward buttons to move through your playback.

•	Click on the Forward and Backward buttons to jump to the beginning or end of your voice message.

•	Click on the Stop  button or press Ctrl+S to stop playing or recording your message.

•	Click on the LoopPlay button to play your voice message continually. Click on this button again to disable LoopPlay.

•	Check the Save Outgoing Voice Message box to save the file in the outgoing folder.

•	Click on the Outgoing Folder button to view the folder containing voice messages you have sent.

•	Click on the Incoming Folder button to view a folder containing voice messages you have received.

You may add a text message to your voice message in the Text Message dialog.

7.	Click Send to send your voice message.

To send a wave file:

1.	Click on the Send Wave File radio · button in the Send Online Voice Message dialog.

2.	Click on the Import button to select a wave sound file from another directory of your hard disk.

You may click on the Info [image] button to view the details the recipient entered upon registration with ICQ.

3.	Click on the Play button or press Ctrl+P to play back the sound file that you selected. Then you may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Stop button or press Ctrl+S to stop playing the wave file.

•	Check the Save Outgoing Voice Message box to save the file in the outgoing folder.

•	Click on the Outgoing Folder button to view the folder containing sound files you have sent.

•	Click on the Incoming Folder button to view a folder containing sound files you have received.

4.	Click on the Send button to send the sound file or click on the Cancel button to cancel sending the file.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Voice Message - Receiving

Receiving a Voice Message Plugin

When you receive a voice message from another user a flashing Voice Message/Sound File [image] icon will appear beside the sender's name on your Contact List and in your desktop tray.

To begin downloading your incoming voice message or sound file:

1.	Double-click on one of the flashing Voice Message/sound file [image] icons or right-click on the sender's name on your Contact List and then select Receive from the pop-up menu. An Incoming Voice Message dialog is displayed.

2.	Choose from the following options in the Incoming Voice Message dialog.

•	Click on the Reply button to send the sender an event directly from this dialog. Choose an event from the pull-down menu of options.

•	Click on the Preferences button to open the Plugins tab in the Alert/Accept Settings feature to configure plugin settings for the specific user. See Plugins—Configuring Your Preferences.

•	Click on the Decline button to decline the request without giving a reason, or choose from the other responses available to you.

•	Click on the Accept button to begin the transfer of the incoming voice message or sound file. A Voice Message dialog is displayed and the transfer begins.

Once you have accepted the voice message or sound file, you may listen to it now and choose from several options to save it or reply to the sender.

To play  your voice message or sound file:

After you've accepted the voice message or sound file, click on the Play button to play back the voice message or sound file. Choose from the following additional options.

•	Check the Save Incoming Voice Message box to save the voice message or sound file in your Incoming Folder.

•	Click on the Reply button to reply to the sender. Choose an event from the pull-down menu.

•	Click on the Save To File button to save the incoming message to another directory on your hard disk.

•	Click on the Close button to close the Voice Message dialog.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Archive - Introduction

Introducing the ICQ Message Archive

The ICQ Message Archive centralizes all of your incoming and outgoing communications on ICQ into a single database and allows you to customize the organization of your events or to use ICQ's default settings. You may create folders to categorize your events, and you may move events from the default folders into your customized folders by a simple click of your mouse. The Deleted Items folder provides an easy way to keep events you don't want stored in the ICQ Message Archive, so you may permanently delete them or later restore them to a folder in the archive. You can also run your ICQ Chat File Playback feature from the ICQ Message Archive.

The ICQ Message Archive also gives you the option to convert events in the archive into ToDo items, Notes and Reminders.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Archive - Accessing

Accessing the ICQ Message Archive

To access the ICQ Message Archive:

Click on the ICQ button in the ICQ Window to display the pop up menu, then select Message Archive to display the ICQ Message Archive.

Alternatively, click on the Services button to display the pop up menu, and select Message Archive to display another pop-up menu, then select Open Message Archive.

The ICQ Message Archive is divided into three different parts—one part that displays the main folders and sub-folders, a second part that displays the list of events within the selected folder, and a third that displays the text of the selected events when appropriate. The dialogs within the ICQ Message Archive may be expanded and contracted to suit your needs.

Double-click the folders to open or close them, or right-click and select Open or Close. You may also select Open All Items or Close All Items to open or close all folders and sub-folders in the Archive.

You may right-click on any of the folders, sub-folders, or events to choose from advanced options.

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Archive - Address Book

Your ICQ Message Archive contains an Address Book—a collection of information about the users on your Contact List. You can use your personal address book to quick reference details of user's that you want to make contact with on the ICQ Network. It also contains information about those users who have been deleted from your Contact List, but still remain in your address book.

When a user is added to your Contact List, the user is automatically entered into your address book. All the identifying information that each user provided to ICQ upon registration can be viewed in your address book.

Please Note:  All information posted onto the ICQ Directories is provided voluntarily by the users. Furthermore, this information is automatically posted and is not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified nor endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way. Users can decide not to provide information, to change the information already provided, or to erase it.

The Address Book contains a folder for each user on your Contact List. Each sub-folder contains the information that the user entered upon registration.

To use the Address Book:

Double-click the Address Book icon to view a list of the folders of each user on your Contact List.

Right-click on the Address Book icon to display a pop-up menu and choose from the following options.

•	Choose Import Address Book to import an address book file, previously exported, into your Address Book.

•	Choose Export Address Book to save your Address Book in another location on your hard disk.

Click on one of the user's folders to view that user's information.

Right-click on a name in your address book to display a pop-up menu and choose from the following options.

•	Choose Send Email to send an e-mail to the selected user directly from this archive.

•	Choose Rename to enter this user under a different nickname in your Address Book. The new name will also appear on your Contact List.

•	Choose Delete to delete the user from the Contact List with all his or her related history.

Alternatively, you may access your Address Book in the ICQ Message Archive by clicking on the ICQ button in your ICQ Window and selecting Address Book.

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Notes - Introduction

The Notes feature helps you organize and manage your time more efficiently. No more jotting down information on scraps of paper.  It allows you to write yourself notes and leave them on your desktop or store them in the ICQ Message Archive for retrieval at a later time.

From the Services button in your ICQ Window you may create new Notes. You may also access these features from your ICQ Message Archive where you can create them from existing events.

See Notes – Viewing.

See Notes – Creating New Notes.

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Notes - Viewing
Notes – Viewing

After you create your note(s), you may easily view them.

To view the notes that you've created:

Click on the Services button and select Notes. You may choose from the following options.

•	Choose Open Notes List to refer to the Notes folder in the ICQ Message Archive where all of your notes are stored.

•	Choose Open to display the pop-up menu with the following options.

•	Select All to display all of your notes on your screen.

•	Select a note from the list of the latest notes that you have created.

•	Choose Close to display the pop-up menu with the following options.

•	Select All to close the notes that appear on your screen.

•	Select a specific note that you wish to close from the list of latest notes that you have created.

•	Choose Bring All To Front to display the notes in front of all applications or documents that you are working on.

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Notes - Creating

Creating New Notes

You may create new notes to be accessed from your desktop or, you may hide them and open them at a later time.

1.	From the Services button in the ICQ Window, select Notes. A pop-up menu is displayed.

2.	Select New Note to create a note to be displayed on your desktop. Type in your text. You may change the size of the box by clicking the frame and adjusting the width or length. Click on the X on the top right corner of your note or right-click anywhere on the note to display another pop-up menu.

You may choose from the following options.

•	Select Hide to remove the note from your screen but save it in the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Check the Always On Top to display the note on top of all other applications or documents that you are working on.  If this option is unchecked, the note will be hidden behind the last application you are working on.

•	Choose New to open a new note.

•	Choose Delete Note to move the note to the Deleted Items folder in the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Choose Text to display a pop-up menu of options.

•	Select Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete or Select All. You may cut, copy or paste text from other documents and put them into notes, or vice-versa.

•	Choose Appearance to display a pop-up menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Set Font to change the font style, size or color.

•	Select Font Color to change the color of your font.

•	Select Set BackGround Color to change the background color of your note.

•	Select Print As Text to display the Print dialog and print your note.

•	Select File to display the pop-up menu of options.

•	Select Import to transfer the text of a file from another directory into your note.

•	Select Export to transfer the text of your note into another file or directory.

•	Select Add Reminder to create a reminder for the note. You will be alerted at the designated hour by a blinking alarm clock on your System Menu button.

•	Select Send To Someone to send the note as a message to a user or users on your Contact List.

•	Select Snap To Content to minimize or maximize the size of your note dialog to include your text only.

•	Select Bring All To Top to place all the notes that you have created in the front of the applications or documents you are working on.

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Reminders - Introduction

The Reminder feature allows you to write yourself reminders and preset the date and time you would like to receive them. The reminders are stored in your ICQ Message Archive until you receive the alert in your ICQ Window. A flashing Alarm clock [image] icon will appear on your System Menu button and in you desktop tray, accompanied by an alarm sound, reminding you of that important errand you mustn't forget.

See Reminders – Receiving.

See Reminders – Viewing.

See Reminders – Opening and Preseting the Time of Alert.

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Reminders - Receiving

Receiving a Reminder

Once you have set the reminder to alert you, you will receive the alert on the designated date and time. A flashing Alarm clock [image] icon will appear in your System Menu button and in your desktop tray, accompanied by an alarm sound.

To receive your reminder:

1.	Double-click on the flashing Alarm clock [image] icon in your System Menu button or in your desktop tray. Alternatively, click on the Alarm clock icon and choose Receive.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Dismiss button to close the dialog. It will automatically be deleted from the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click on the Remind Again in button and select the number of minutes, hours or days from the pull-down menu, if you want the reminder notice to be sent to you again at a later time.

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Reminders - Viewing

You may view the reminders that you have created before they are sent to you as an alarm.

To view the reminders that have not yet been sent:

Click on the Services button, select Reminder from the pop-up menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select View Reminder to display a pop-up menu of reminders that have not been sent yet. Choose the reminder you wish to view.

•	Select Open Reminders List to view the list of reminders in the ICQ Message Archive that have not been sent yet.

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Reminders - Opening and Preseting the Time of Alert

The Reminder feature allows you to write yourself reminders and preset the date and time you would like to receive them. The reminders are stored in your ICQ Message Archive until you receive the alert in your ICQ Window.

To open a new reminder and preset the time of alert:

1.	Click on the Services button in your ICQ Window and select Reminder to display the following pop-up menu.

2.	Select New Reminder to display the Add To Reminder dialog.

3.	Choose from one of the following options.

•	Click on the Trigger On Time & Date radio · button.

Click on the arrow button next to the Date field to display a calendar. Select the date you wish to receive the reminder or select Today.

Click on the arrow button next to the Time field to display a pull-down menu. Choose the hour you wish to receive the reminder.

•	Click on the Trigger When User is Online radio · button if you want to receive a reminder when one of the users on your Contact List logs online. This is useful if you want to remind yourself to send a message to a certain person.

Click on the arrow button next to the blank field and from the pull-down menu, choose the user from your Contact List whose online presence you wish to trigger the reminder.

•	You may check the Trigger reminder also when moving out of away or N/A box to trigger the reminder alarm when the user you have selected changes his or her status from Away or N/A modes to Online/Available.

4.	You may choose from the following options.

•	Enter your reminder in the Reminder Note field.

•	Click on the Select Preset Reminder Note button to choose a text from the drop-down list of preset options.

•	If you wish to edit a preset reminder and add it to the preset menu, so that you may use it again, click on the Select Preset Reminder Note button and select the Edit Messages option.

Click on the arrow button in the Select Preset to display the pull-down menu and choose the Preset that you wish to change.

Click on the Rename Label button to display the Edit Preset Label dialog. Enter the label you wish to give the new preset.

Click Save to save the new preset label and return to the Edit Reminder Presets dialog or click Cancel to cancel the changes.

Enter the new text in the Preset Action Description field and click Save to save your changes and return to the Add To Reminder dialog. Or, click Close to cancel your changes and return to the Add To Reminder dialog. The new label and text will appear on your list.

5.	Click on the Add To Reminder button to register the reminder in your ICQ Message Archive. You may want to access it there for further changes. Refer to ICQ Message Archive. Or, click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog without creating the reminder.

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ToDo - Introduction

The ToDo feature gives you the option to mark events as important or things that you should deal with, or to create

a ToDo from an existing event in the ICQ Message Archive. The ToDo [image] icon in your desktop tray serves as a

convenient reminder for you.  To create a ToDo from another event in your ICQ Message Archive, refer to the ICQ Message Archive.

See ToDo – Creating.

See ToDo – Viewing.

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ToDo - Creating

You may create a new ToDo item . The ToDo [image] icon will appear in your desktop tray to remind you of your

upcoming tasks.

To create a new ToDo:

1.	Click on the Services button and select ToDo to display the following pop-up menu.

2.	Click on New.

3.	You may choose from the following options.

•	Enter your text in the To Do Note field.

•	Click on the Select Preset To Do Note button to display a pull-down menu. Choose from the following

options.

•	Select a message from the existing options in the pull-down menu.

•	If you wish to edit an existing message and add it to the menu, click on the Select Preset To Do Note

•	button and select the Edit Messages option.

•	Click on the arrow button next to Select Preset to display the pull-down menu and choose the Preset that you wish to change.

•	Click on the Rename Label button to display the Edit Preset Label dialog. Enter the label you wish to

give the new preset.

4.	Click Save to save the new preset label and return to the Edit Reminder Presets dialog or click Cancel to cancel the changes.

5.	Enter the new text in the Preset Action Description field and click Save to save your changes and return to the Add To Do Event dialog. Or, click Close to cancel your changes and return to the Add ToDo Event dialog. The new label and text will appear on your list.

6.	Click on the Add To Do button to register the reminder in your ICQ Message Archive. You may want to

 access it there for further changes. Or, click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog without creating the ToDo.

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ToDo - Viewing

You may view your created ToDos either from your Serves button or desktop tray.

To view a ToDo event:

1.	Right-click the ToDo [image] icon in your desktop tray.

Alternatively, click on the Services button and choose ToDo from the pop-up menu.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select Open and choose the relevant ToDo from the pop-up menu to display the entire message.

•	Choose Open ToDo List to view your ToDo List in the ICQ Message Archive. Click on the Chat

 folder to view chats that were created in the ICQ Message Archive.

To view an event from your desktop tray:

1.	Once you've opened a ToDo, you will receive the History Event: Message dialog.

2.	You may choose from the following options (some options may be disabled depending on the type of event your marked as ToDo).

•	Click on the File menu and select Page Setup or Print.

•	Click on the Edit menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Copy to copy the text into a different file.

•	Select Move To to display the Move To dialog, to move the message into another folder in the ICQ

Message Archive. This option exists only for a ToDo that was created from an event and not

a personal ToDo event. Refer to ICQ Message Archive and History of Events.

•	Select Copy To to display the Copy To dialog to copy the message into another folder in the

 ICQ Message Archive. Refer to ICQ Message Archive and History of Events.

•	Select Unmark ToDo to delete the message from the ToDo folder in the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click on the View menu and choose from the following options.

•	Select Font to change the font style, size or color.

•	Select Background to choose another background color of the ToDo message.

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Homepage Factory - Introduction

The ICQ Homepage Factory is a simple, tool to fashion and create your own Web site, and host it on your own computer. Internet users may contact you at your ICQ Homepage on the Web and you may reply directly from the site. The pages of your ICQ Homepage are stored in your PC, which acts as mini server (host) when you are connected to the Internet, providing access to other ICQ users and to the Internet community at large. As soon as you log online, Net-surfers around the world will be able to access your ICQ Homepage. The ICQ Homepage enables you to provide your Web visitors with whatever information you would like them to know about you and about the topics that interest you.

Note:  Providing any information about yourself on the ICQ Homepage is voluntary. The information that you do provide is visible to, and may be obtained and kept by other people.

You may enable Internet users to request a chat with you, send you ICQ messages, view your personal details including your picture, and even view and download pre-defined files from your hard disk. This may all be achieved directly from your ICQ Homepage, even though they are not ICQ users.

The ICQ Homepage Factory makes it easy and fun to create an interesting and attractive homepage. The many icons, fonts, and colors to choose from, along with the option to use external layouts, give you many design possibilities. You may place downloadable files on the File Server module of your ICQ Homepage. You may choose a password to limit access to those files or to your entire ICQ Homepage. The Homepage Factory also allows you to manage and monitor your homepage with a visitor counter, time statistics, and DNS statistics.

Note:  By activating the ICQ Homepage feature you may provide third parties with certain limited remote access to certain files on your computer. Activating this feature increases the risk that third parties will be able to tamper with your computer. In addition, by activating the ICQ Homepage feature you allow third parties to view your IP address.

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Homepage Factory - Building Your ICQ Personal Homepage

ICQ provides you with a ready-made homepage, known as your default homepage. Your ICQ Homepage contains links to all the pages (modules) of your site, as well as other ICQ links, enabling visitors to become familiar with ICQ and download the program.  It also contains a link to your ICQ Communication Center. The ready-made modules serve as your basic template for you to begin building your homepage using the default features as a basic framework. Previewing your default homepage, as well as all options for building, managing, and monitoring your ICQ Homepage, may be done directly from the ICQ Homepage Factory.

To access the ICQ Homepage Factory:

1.	Click on the Services button in the ICQ Window.

2.	Select My ICQ Page to display a pop-up menu.

3.	Select Make My ICQ Homepage to open the ICQ Homepage Factory and display the ICQ Homepage Factory dialog.

To preview your default ICQ Homepage:

On any tab in the Homepage Factory, click on the Preview Homepage button at the bottom of the dialog. This will launch your ICQ Personal Homepage through your default browser.

You will notice on your ICQ Homepage preview, or from the Main tab, that your default ICQ Homepage is made up of seven modules; that is, there are seven pages to this site. As you build your site, you may add more pages, you may disable default pages, and you may change the content of all of the pages, some of the pages, or none of the pages.

The ICQ Homepage Factory window is divided by tabs into three sections - the Main tab, the Design tab and the Advanced tab. Building your ICQ Homepage begins with the Main tab.

The following options appear on each of the tabs in the Homepage Factory. Select from among these options when you design your homepage.

•	Click on the Apply button to apply the last changes that you have made to your homepage. Your visitors will be able to view the changes only after you have selected this option.

•	Click on the OK button to apply the changes you have made and exit your Homepage Factory.

•	Click on the Help button to go to the ICQ Homepage Help if you encounter any problems.

•	Click on the Preview Homepage button to view the modifications in your homepage.

Note:  It is only the Homepage designer who can view his or her ICQ Homepage in Preview mode. Only after you click on the Apply and OK buttons the visitors to your ICQ Homepage will be able to view the latest changes that you have made.

•	Click on the Cancel button to exit the Homepage Factory without saving the last changes.

To begin building your Personal ICQ Homepage:

Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory.

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Homepage Factory - Activating Your ICQ Personal Homepage

After you have designed and created your homepage, it is then time to view and launch your ICQ Homepage on the Internet for all to see and enjoy. Your ICQ Homepage will be displayed on the Internet just as you configured it in the Homepage Factory.

Note:  By activating the ICQ Homepage feature, you may provide third parties with certain limited remote access to certain files on your computer. Activating these features increase the risk that third parties will be able to tamper with your computer.

To activate your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Click on Services in the ICQ Window.

2.	Select My ICQ Page to display the pop-up menu.

3.	Select Activate Homepage, a Home icon [image] will now appear beside your name in the Contact List of other users.

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Viewing Another User's ICQ Personal Homepage

To view the Homepage of another user on your Contact List:

1.	Click on a user name on your Contact List, which has a house icon beside the name, as shown in the example below, indicating that the user's ICQ homepage is active.

2.	Select Homepages from the pop-up menu of options. Choose from the following options.

•	Select the Goto User's Homepage tab to view the user's ICQ Homepage. This option is ghosted if the user did not enter a URL of a personal Web page upon registration.

•	Select the User's Homepage Info tab to view further details about the user's ICQ Homepage. For example, the homepage category in which the user has placed his or her ICQ Homepage.

•	Select User's ICQ Homepage to open the user's ICQ Homepage in your browser.

•	Select Goto User's Communication Center to go to the user's personal Communication Center in the ICQ Web site.

•	Select ICQ Homepage Directory to go to the ICQ PeopleSpace Directory of Web Directories to search for other user's homepages.

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Main Tab - Introduction

Configuring the Main Tab of the Homepage Factory

Initially, the Main tab contains options for each of the original seven modules, or default pages of your ICQ Homepage. Configure the options available for each module on the Main tab, then proceed to the Add/Remove/Edit Properties instruction later in this section. See the Configuring the Design Tab of the Homepage Factory to learn how to configure the general design properties of all the modules on your ICQ Homepage.

Home

This is the main page of your homepage. It is the opening page of your Web site and therefore, may contain an introduction or greeting and give visitors a general idea of what your site is about. This page also contains a counter tool to keep track of how many visitors come to your site. See Configuring the Home Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

Chat

The default Chat module allows visitors both ICQ users and non-users to chat with you directly from your ICQ Homepage. The default text invites visitors to send you a chat request if you are online. You may change or add to this text. See Configuring the Chat Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

Messages

The Messages default module of your ICQ Homepage allows visitors (both ICQ users and non- ICQ users) to exchange messages with you directly from your ICQ Homepage. The default text invites visitors to compose and send you a message directly to your ICQ Window. You may edit, replace, or add to this text. See Configuring the Messages Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

Personal Details

This default page of your ICQ Homepage gives visitors some personal details about you. The default details are the details listed on the ICQ Global Directory. You may edit, remove, replace, or add to these details; and you may provide your picture. See Configuring the Personal Details Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

Note:  Providing any information about yourself on the ICQ Homepage is voluntary. In addition, the information that you do provide is visible to, and may be obtained and kept by other people.

Note:  If you provide a .bmp picture in your ICQ Details, it will not be shown on your Personal Homepage. Use a gif./jpg. Picture.

Favorite Links

This default module provides visitors to your ICQ Homepage with default links to some other ICQ Web sites .You may add to these or replace them with your own favorites. See Configuring the Favorite Links Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

File Server

The default File Server module of the default ICQ Homepage enables you to place downloadable files on this page. The file server is made up of folders containing individual files. You may protect these folders with a password. You may give each folder a different password, and then choose which users you want to provide access to which files. Or, you may protect all of your files with the same password. You may also include short descriptions for each file. See Configuring the File Server Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

Note:  By activating the file server and allowing third parties remote access to files on your computer, you increase the risk that someone will be able to tamper with your computer.

Guestbook

This default module of your ICQ Homepage provides visitors a place to leave you a message on your ICQ Homepage. The ICQ Guestbook is a great place to get feedback about your ICQ Homepage. Visitors to your Guestbook page may enter their details and leave you their comments and suggestions. See Configuring the Guestbook Module of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

Note:  All the Guestbook comments may be seen by all your Internet visitors from the Guestbook module of your ICQ Homepage.

Note:  In addition to what is shown in the Guestbook module, you will also view the IP address of the sender on the guest record.

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Main Tab - Configuring the Home Module

To configure the Home module:

Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory. The Home module is the first module displayed in the Main tab. If you were working on a different module, select Home.

Configuration of the Home module involves options for two main features—a counter and text.

Counter

The Counter feature allows you and your ICQ Homepage's viewers to see the number of visitors that have already visited your ICQ Homepage. You may activate or deactivate the counter, change its design and customize its shape and color.

To activate a counter on the Home module of your ICQ Homepage:

Make sure that the Show Counter box is checked. The number of visitors to your ICQ Homepage appears.

To deactivate the counter, uncheck the Show Counter box.

To edit the properties of your counter on the Home module of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Click Reset to reset your counter.

2.	Click on the Browse button to view icon design options for your counter. The design will appear on your homepage.

3.	Select the link next to the row of buttons you choose for your counter.

Alternatively, select Customize and choose from the list of icon styles for your counter; or choose Select Directory to bring in icons from another directory. The folder you select must contain all of the following files—0.gif, 1.gif, 2.gif…9.gif.

Main Page Free Text

This feature gives you the option to insert text into the Home module of your ICQ Homepage.

To insert text into the Home module of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Click on the white field and enter whatever text you wish. If you know HTML, you may insert HTML tags into your text. Header tags and footer tags are pre-installed - you do not have to install them.

2.	Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

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Main Tab - Configuring the Chat Module

To configure the Chat module:

1.	In the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, click on Chat.

2.	Enter whatever text you would like into the Chat Module Free Text field. You may edit the default text that appears or write your own text. You may use HTML tags. This text will appear at the head of your Chat dialog on your ICQ Homepage.

3.	Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML. When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

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Main Tab - Configuring the Messages Module

To configure the Messages module:

1.	In the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, click on Messages.

2.	Enter whatever text you wish into the Message Module Free Text field. You may edit the default text that appears or write your own text. You may use HTML tags.

3.	Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Configuring the Personal Details Module

To configure the Personal Details module of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, and click on Personal Details.

2.	Check the Add User's Picture box and click on the Select Picture button to retrieve your picture from the directory where you've saved it, and place it on your ICQ Homepage.

Note:  If you provide a .bmp picture in your ICQ Details, it will not be shown on your Personal Homepage. Use a gif./jpg. picture.

3.	Click on the View/Change My Details button to view your details as they appear in the ICQ Global Directory (user's information details). You may edit, remove, replace or add to them in this dialog. The changes you are currently making in the Homepage Factory will also update your ICQ Info data.

4.	Enter whatever text you wish in the Personal Details Free Text field, or edit the default text that appears. You may use HTML tags.

5.	Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

Note:  Providing any information about yourself on the ICQ Services and on the ICQ Directories in general, including without limitation on the ICQ Homepage, is voluntary. In addition, the information that you do provide is visible to, and may be obtained and kept by other people.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Configuring the Favorite Links Module

To configure the Favorite Links module of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, and click on Favorite Links.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Enter text in the blank field. You may use HTML tags. Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>s".

•	Click on the Add Link button to add a new link to your list of favorite URL links.

•	Select one of the URL links in the dialog and click on the View/Edit Link button to display a brief description of the site and the site's address.

Alternatively, double-click on the link. You may change or edit the address from the View/Edit Link dialog that appears.

•	Select one of the URL links in the dialog and click on the Goto Link button to view that Web site.

•	Select one of the URL links in the dialog and click on the Delete button to delete that link from your ICQ Homepage.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Configuring the File Server Module

To configure the File Server module of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	In the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, click on File Server.

The default text invites other Internet users to download selected files from your hard disk on this page. You may edit this text or enter new text in the dialog text box. Enter text in the blank field. You may use HTML tags. Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you use enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the New Folder button to create a new folder and display the New File Folder dialog.

Enter a name for your folder in the Name field.

Check the Password protect this folder box, if you want to put a password protection on your new folder. Enter a Username and Password for the folder. When another Internet user wants to open this folder the user will have to enter the correct user name and password. You must provide this information to selected Internet users personally.

Click on the OK button.

•	Select a folder to delete a folder and click on the Delete Folder button or press the Delete key on your keyboard.

•	Select a file within a folder to delete a file and click on the Remove Files button or select a file and press the Delete key.

•	Click Add Files to add a file to one of your folders.

Alternatively, you can also add files to folders by the drag and drop method into the folder. You may enter a description of each file. Double-click the filename in the list of files and add a description.

•	To set or cancel a password for a folder in the File Server, select the folder name and click on the Password button to display the following dialog.

Place a check/uncheck mark in the Protect with Password check box.

Enter a Username and Password and click on the OK button.

Note:  By activating the file server and allowing third parties remote access to files on your computer, you increase the risk that someone will be able to tamper with your computer.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Configuring the Guestbook Module

To configure the Guestbook module of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, and click on Guestbook.

2.	Enter text into the Homepage Module Free Text field to add text to this page, for example a greeting for your ICQ Homepage guests. You may use HTML tags. Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

Select a guest name from the list under Guest and click on the View Guest Record button to view the information that the selected visitor has left. Or, double-click the name of a guest to see his or her comments.

Note:  All the Guestbook comments may be seen by all your Internet visitors from the Guestbook module of your ICQ Homepage.

Note:  In addition to what is shown in the Guestbook module, you will also view the IP address of the sender on the guest record.

3.	To delete a guest's information from your Guest Record, select the guest record that you wish to delete and click on the Delete Guest Record button. The information is deleted from the system.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Adding a Custom Module to Your Homepage

In addition to the options available for each default module, you also have the possibility, from the Main tab, to build your own framework of custom modules for your homepage. You may create additional custom modules to add to your ICQ Homepage, remove a custom module from your homepage, disable a default module (except for the Home module), and edit the design and contents of any of the modules.

The Homepage Factory allows you to add other pages to your ICQ Homepage. You may add a pre-designed module to your ICQ Homepage, or you may create your own.

To add a page to your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory, and click on the Add button.

2.	Select Custom Module to display the Create/Edit Web Page Module dialog.

From this dialog you may select several pre-designed modules or you may change their properties, according to your own preference. You should not feel restricted by their names, contents or appearance.

To select a pre-designed module:

1.	Click on the arrow next to the Select/Enter Module Name field and select a module from the drop-down list.

2.	To create a new module, enter whatever name you wish in the Select/Enter Module Name field.

3.	Enter a heading in the Module Heading field. This heading will appear at the top of this page of your ICQ Homepage.

4.	Click on the button near the Module Heading field to display the pop-up menu, to select a font size and style for your heading.

5.	Use the pull-down menus and check boxes to adjust the font style and size of the heading. Click on the OK button to return to the Create/Edit Web Page Module dialog.

6.	Check the Customize Icon box and click on the Locate Icon button to display the Customize Module Icon dialog, which enables you to choose an icon that will be the link to your Custom Module from the left frame of your ICQ Homepage.

7.	In the Enter Icon Text field, define the text that you wish to appear adjacent to the icon.

8.	In the Picture File Name field, select a picture icon from the following options.

•	Click on the Browse Pictures button to view the icon options for your Custom Module from your ICQ Homepage. Click on the link next to the icon you choose.

•	Click on the Select From Disk button to choose from a text list of the Custom Module icons or to import an icon from a different file (must be .gif file or .jpg)

•	Click on the Set Default button to use the ICQ default icons for this kind of module.

9.	Click on the OK button to confirm your settings.

10.	Check the Customize Colors & Fonts box and click on the Customize button to display the Customize Colors for Custom Module dialog.

11.	Click on the colored boxes to display the pop-up menu of colors from which to choose for each feature. You may click on the Define Custom Color to expand the pop-up menu and create your own colors.

•	Check Add Background Picture to insert a picture (instead of a solid color) as the background of this page.

•	Click on the Browse Image Catalog button to view options for background pictures as displayed on the Web.

•	Click on the Select File From Disk button to import a picture from another file (must be a .gif file or jpg.).

12.	Click OK to set these configurations.

To create your custom module as a table and insert text:

1.	In the Create/Edit Web Page Module dialog, click on the Table (organize text and images in columns) radio · button under the Module Type heading.

2.	Select the number of columns you wish to have in your table (up to five) in the Number of Columns counter.

3.	Select the column names given to you in the field box and double click it. Or, choose a name and then click on the Edit Column button to change it.

4.	Click on the Free Text only radio · button at the bottom of the Create/Edit Web Page Module dialog if you want free text only on this page (without a table).

Note:  If you want to add free text to the table, your may do so at a later stage.

5.	You may use HTML tags. Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Editing a Module of Your Homepage

You may edit the specific design properties for each of the modules of your ICQ Homepage. To edit the general design of all the modules of your ICQ Homepage, see Design Tab – Introduction.

To edit a module of your ICQ Personal Homepage:

1.	Select the Main tab in the Homepage Factory.

2.	Click on the module from the list of Homepage Modules that you would like to edit.

3.	Click on the Edit Properties button or double-click on the module name to display the Edit Homepage Module dialog.

4.	Enter a name for your module heading in the Module Heading field box. This heading will appear at the top of the selected page of your ICQ Homepage.

5.	Click on the Font [image] button to select font style and size. The Select Font dialog is displayed.

6.	Use the pull-down menus and check boxes to adjust the font style and size of the heading.

7.	Click OK to return to the Edit Homepage Module dialog.

8.	Check the Customize Icon box and click on the Locate Icon button to display a dialog that which enables you to choose the icon that will link to the selected module from other sections of your ICQ Homepage.

9.	Enter the text that will appear near the icon in the Enter Icon Text field. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Browse Pictures button to view and select a default icon for the selected module from a Web page on your Internet browser.

•	Click on the Select from Disk button to select an icon from a text list of default icons or from another directory (must be a .gif file or jpg).

•	Click on the Set Default button to use the default icon for this kind of module.

10.	Click on the OK button to set your icon settings.

11.	Check the Customize Colors and Fonts box and click on the Customize button to display the Customize Colors dialog.

12.	Click on the relevant colored boxes to display the standard system dialog for selecting a color for each feature:  General Background, Table Text, Table Header Text.

13.	Click OK to set these configurations.

To insert text into the custom module that you have just selected:

1.	Click on the Edit Properties button in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Click on the Table (organize text and images in columns) radio · button under the Module Type heading to insert text in columns.

3.	Select the number of columns you would like to have in your table (up to five) in the Number of Columns counter.

4.	Click on the Edit Column Name button and enter a name for the selected column in the Name field of the dialog if you want to name the columns.

5.	Click on the Free Text only radio · button at the bottom of the dialog if you want free text only on this page (without the table).

Note:  If you want to add free text to the table, you may do so later from the Menu tab, just like you would do for other pages.

6.	Enter text to appear on this page. You may use HTML tags. Keep the Interpret Enter as <br> box checked if you are not using HTML.  When this box is checked, each time you press Enter to move to a new line, the text will appear on your ICQ Homepage with the same line break that appears in the white field in this dialog. Uncheck this box if the appearance of your ICQ Homepage is distorted as a consequence of using HTML tags together with this default "<br>".

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Main Tab - Removing or Disabling a Module from Your Homepage

You may remove or disable any custom module in your ICQ Homepage. You may disable any default module from your ICQ Homepage except for the Home module. Disabled default modules will not appear on your site, but will remain in storage so that you may retrieve them later and add them to your site.

To remove or disable a page from your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Main tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Select the module from the list under Homepage Modules that you wish to delete and click on the Remove button or press the Delete button on your keyboard. The module is either disabled or deleted. The module may also be saved in your computer so that you can reinstall it at a later date.

Click on the Add button to reinstall the module.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Design Tab - Introduction

The Design tab contains the design tools with which you need to personalize your ICQ Homepage. The Design tab is divided into three sections—Customize Icons, Customize Colors and Fonts and ICQ Homepage Factory Schemes. Most options in the Design tab apply to all the modules of your ICQ Personal Homepage.

See Design Tab – Customizing Icons

See Design Tab – Customizing Colors and Fonts

See Design Tab – ICQ Homepage Factory Schemes

For specific design options for each page, see Main Tab - Adding a Custom Module to Your ICQ Personal Homepage and Main Tab – Editing a Module of Your ICQ Personal Homepage.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Design Tab - Customizing Icons

This section of the Design tab enables you to choose the headings and online status icons for your homepage.

To design your ICQ Homepage heading icon:

1.	Select the Design tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Make sure that the Add ICQ Homepage Heading box is checked.

3.	Click on the Customize ICQ Homepage Heading button to display the Select Homepage Heading dialog.

4.	Enter the heading name in the Enter Icon Text field.

5.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Browse Pictures button to view and select one of the default icons available from the Web page on your Internet browser.

•	Click on the Select from Disk button to select one of the suggested icons from an icon list or to import an icon from another directory on your hard disk.

•	Click on the Set Default button if you want your homepage to appear with the ICQ default homepage icon.

6.	Click on the OK button to set your changes and exit the Homepage Heading dialog.

To design your online status indicator icon:

1.	Select the Design tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Make sure that the Add Online Status Indicator box is checked.

3.	Click on the Customize Online Status Icons button to display the Customize Status Icons dialog.

4.	You may select a design either from the default icons by click on the Browse button or Select From Disk button to import status icons from your disk for each of the status icons listed in the dialog shown above. Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Browse button to view and select one of the default icons available in your Internet browser.

•	Click on the Select from Disk button to select one of the suggested icons from an icon list or to import an icon from another directory on your hard disk.

•	Click on the Set Default button if you want your ICQ Homepage to appear with the ICQ default homepage icon.

5.	Click on the Close button to update your changes.

To limit the number of icons on your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Design tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Check the Limited mode (minimum number of icons) box to reduce the number of picture files on your ICQ Homepage to a minimum. This enables faster downloading of your ICQ Homepage. Limited mode enables you to add pictures anywhere on your ICQ Homepage except in the left frame.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Design Tab - Customizing Colors and Fonts

You may customize the colors and fonts used on all of the non-customized modules. Changes you make in this dialog will not affect the colors and fonts of custom added, or those built-in that were specifically modified.

To design your ICQ Homepage headings' colors and fonts:

1.	Select the Design tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Click on the Customize Homepage Main Section Colors button. The Set Homepage common colors dialog is displayed. This dialog is divided into the following four sections - Foreground colors, Background colors, Links colors, and Fonts.

To select colors for your ICQ Homepage:

1.	To select foreground colors, from the Set Homepage common colors dialog, click on the colored rectangle next to General Text. Select a color for the general text of your ICQ Homepage and click on the OK button. Or, from the color box, click on the Define Custom Colors button to make your own color.

Repeat the process for Table Text and Table Header Text.

2.	To select background colors for your ICQ Homepage, click on the colored rectangle next to General Background. Select a color for the background of your ICQ Homepage and click OK; or, click Define Custom Colors to make your own color.

•	Make sure that the Add Background Picture box is checked, if you would like a picture to appear as background for your ICQ Homepage. Select pictures from your hard disk.

•	Click on the Browse Image Catalog button to view and select a background picture.

•	Click on the Select File From Disk button to select a background picture from a list or to import a background picture from another directory.

Repeat the process for Table Background and Table Header Bkgd.

3.	To select colors for your links on homepage, click on the rectangle next to Visited Links. Select the color to which your homepage's URL links text will become after a user has viewed them. Or, click Define Custom Colors to make your own color.

Repeat the process for Unvisited Links.

4.	To select font colors and styles for your ICQ Homepage, click on the arrow next to Select Font Style: and select a font style from one of the seven styles on the drop-down list.

5.	Click on the arrow next to Select Base Size: and select a font size from the drop-down list.

6.	Check one or more of the following formats that you would like to apply to your homepage font—Bold, Italic, Underline, and/or Strikeout.

7.	Click on the OK button to set your changes.

Customize Homepage Side Frame Colors

You may customize the colors, fonts and icons of the side frame used on all of the default modules.

Note:  You design the side frames of your custom modules at the time that you add the modules to your ICQ Homepage.

To design the colors and fonts of the side frame of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Design tab.

2.	Click on the Customize Homepage Side Frame Colors button. The Customize colors for Left Frame dialog is displayed. This dialog is divided into four sections - Foreground colors, Background colors, Links colors, and Fonts.

To select colors for the side frame of your homepage:

1.	Click on the rectangle next to Table Text. Select a color for the table text of your Homepage Side Frame and click on the OK button. Or, click Define Custom Colors to make your own color.

2.	To select background colors for your ICQ Homepage Side Frame, click on the rectangle next to General Background. Select a color for the background of your Homepage Side Frame and click OK. Or, click Define Custom Colors to make your own color.

•	Check the Add Background Picture box if you would like a picture to appear as background for your homepage side frame.

•	Click on the Browse Image Catalog button to view and select a background picture for your Homepage Side Frame.

•	Click on the Select File From Disk button to select a background picture from a list or to import a background picture from another directory.

Repeat the process for the Table Background.

3.	To select links' colors for your Homepage Side Frame, check the Visited Links box. Select a color for your Homepage's Side Frame URL links to become after a user has viewed them. Or, click Define Custom Colors to make your own color.

Repeat the process for Unvisited Links.

4.	To select font colors and styles for your Homepage Side Frame , click on the arrow next to Select Font: Style: and select a font style from one of the styles on the drop-down list.

5.	Click on the arrow next to Select Base Size: and select a font size from the drop down list.

6.	Check one or more of the following formats you would like to apply to your ICQ Homepage font—Bold, Italic, Underline, and/or Strikeout.

7.	Click OK to set your changes.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Design Tab - Homepage Factory Schemes

ICQ Homepage Factory Schemes are ready-made layouts for you to use to design the modules of your ICQ Homepage. You may use one of the ICQ built-in schemes, save your own design combinations as schemes, or you may import a scheme from another directory. The scheme file is a special file format containing settings and pictures used in this scheme. You may export a scheme and send it to your friends. When you double-click on a scheme file from a standard Windows program, it automatically activates the homepage factory and selects this scheme as active in the preview mode.

Note:  Sending and receiving a file in ICQ is similar to sending an attached file by e-mail, FTP, or any other form of file transfer. Users should be careful when opening files sent by unknown users. ICQ strongly recommends you refuse file transfer requests from users you do not know.

To use a built-in scheme to design your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Design tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Click here for more schemes button. This will take you to a Web page where you can download to your computer more homepage schemes and import them to your Homepage Factory.

•	Click on the arrow next to Scheme to choose from a drop-down list of schemes. Click on the Delete button to delete the selected scheme file.

•	Click Save as to save a design combination that you have created as a scheme or to save the existing scheme under another name.

When you create a design for a Web module, make sure to save it as a scheme by clicking Save as. If you do not save it as a scheme, you will lose your settings when you change to another scheme. Additionally, if you switch from one scheme to another, you automatically lose all current settings that are valid for the previous scheme. This step also disables custom modules that are valid for the previous scheme. These modules are not deleted. Instead they are added to the Add Module drop-down list.

•	Click on the Import button to import a scheme from a file in another directory.

•	Click on the Export button to export your scheme to another section of your computer. The file may later be sent to another user.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Advanced Tab - Introduction

The Advanced tab allows you to view and configure details to manage and monitor your ICQ Homepage. From the Advanced tab you can also activate your ICQ Homepage so that users can view it from the Internet.

Note:  By activating the ICQ Homepage feature, you may provide third parties with certain limited remote access to certain files on your computer. Activating these features increase the risk that third parties will be able to tamper with your computer.

To activate your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Advanced tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Check the Activate Homepage box to make your homepage active to other Internet users while you are online.

For more ways to activate your ICQ Homepage, see Homepage Factory- Activating Your ICQ Homepage.

To protect your ICQ Homepage with a password:

1.	Select the Advanced tab from your Homepage Factory.

2.	Click on the Protect the Homepage with Password button to give your entire homepage an access password. Any user that tries to visit your ICQ Homepage will then need to know the page's username and password. The following dialog is displayed.

3.	Check the Protect with Password box.

4.	Enter a username in the Username field.

5.	Enter a password in the Password field.

Write your username and password down in a safe place.

6.	Click on the OK button to confirm your password settings or click on the Cancel button to cancel your password settings.

Note:  The ICQ features described in this Help File may not operate according to the description provided herein or may not operate at all, including privacy and security features.

To configure the advanced settings of your ICQ Homepage:

1.	Select the Advanced tab in your Homepage Factory.

2.	Check the Allow visitors to Interact with me box to enable other Internet users to chat with you and send you ICQ messages from your ICQ Homepage.

3.	Make sure that the Allow sound Alert on visiting my Homepage box is checked, if you would like to play a welcome sound when a visitor enters your ICQ Homepage.

4.	Move the Frame Width bar to adjust the width of your Homepage's left frame.

5.	In addition to built-in and custom modules available by means of the Homepage Factory, you may also link your site to external HTMLs. Click Open User Personal HTML Folder button to view the location of your personal folder that is intended to hold the HTMLs you created for your ICQ Homepage. Refer to the ReadMeFirst.txt folder for a detailed explanation on how to create your own HTMLs (the default location of this file is: C\\:ProgramFiles\icq\Homepage \Root\ICQ#\personal).

6.	Make sure that the Current Homepage Address (URL) radio · button is selected, to select your current URL address or click My IP Address to select your current IP address.

Note:  If you disable the WebAware option in the Security dialog, users will not be able to visit your Homepage through the URL address.

7.	Click Send to send the address displayed (either URL or IP) to another ICQ user. You have the option to send your Web page address to multiple users in your Contact List.

8.	View your Web server port number in the Web Server Port Number box. The default port is 80. Do not change this number unless you are instructed to do so by ICQ.

9.	Move the Web Server Network Resources bar to Max to benefit from maximum speed of the network resources. If a number of visitors to your site choose to download the same file at the same time from your File Server, then slower download time may be incurred.

To select your ICQ Homepage category:

1.	Select the Advanced tab in the Homepage Factory.

2.	Click on the Select ICQ Homepage Category button. This will display your ICQ Homepage Information dialog. Enter your homepage's address and select the category from the pull-down menu of options (define Category).

3.	Click on the Define Category button and select the interest group or groups, which you think best describes your interest.

4.	Enter a description of your homepage in the Homepage/Description About window so that other users with similar interests will be able to find it.

5.	Click on the Go To Users Homepage Directory button to view a Web page listing of ICQ user's homepages.

To view your ICQ Homepage statistics:

1.	Select the Advanced tab in you Homepage Factory.

2.	Click on the Time Statistics button to view the number of people that have visited your site at different hours of the day and for each day of the week. These statistics also show the total number of users for each day and for a complete week. Click on the Reset button to rest the counter.

3.	Click on the DNS Statistics to view the IP Addresses of the visitors to your site, the number of visits to your site for each visitor, and the number of clicks within your site. Click on the Reset button to reset the counter.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Now! - Introduction

ICQ Now! is another way to make your Web experience more personal and immediate. Use this feature to find out what's happening on ICQ right now. Discover the coolest and newest ICQ communities on the Internet. Meet other people who share your interests by joining an ICQ User Created Chat, User Created List, Message Board, or Interest Group on a specific topic. Enjoy relevant information, products, and services provided by ICQ Now! sponsors and content partners. Or participate by building your own ICQ community.

The ICQ Now! button, located in your ICQ Window, connects you to the expansive system of ICQ Networks. ICQ Networks are ICQ users grouped and listed by many topics including similar interests, professions, age groups, hobbies, and locations. These groups and lists are interconnected to make up an enormous community of ICQ users.

You may use the ICQ Now! button to be led to Web sites where you may join specific parts of the ICQ Networks, thereby making yourself more accessible to be contacted by other ICQ users. Or you may use the Networks to find other users that you would like to contact. You may use the feature to simply view what's going on in various Networks, by reading message boards for example, or to take a more active role by posting a message or joining a chat session. You may also create your own community within the ICQ Networks.

ICQ Networks come in the forms of ICQ Chat Rooms, ICQ ChatRequests, ICQ Interest Groups, ICQ User Created Lists, ICQ Message Boards, and ICQ GameRequests, as well as the ICQ PeopleSpace Directory.

ICQ Now! helps you get connected to ICQ's most popular virtual communities.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Introduction

The ICQ Web Search makes searching the Web quick and easy. The Web Search is located in the ICQ Window providing a gateway to the Web, right on your desktop. Just enter a search query and press Enter and you are led to the search results on ICQ's own search engine, ICQ iT! (http://www.icqit.com) No need to open your browser, no need to find the homepage of a search engine and only then enter your query…and wait—the ICQ Web Search requires just two quick steps to fast, accurate search results! ICQ iT! offers a wide choice of options, including many advanced options to narrow your search to find exactly what you're looking for as well as several options to search for other ICQ users. Even when your ICQ Window is minimized you may use the ICQ Web Search floating panel to search the Web from your desktop, as you work on other applications.

The ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! also offer specialized searches that enable you to narrow your search results to a specific field of news, providing you with relevant, up-to-date results.

In addition, you may also use the ICQ Web Search for direct access to many popular search engines and services, which ICQ frequently updates and adds to. Simply enter your query and choose a search engine or service, right from your ICQ Window, and you are immediately provided with the results. Again—no need to open your browser, find the search engine's homepage, and only then enter your query and wait for the results. Other unique options include specialized search engines and services related to news, weather, and more, as well as reference and translation services that translate an entire Web page or document.

The ICQ Web Search also provides a bridge to ICQ's Web site, and to the many ICQ communities. Tools for Webmasters and site builders are also readily available.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Using ICQ iT!

Note:  Use the instructions and descriptions in this Help File as a guide. ICQ is frequently updating the Web Search feature to better suit your needs. The menu options described in these instructions may not be exactly the same menu options that appear on the Web Search menu of your version of ICQ, as the Web Search feature is updated. In addition, the search engines and services linked to the menu options described here may not be exactly the same ones that appear on the Web Search menu of your version of ICQ, as the Web Search feature is updated. The Web Search menus will be updated dynamically—you do not have to download any new files. These updates will be announced by ICQ system messages.

ICQ It!, ICQ's own search engine is the default search engine for the Web Search feature. ICQ iT! allows you to search the Web directly from your ICQ Window, providing you with search results, quickly and easily.

To search the World Wide Web using the ICQ Web Search and ICQ It!:

1.	Enter your search query in the Web Search field in your ICQ Window.

Tip:  Press Ctrl+Shift+S to have your cursor jump to the Web Search field.

By default, ICQ iT! will display search results containing all of the words you entered; therefore, entering more words will provide you with more specific results. If you want to search for an exact phrase (words in the order you have entered them), enclose the words in quotation marks. A search for ICQ 99b, for example will return sites containing the exact phrase ICQ 99b but not the phrase ICQ Version 99b.

You may use a plus sign ( + ) directly in front of a word or phrase to require that all returned pages contain that search term. For example, the search query 99b +ICQ will return only pages mentioning ICQ, but pages that also mention 99b will be ranked higher in the results.

You may use a minus sign ( - ) directly in front of a word or phrase to exclude all documents containing that search term. For example, searching for Jordan -Michael -Bulls will help you find Web pages about the country without getting articles about the basketball star.

2.	Press Enter or click on the Go button in your ICQ Window.

3.	The ICQ iT! search engine returns a list of URLs in your Web browser matching your search query. Click on the link of one of the results to go to that Web site.

If you would like to modify your search query to receive more specific results, click on the Revise This Search link on the results page. You may also click on the Advanced Search link to do an ICQ iT! advanced search. Go to the Expert Search Expressions and Advice Page at http://www.icq.com/redirect/book/icqit_expert_help.html for explanations of these features and for general tips to improve your search results.

Shortcut:  If you know the URL of a Web site you would like to visit that begins with www. and end with .com, you may enter the name of the site (the word after the www. and before the .com) and press Control + Enter to go directly to that site. For example, you may enter icq in the Web Search field and then press Control + Enter to go directly to www.icq.com.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Searching With Other Search Engines

You may search the World Wide Web directly from your ICQ Window, using many of the popular search engines. You may also use one of the specialized search engines linked to the ICQ Web Search, which includes many handy reference tools, translation services, and software resources.

To use the WebSearch to search the Web with other search engines:

1.	Enter the word or phrase that you wish to search for on the World Wide Web, look up, or have translated into the ICQ Web Search field.

2.	Click on the Arrow [image] button beside the Web Search field to display the pop-up menu of options. Or, press the Tab key when the cursor is inside the Web Search field to display the Web Search menu options.

3.	Browse the menu options to display each option's pop-up menu of search engines and Web services. Choose from options similar to the following.

•	Select Web Search Engines to choose a popular Web search engine and do a general search of the Web.

•	Select Usenet Discussion Groups to choose a popular discussion group site to search for a discussion group about your query.

•	Select Software/Files to choose a popular sites to download software or files related to your query.

•	Select References to choose a popular online dictionary or thesaurus to check the spelling and definition, or find the synonym of your query.

•	Select Translation to choose an online translation services to translate your query and select the language in which you entered the word or words and the language into which you would like it or them translated. You may select and copy large amounts of text from another application into the Web Search field and then select one of these translation services. To translate an entire Web page, enter a URL into the Web Search field, then select the desired language sequence, and the translated page will load into your browser.

Tip:  To enter the URL of the Web page currently open in your browser, press Ctrl+Shift+D. You may then select the language in which you entered the URL and the language into which you would like it translated to translate the entire Web page.

•	Select News Articles to choose a channelized search of up-to-date news articles.

•	Select Stock Quotes to choose an online stock service and check quotes regarding your query.

•	Select Weather to choose a popular weather sites. Enter your city, a travel destination, or a zip code, as your search query in the Web Search field to check the latest weather details there and worldwide.

•	Select Miscellaneous to choose one of the popular sites to view reviews about all the current movies and search for personal homepages, addresses, and phone numbers of Internet users worldwide.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Searching the ICQ Communities

The ICQ Web Search offers you the option to search the ICQ Web site and the many ICQ Communities, as well as pages for Webmasters and site builders, directly from your ICQ Window.

To search the entire ICQ Web site:

1.	Enter the word or phrase that you wish to search for on the ICQ Web site into the ICQ Web Search field.

2.	Click on the Arrow [image] button beside the Web Search field to display the pop-up menu of options, as shown below. Or, press the Tab key when the cursor is inside the Web Search field to display the Web Search menu options.

3.	Select ICQ.com Communities to display another pop-up menu.

4.	Select Entire ICQ.com Site.

5.	ICQ iT! returns a list of pages of the ICQ Web site matching your search query. Click on the link of one of the results to go to that page.

To search the ICQ Networks for people with similar interests, using the ICQ Web Search:

1.	Enter the word or phrase that you wish to search for in the ICQ Networks into the ICQ Web Search field.

2.	Click on the Arrow [image] button beside the Web Search field to display the pop-up menu of options. Or, press the Tab key when the cursor is inside the Web Search field to display the Web Search menu options.

3.	Select ICQ.com Communities to to display another pop-up menu. Choose from the following options.

•	Select Chat Rooms to be led to a list of links of ICQ User Created Chat Rooms related to the topic of your search query.

•	Select Interest Groups to be led to a list of links to ICQ Interest Groups related to the topic of your search query.

•	Select User Lists to be led to a list of links to ICQ User Created Lists related to the topic of your search query.

•	Select Message Boards to be led to a list of links to ICQ Message Boards related to the topic of your search query.

4.	Click on the link of one of the results to go to that page.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Returning to a Recent Search

You may also use the Web Search to search for queries you've recently used, in order to return to a past search or use a different search engine or service.

To return to recent search results:

1.	Click on the Arrow [image] button beside the Web Search field to display the pop-up menu of options. Or, press the Tab key when the cursor is inside the Web Search field to display the Web Search menu options.

2.	Select Recent Searches to display your past Web Search queries. Select a query to return to those search results.

Tip:  You may also use the up↑ and down↓ arrow keys when your cursor is in the Web Search field to browse recent search queries.

The ICQ Web Search returns the original search results for that query. Click on the link of one of the results to go to that page.

If you would like to search for results regarding the same query on a different search engine or service, click on the Arrow [image] button next to the Web Search field and select another search engine or service from the pop-up menus.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Searching for the Most Visited Results on ICQ iT!

ICQ iT! also gives you the option to search the most visited results for your particular search query. Occasionally, a conventional search will not produce the most relevant results near the beginning. The Most Visited Results feature gives you the option to go to the sites that other ICQ users found most relevant to your query, often saving you the time of sifting through a long list of results.

To search for ICQ iT!'s most visited results:

1.	Enter the word or phrase in the Web Search field for which you would like to view ICQ iT!'s most visited results.

2.	Click on the Arrow [image] button beside the Web Search field (or press the Tab key when the cursor is inside the Web Search field) to display the pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Most Popular Web Results.

4.	ICQ iT! returns to you a list of the most visited search results for that query. Click on a link to visit that site.

Tip:  You may visit ICQ iT!'s most visited results from any ICQ iT! results page. Click on the link to your search query next to "Get the top 10 results visited by ICQ members."

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ Web Search and ICQ iT! - Using the ICQ Web Search Floating Panel

To activate the ICQ Web Search floating panel:

1.	Click on the Float [image] button next to the Web Search field. A floating panel will appear.

2.	Choose from the following options at any point during your search.

•	You may expand and contract the panel by clicking and dragging on the side borders.

•	Click on the Arrows [image] button to contract the panel to show only the search subject, or to expand the panel to show the search engine as well as the search subject.

•	Click on the minus (-) sign in the top right corner of the panel to minimize the panel, or right-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray and select Minimize. Double-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray to maximize the panel again, or right-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray and select Restore.

•	Click on the X (x) sign in the top right corner of the panel to close the panel, or right-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray and select Close.

•	Click on the Question mark (?) in in the top right corner of the panel (or right-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray and select Help) to be led, via your browser, to the ICQ Web Search help page of the ICQ Web site.

•	Click on the ICQ iT! button to choose from the following options.

•	Check Always on Top to set the floating panel to appear on top of all other open applications.

•	Select Docking To Browser to display another pop-up menu of options and to select the position of the panel related to your Internet browser. Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Not Docking option to return the panel to its pre-docked state.

•	Check the Docking To Top option to set the panel to float just above your browser when your browser is open and to minimize when your browser is minimized, but to return the panel to its pre-docked state when you close your browser.

•	Check the Docking To Bottom option to set the panel to float just below your browser when your browser is open and to minimize when your browser is minimized, but to return the panel to its pre-docked state when you close your browser.

•	Select About ICQ It! to view version and copyright information about ICQ iT!

•	Select Help to be led, via your browser, to the ICQ Web Search help page of the ICQ Web site.

•	Select New Search to clear the fields in the panel so you may enter another search query.

•	Select Clear Recent Searches to clear the recent ICQ Web Search queries from the ICQ Web Search history.

•	Select Auto Submit Query to start the search immediately upon selecting a new search engine or service (based on the search query last entered).

•	Select Minimize to minimize the floating panel, or right-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray and select Minimize. Double-click on the iT!   icon in your desktop tray to maximize the panel again, or right-click on the icon and select Restore.

•	Select Close to close the floating panel.

3.	Enter your search query in the For: field or click on the arrow and select a recent search from the pull-down menu.

Tip:  You may also use the up↑ and down↓ arrow keys when your cursor is in the Web Search field to browse recent search queries.

4.	Then click on the arrow next to the Search: field and select a type of search or service from the pull-down menu.

In some cases, a third field will appear. Click on the arrow to display another pull-down menu, and select a specific search engine or service.

Alternatively, make your selections in any combination of the fields and click on the GO [image] button—search results will be based on the most recent selections in the other fields.

You may also click GO after selecting a search engine or service to go to its homepage and begin your search there.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Email - Introduction

Introducing ICQ Email

ICQ 99b comes with its own ICQ Email feature, allowing you to send e-mail to the users on your Contact List, as well as to other e-mail account holders, directly from your ICQ Window using your own e-mail address and e-mail server. You may also set ICQ 99b's new Enhanced Email Check to automatically check if you have received new e-mail messages. ICQ Email uses your regular e-mail address and e-mail server combined with an ICQ dialog to enable you to send and check e-mail directly and easily from your ICQ Window. This feature also allows you to send voice message attachments and other file attachments.

Other e-mail account holders (including non-ICQ users or users away from their ICQ programs) may use ICQ Email Express to send you a message from their e-mail to your ICQ. When you receive an Email Express message event, a blinking icon under the heading Web Message will appear on your Contact List and in your desktop tray. In addition, you may use Email Express to send an e-mail message and notify the recipient by ICQ.

You may also integrate any other e-mail program to work with ICQ and send and check messages directly from your ICQ Window.

See Email Preferences to configure your e-mail to work with ICQ.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Email - Preferences

Configuring ICQ Email and ICQ EEC

To access your Email Preferences:

1.	Click on the ICQ button in your ICQ Window to display a pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Preferences & Security to display another pop-up menu of options.

3.	Select Email Preferences to access the following tabs.

•	Select the Email-Client tab to select ICQ Email or another e-mail program you wish to use for sending e-mail.

•	Select the General tab to configure your options for checking e-mail through ICQ.

•	Select the Notifications tab to configure your settings for visual alerts, sound alerts, and other preferences for checking e-mail through ICQ.

•	Select the Accounts tab to enter the details of your e-mail account or accounts to enable ICQ to send and check your e-mail for you

•	Select the VIP tab to enable ICQ to distinguish incoming e-mail from accounts that you designate as V.I.P.

Click on the ICQ Email Center button for more information about ICQ Email.

4.	Click on the OK button to set your changes, or click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog without saving your changes.

See Email—Introduction and Enhanced Email Check—Introduction for more information about ICQ Email.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Email - Sending to ICQ Users on Your Contact List

Once you have configured ICQ Email (See Email—Preferences) and entered your own e-mail address in your user information (See User Information—Updating), you may send ICQ Email to ICQ users on your Contact List or to any other e-mail address, directly from the ICQ Window. (If you chose to integrate another e-mail program to work with ICQ, follow steps 1 and 2 of these instructions, then follow the instructions of your e-mail program for composing and sending a message).

To send e-mail to a user on your Contact List using ICQ Email:

1.	Click on a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options, and select Email to display another pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select Send Email to display an ICQ Email. If the Send Email option is disabled for the selected user, he or she did not enter an e-mail address upon registration. If you know his or her e-mail address, see Email—Sending to Non-ICQ Users.

3.	The ICQ Email program is launched and the selected user's e-mail address appears in the To: field of the dialog. Choose from the following options.

•	Enter another e-mail address (or several other e-mail addresses) in the CC: field if you would like to send copies of this e-mail to others. You may also enter other addresses in the To: field. Separate addresses with a semi-colon (;) or with whatever other sign you designated on the Email tab of your owner preferences.

•	Click on the To: or CC:, to display a list of all users on your Contact List who entered their e-mail address, from which you may select the name(s) to whom you wish to send the e-mail. The Select Names dialog is displayed.

Select the name or names to whom you want to send the e-mail. Press the Shift key to select a few names.

Click on the Arrow [image] button to move the name to the relevant field (To: or Cc:).

If you would like to send a copy of this e-mail to a person whose e-mail address is unknown, click on the Find button to do an LDAP Search.

Click OK to return to the ICQ Email dialog with the selected e-mail addresses appearing in the relevant fields. Or, select Cancel to return to the ICQ Email dialog without the selected names in the relevant fields.

4.	Enter a title for your e-mail in the Subject: field.

5.	Compose your message in the Message field.

6.	Click on the Send button if you would like to send the e-mail as is. Click on the Cancel button to cancel sending this e-mail. If there was an error in the e-mail address, you will receive an error message.

Note:  No record is kept of e-mails that you send using ICQ Email.

ICQ Email also gives you the option to send e-mail with an attached voice message or file.

To attach a voice message to your ICQ Email:

1.	Follow steps 1 through 4 in the instructions above. If you want to send a voice message through ICQ Email, but you don't wish to send a text message, follow steps 1 through 3.

2.	Click on the Voice Message button to expand the ICQ Email dialog.

3.	Click on the Record [image] button and clearly record your message. Voice messages have a maximum length of 15 seconds (120kb).

4.	Click on the Stop [image] button to stop recording your message before 15 seconds are up.

5.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Play [image] button to play back the message that you recorded.

•	Click on the Forward and Backward [image] buttons to move your playback progressively.

•	Click on the Stop [image] button to stop your playback.

•	Click on the Delete [image] button to delete your voice message.

You may also send any other type of file attachment with your ICQ Email.

To attach a file to your ICQ Email:

1.	Follow steps 1 through 4 in the To send e-mail to a user on your Contact List using ICQ Email: instructions above, then continue with step 2 below.

2.	Click on the File Attachment button to expand the ICQ Email dialog.

3.	Click on the Browse button to display the standard Windows Open dialog.

4.	Select the file you wish to send and click on the Open button.

Alternatively, select a file from your desktop or any other directory and drag it into the white File Attachment field.

5.	Click on the Send button to send the e-mail.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Email - Sending to Non-ICQ Users

You may also send ICQ Email through the Services button on your ICQ Window (or whatever e-mail program you have configured to work with ICQ) to non-ICQ users, to ICQ users not on your Contact List, or to a user on your Contact List who did not register his or her address with ICQ.

To send e-mail to non-ICQ users:

1.	Click on the Services button and select Email.

2.	Select Send Email.

3.	The ICQ Email program (if this is what you configured) is launched and the selected user's e-mail address appears in the To: field of the dialog. Choose from the following options.

•	Enter another e-mail address (or several other e-mail addresses) in the CC: field if you would like to send copies of this e-mail to others. You may also enter other addresses in the To: field. Separate addresses with a semi-colon (;) or with whatever other sign you designated on the Email tab of your owner preferences.

•	Click on the To: or CC:, to display a list of all users on your Contact List who entered their e-mail address, from which you may select the name(s) to whom you wish to send the e-mail. The Select Names dialog is displayed.

Select the name or names to whom you want to send the e-mail. Press the Shift key to select a few names.

Click on the Arrow [image] button to move the name to the relevant field (To: or Cc:).

If you would like to send a copy of this e-mail to a person whose e-mail address is unknown, click on the Find button to do an LDAP Search.

Click OK to return to the ICQ Email dialog with the selected e-mail addresses appearing in the relevant fields. Or, select Cancel to return to the ICQ Email dialog without the selected names in the relevant fields.

4.	Enter a title for your e-mail in the Subject: field.

5.	Compose your message in the Message field.

6.	Click on the Send button if you would like to send the e-mail as is. Click on the Cancel button to cancel sending this e-mail. If there was an error in the e-mail address, you will receive an error message.

Note:  No record is kept of e-mails that you send using ICQ Email.

ICQ Email also gives you the option to send e-mail with an attached voice message or file.

To attach a voice message to your ICQ Email:

1.	Follow steps 1 through 4 in the instructions above. If you want to send a voice message through ICQ Email, but you don't wish to send a text message, follow steps 1 through 3.

2.	Click on the Voice Message button to expand the ICQ Email dialog.

3.	Click on the Record [image] button and clearly record your message. Voice messages have a maximum length of 15 seconds (120kb).

4.	Click on the Stop [image] button to stop recording your message before 15 seconds are up.

5.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Play [image] button to play back the message that you recorded.

•	Click on the Forward and Backward [image] buttons to move your playback progressively.

•	Click on the Stop [image]  button to stop your playback.

•	Click on the Delete [image] button to delete your voice message.

You may also send any other type of file attachment with your ICQ Email.

To attach a file to your ICQ Email:

1.	Follow steps 1 through 4 in the To send e-mail to non-ICQ users: instructions above, then continue with step 2 below.

2.	Click on the File Attachment  button to expand the ICQ Email dialog.

3.	Click on the Browse button to display the standard Windows Open dialog.

4.	Select the file you wish to send and click on the Open button.

Alternatively, select a file from your desktop or any other directory and drag it into the white File Attachment field.

5.	Click on the Send button to send the e-mail.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


EmailExpress

ICQ Email Express gives you the option to receive e-mail messages to your ICQ Window from users who have access to an e-mail account, but not necessarily to ICQ. Give out your Email Express address to e-mail account holders without ICQ. You may also use this feature to keep in touch with other ICQ users when you don't have access to ICQ.

Email Express sends e-mail to the recipient's ICQ and notifies the recipient by a flashing icon on his or her Contact List and desktop tray. Online users will be instantly alerted. Only 450 characters of the e-mail may be sent. Longer e-mails must be sent both to the recipient's e-mail address and to their ICQ. Recipients will receive the first 450 characters by Email Express and the entire message by e-mail.

To retrieve your own Email Express address:

Your Email Express address consists of your ICQ#, the at symbol (@), and then pager.icq.com. For example, if your ICQ# was 0001, your Email Express address would be: 0001@pager.icq.com.

To send an ICQ Email Express to a user on your Contact List:

1.	Click on a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options, and select Email to display another pop-up menu of options, as shown below.

2.	Select Send Email + Notify by ICQ to display an ICQ Email dialog. (If the Send Email + Notify by ICQ option is disabled for the selected user, he or she did not enter an e-mail address upon registration. (If you know his or her e-mail address, see Email—Sending to Non-ICQ Users.) This will send the message from your e-mail to the recipient's e-mail address and ICQ, allowing you to send up to 450 characters by ICQ and an unlimited message to the recipient's e-mail.

3.	See Email—Sending to ICQ Users on Your Contact List for instructions on sending ICQ Email and attaching files.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Introduction

The new ICQ Enhanced Email Check has a number of special features that were not available in previous versions of ICQ. For instance, the ability to check more than a single e-mail account and to delete incoming e-mail messages at the server of origin. This can be very beneficial when you receive large file attachments with your e-mail message, allowing you to avoid long download time. You can configure the number of lines that appear (up to 99) in the e-mail header message and decide if you want to delete the mail or download it in your e-mail program. When you view the message headers, the messages are still located on your e-mail server and have not yet been downloaded to your computer. Please note that by deleting these e-mails, you will completely erase them from your e-mail server without an opportunity to later restore such emails.

In case an e-mail was sent from an e-mail address specified in the ICQ directories or on your Contact List for an ICQ account on your Contact List, such an ICQ Account number and online/offline status will be listed in the list of incoming e-mails. In addition, you can also choose that upon receiving such an e-mail, a special icon will flash beside this ICQ account on your Contact List.

Please Note: Although these e-mails appear to have been sent by these ICQ accounts, this is not necessarily so for this is only because the e-mail address on the email header matches the e-mail address specified for this ICQ account on your Contact List or on the ICQ directories.

After you check an e-mail account, you can view the last date and time that the server was checked for e-mail. You can configure general sounds and animation files to notify you of incoming e-mail for all users or for specific users in your VIP accounts.

See Email—Preferences for configuring ICQ to send and check your e-mail.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Checking Your E-mail

To activate the ICQ Enhanced Email Check:

1.	Click on the Services button in your ICQ window and select the Email.

2.	Select Check New Email (or press Ctrl+Shift+C) to display the ICQ Enhanced Email Check dialog. This dialog contains the necessary tools to check your e-mail and configure your preferences for receiving and downloading e-mail from more than one e-mail account.

3.	Headers for your incoming e-mail messages will appear in a pane on the right side of the dialog. An envelope [image] icon beside the headers indicates new e-mails. You may right-click on an e-mail header and choose from the following options.

•	Select Send Message to send an ICQ message to the sender of the e-mail, if he or she is an ICQ user and an ICQ number has been assigned to him or her in the EEC feature.

•	Select Send ICQ To to send an invitation to join ICQ if the sender is not an ICQ user.

•	Select Move to VIP to move this user into your VIP list, so that e-mails from him or her will appear in the VIP mailbox.

•	Select Remove from VIP to remove the sender from your VIP list.

•	Select Preview to preview the beginning lines of the e-mail message (up to 99, depending on what you've configured in your Email Preferences.)

•	Select Delete to delete the e-mail from the server.

Note:  Deleting these e-mails will completely erase them from your e-mail server without an opportunity to later restore them.

Note: Sometimes e-mail messages arrive in HTML format and will therefore appear as an attachment in the message.

4.	The pane on the left side of the dialog lists the mailboxes you have configured into your Email preferences, as well as the VIP mailbox. The numbers beside each mailbox indicate how many messages have been downloaded, out of the total number of message waiting on the server for that mailbox. Right-click on one of the mailboxes to choose from the following options.

•	Select Delete All Messages to delete all the messages in that mailbox.

Note:  Deleting these e-mails will completely erase them from your e-mail server without an opportunity to later restore them.

•	Select Check Account to check or recheck e-mails in that mailbox.

•	Select Stop Check to stop the e-mail check in progress.

5.	You may choose from these additional options in the ICQ Enhanced Email Check dialog.

•	Click on the Preview button to preview the beginning lines of the selected e-mail message (up to 99, depending on what you've configured in your Email Preferences.)

•	Click on the Reply button to open your e-mail program (if you've configured it into your Email preferences) and reply to the sender.

•	Click on the Move to VIP button to move the sender of the selected onto your VIP list.

•	Click on the Delete button to delete the selected e-mail from the server.

•	Click on the Delete All button to move all e-mails listed in the dialog from the server.

Note:  Deleting these e-mails will completely erase them from your e-mail server without an opportunity to later restore them.

•	Click on the Re-Check Mailboxes button to recheck your e-mail.

•	Click on the Stop Check button to stop the Enhanced Email Check in progress.

•	Click on the Preferences button to configure your Email preferences.

•	Click on the Start My E-Mail Client button to open your e-mail program if you've configured it into your Email preferences.

•	Click on the Close button to close the Enhanced Email Check dialog and stop the check in progress.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Configuring the Email-Client Tab

Configuring Your Email-Client Tab

In the Email-Client tab you select the e-mail program that you wish to use for sending e-mail.

To configure the Email-Client tab:

1.	Select from the following options:

•	Select the Use ICQ Email Client radio · button to use the ICQ Email within the ICQ program for sending your e-mail.

•	Select the Use current registered Windows Email client radio · button if you use Internet Explorer Mail or MS Exchange.

•	Select the Use specified Email client radio · button if you use an e-mail program other than Internet Explorer Mail or MS Exchange, such as Netscape. Click Browse to locate the path of the e-mail program. Click on the Browse button to locate the path of the e-mail program. Enter your e-mail command line in the Command Line field. For most e-mail programs, including Netscape, you may leave this as mailto:%e. Click on the Add E-Mail to add the e-mail variable.

2.	Define the sign that you wish to use as a separator between two e-mail addresses in the To: or CC: fields in the Use the ___ sign As separator between two e-mails field.

3.	Enter your outgoing e-mail server in the SMTP Server field. If you do not know your SMTP server information, contact your Internet service provider, or click on the SMTP Setup Help button for online help.

You may click on the ICQ Email Center button to learn more about ICQ Email.

See Email Preferences for configuring the other tabs of your Email Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Configuring the General Tab

Configuring the General Tab

In the General tab you may configure your options for retrieval and notification of your incoming e-mail.

To configure your Retrieval settings:

Check the Retrieve Email body with headers box to view part of the body of your e-mail together with the headers.

Enter the number of lines of the e-mail message that you want to preview before downloading in the Display only __ when previewing email field. The maximum number of lines that may be viewed is 99. The more lines you preview, the longer it takes to preview.

To configure your Display settings:

Choose from the following options:

•	Check the Show Only New Emails box to retrieve only the headers of new e-mail messages.

•	Enter the interval of minutes you wish to have ICQ check the servers for new e-mail in the Check for new messages every __ minutes field.

•	Check the Load Email check at startup box to have the Email check begin upon each startup of the ICQ program.

•	Insert the number of minutes that you wish the program to wait before checking email on the servers after each startup in the Wait __ minutes before first check field.

•	Check the Display email notification on Contact List if email matches box to set ICQ to display the Email icon beside the name of the sender on your Contact List.

•	Check the Display a tray icon box to set ICQ to display an icon in your desktop tray when you receive e-mail.

See Email Preferences for configuring the other tabs of your Email Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Configuring the Notifications Tab

Configuring the Notifications Tab

In the Notifications tab you may configure your preferences for visual alerts, sound alerts, and other recieval settings.

To configure Email visual alerts:

Choose from the following options:

•	Check the Start Email client box to receive a visual alert upon startup of the ICQ Check Email feature.

•	Check the Display a message box box to display an e-mail reply dialog when you receive an e-mail.

•	Check the Animate icon in tray box to have the e-mail icon blink in your desktop tray.

•	Check the Play AVI Animation box to set ICQ to display an AVI animation you have saved.

Click on the Browse button to select the AVI file of your choice, and then click on the Test button to see it.

Check the Play in Loop box to have the animation play continuously when e-mail headers arrive. Enter the number of times you want the AVI animation to play in the Repeat AVI __ times field.

Note:  You may only select the standard AVI file format. New AVI formats (including audio and compressed AVI) are not supported.

To configure Email sound alerts:

Choose from the following options:

•	Check the Play WAV file when there is mail in the mailbox box if you want a sound file played each time new e-mail headers arrive

•	Check the Repeat sound every __ seconds box and enter the interval of minutes you wish to have the sound repeated.

•	Click on the Browse button to select a WAV file you have saved, and then click on the Test button to see it.

See Email Preferences for configuring the other tabs of your Email Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Configuring the Accounts Tab

Configuring the Accounts Tab

The Accounts tab enables you to configure the details for your different e-mail accounts for which you want to receive e-mail headers, so that you may send and check your e-mail through ICQ.

To configure the Accounts Tab:

1.	Click on the Add button to add an e-mail account. Enter a name for the e-mail account you would like to configure in the Description field.

2.	Select your type of mailbox from the Mailbox Type pull-down menu.

3.	Enter the address details of your mail server in the POP3 Mail Server field.

4.	Enter your e-mail user name that you use to connect to the server in the Username field.

5.	Enter your password for retrieving e-mail in the Password field.

6.	Check the WAV File box to select a sound file to be played when you receive e-email headers for the e-mail account you're configuring. Click on the Browse button to select the WAV file of your choice, and then click on the Test button to see it.

7.	Check the Animation File box to select a sound file to be played when you receive e-email headers for the e-mail account you're configuring. Click on the Browse button to select the animation file of your choice, and then click on the Test button to see it.

You may select an e-mail account and click on the Delete button to delete the account details.

See Email Preferences for configuring the other tabs of your Email Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Enhanced Email Check - Configuring the VIP Tab

Configuring the VIP Tab

The VIP tab allows you to set ICQ to sort your e-mail for you, isolating incoming mail from accounts that you consider to be VIP. You may add an account to your VIP list in two ways—via the VIP tab, and on the ICQ Enhanced Email Check dialog as mail arrives. See EEC—Checking Your E-mail to learn how to add an account to your VIP list via on the ICQ Enhanced Email Check dialog.

To add an e-mail account to your VIP list:

1.	Enter the name of the person whose account you wish to place on the VIP tab in the Name field.

2.	Enter the address of the account you wish to place on the VIP tab in the E-mail Address field.

3.	Click on the Add button to add the account to the VIP List.

You may click on the Remove button to remove an account from the VIP list.

To configure VIP Email Alerts:

Choose from the following options:

•	Check the Play WAV box to set ICQ to sound a WAV file alert you have saved when you receive mail from a VIP account.

•	Click on the Browse button to select the WAV file of your choice, and then click on the Test button to hear it.

•	Check the Play AVI box to set ICQ to display an AVI animation you have saved when you receive mail from a VIP account.

•	Click on the Browse button to select the AVI file of your choice, and then click on the Test button to see it.

See Email Preferences for configuring the other tabs of your Email Preferences.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


System Message - Receiving

Receiving a System Message

System Messages are messages sent by the ICQ Servers to update you on server information and ICQ news. You are notified of an incoming system message by a unique sound and System Message icon. After you have viewed a System Message, it is saved in the History of Events of the ICQ server. Double-click on the System Menu button in the ICQ Window to view a log of the messages sent to you by the system. System Messages are also stored in the System folder of the ICQ Message Archive.

To receive a System Message:

Double-click the flashing System Message icon in your desktop tray or on the System Menu button in the ICQ Window and choose Receive from the pop-up menu.

You may receive the following types of System Messages:

•	An Authorize User message requests your permission to add your name to another user's Contact List.

•	An Authorize User Reply message informs you of the reply to your request to add a user to your Contact List. A flashing icon appears under the Waiting Authorization heading on your Contact List.

•	A Notify message notifies you when a user in the Future Users Watch section of your Contact List has registered.

•	A You Were Added message informs you that you have been added to a user's Contact List.

•	An Automatically Add to List Request message informs you that you were on a user's Future Users Watch, and he or she wants to add you to his or her Contact List now that you have registered.

•	A Server message displays messages generated by the ICQ servers.

•	A Network Status message launches the View Network Status page in your default browser, in which you can check information about the ICQ Network Status if ICQ cannot establish connection to an ICQ server.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


History of Events - Users on Your Contact List

The History of Events feature is ideal for making a quick check of the events that were sent to a specific user without searching the more expansive ICQ Message Archive. Each user on your Contact List has an individual history of events, in which you are able to view a selection of the events that the user sent to you and a selection of the events that you sent to the user. By clicking on an incoming event you also have options to copy, forward, reply.

Similarly, when the ICQ server sends you a message, it is logged for subsequent retrieval in a history of events file for the ICQ server. See History of Events(System.

The History of Events feature automatically logs a selection of incoming and outgoing events for each person on your Contact List. This option can be disabled in the Accept tab in your Owner Preferences, if you do not wish to log events.

To view a user's history of events:

1.	Select a user's name on your Contact List to display the pop-up menu of options.

2.	Select History to display another pop-up menu, and then choose View Messages History.

You may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Incoming tab to view incoming events from a specific user.

•	Click on the Outgoing tab to view a list of the outgoing events sent to a specific user.

•	Click on the MessageDialog tab to view the messages that transpired between you and the specific user.

•	Click on the Close button to close the dialog.

•	Check the Display Last Event First box to display the last incoming or outgoing event first on the list. This option is available only when the MessageDialog tab is displayed.

•	Click on the Date [image] button to view the time and date that the events were sent or received. This option is available only when the MessageDialog tab is displayed.

•	Click on the Find button to search all the messages for specified text. This option is available only when the Message Dialog tab is displayed.

•	Click on the Save As button to save the incoming and outgoing events in simple text format. The file can then be viewed in any text editor, such as Notepad.

•	Select an event and click on the Delete button to remove the event from the database to the Deleted Items folder in the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Select the Delete All button to permanently remove all the events from the database to the Deleted Items folder in the ICQ Message Archive.

•	Right-click on the header of a Message, File, Chat or URL to choose from options regarding the selected event.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


History of Events - System

ICQ automatically logs all incoming and outgoing events for the ICQ server.

To view the system history of events:

1.	Click on the System Menu button in the ICQ Window to display the pop-up menu of options; select History and OutBox. Or, double-click on the System Menu button.

2.	A History Of Events: The ICQ Server dialog is displayed.
Choose from the following tabs.

•	Choose the System tab to display a list of events received from the ICQ server. Double-click on an event to display all its details.

•	Choose the OutBox tab, to show the events that you sent while you were offline or to users who were offline at the time you sent the events. Events are stored in the OutBox until you connect to an ICQ server, unless the event requires an online recipient.

3.	Double-click on a message to get a dialog to display the contents of
that message. You may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Close button to close the dialog.

•	Click on the Previous button to show the previous message on the list.

•	Click on the Next button to view the next message on the list.

4.	Right-click on a System  message for options regarding the selected message.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Site - Introduction

The ICQ Web site is homebase to ICQ's expansive and diverse virtual community, including millions of registrants from all over the world. ICQ's users share a closeness like no other community in history, finding and contacting one another quickly and easily. The ICQ Web site is the perfect starting point to becoming a part of this unique group of people made up of millions of potential new friends. All ICQ users - from those new to the Internet or even new to computers, to ICQ experts or even professional Web masters - can find a home at the ICQ Web site.

Choose from the Following Help File Links for further explanation of what's available on the ICQ Web site and for links to various areas of the site:

Get Started on ICQ Through the ICQ Web Site: These sections of the ICQ Web site enable you to download the latest versions of ICQ and to guide you through installation and registration, providing you with tutorials and troubleshooting pages.

Find Old Friends and Make New Ones: Use these parts of the ICQ Web site to enter the ICQ virtual community by finding old friends and making new ones and then communicating with them directly from the Web site.

Get to Know ICQ from the ICQ Web Site: Use these sections of the Web site to get acquainted with ICQ and with the many new features of ICQ 99b.

Give and Get Back From the ICQ Community: Once you've used the site to learn all about ICQ, or if you're already an ICQ user—use the ICQ site for taking your ICQ experience a step higher. Participate in the many different ways of communicating from the ICQ Web site, create a virtual community of your own,  and enhance and empower your own site.

Get Technical Support: Visit ICQ Support for help with all the options and features of ICQ.

Please review Important Notice: Links to Third Parties' Services.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Site - Getting Started

Get Started on ICQ Through the ICQ Web Site

These sections of the ICQ Web site enable you to download the latest versions of ICQ and to guide you through installation and registration, providing you with tutorials and troubleshooting pages.

•	Download ICQ: ICQ's Download page provides you with links to download the latest version of ICQ appropriate for your system. Return to this page if you need downloading instructions.

•	Install ICQ: Visit the Installation Troubleshooting page for detailed instructions to guide you through the installation process for your system, FAQs related to installation, and troubleshooting for problems you may run into while installing ICQ 99b.

•	Register With ICQ: Visit the Registration Tutorial page for detailed instructions and online help to guide you through the registration process.

•	Get ICQ Support: You may visit ICQ Support for troubleshooting, FAQs, tutorials, and options to contact the ICQ support team by submitting an e-mail query.

•	Learn ICQ's Security and Privacy Features: Learn all about ICQ's security and privacy features at the ICQ Security and Privacy Center.

•	Learn Your Four Addresses: As an ICQ user, you now have four addresses by which users and non-users may contact you. Visit this site to find your four addresses and to learn the different ways others may contact you using these addresses. Use this site to find the four addresses of other ICQ users to expand your options for contacting them.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Site - Find Friends

Find Old Friends and Make New Ones through the ICQ Web Site

Use these parts of the ICQ Web site to enter the ICQ virtual community by finding old friends and making new ones and then communicating with them directly from the Web site.

•	Look up friends or colleagues by name, nickname, and/or e-mail address, and build your Contact List by accessing ICQ's PeopleSpace Directory—a collection of all the ways you may use the ICQ Web site to find people. Or, find their ICQ Web-pager addresses and contact them directly from the Internet.

•	Visit the Family and Lost Relatives Finder to search for long lost family members in one of the ICQ directories or on the Where are You? Message Boards.

•	Go to the ICQ White Pages to search for an ICQ user by keyword, location, occupation, past background, or personal interest. Or make yourself available to be found by publishing your own details there.

•	Visit the ICQ Web Directories for a comprehensive list of links to many ICQ Search directories as well as to many popular World Wide Web people search directories.

•	Visit the ICQ Networks for a comprehensive list of the many ICQ Networks—including Music, Games, Internet, Romance, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Computer, and many more.

•	Not sure where to find a certain topic? Try the ICQ AtoZ Topics Index to search for your topic by name, and receive a list of all the categories of Networks in which it appears.

•	Visit the ICQ People Navigator to select an ICQ Network by topic, and then choose from the ways of communicating within that topic.

•	Visit ICQ User Created Lists for a complete list of ICQ User Lists or join or create a list of your own.

•	Visit ICQ Interest Groups for a list of the ICQ Interest Groups or join or create a group of your own.

•	Visit ICQ User Created Chat Rooms for a complete list of the ICQ Chat Rooms. You may view a chat, participate in one, or create your own.

•	Go to the ICQ 2-way Message Boards for a complete list of message board topics. Choose a topic that interests you and enter the board to see what other ICQ users have had to say on the subject. Or, post your own messages on the boards.

•	View a current list of ICQ users wishing to play multi-player games on ICQ GameRequests. Select a link to a game that you have installed on your computer and configured in your ICQ preferences to view users interested in playing. You may send a game request to users on this list, directly from this page. Game requests are posted for up to 90 minutes. Games are changed and added to this page all the time.

•	View a list of ICQ users wishing to chat on ICQ GameRequests . Requests stay posted for up to 90 minutes. You may add users to your Contact Lists and chat through ICQ, or you may send a message (directly from the site) to the person who posted the chat request.

•	Use the ICQ Phone Search to find the phone number of an ICQ user or, add your own details to this directory so that other users may find you.

•	Search for other users by viewing their homepages in the ICQ Homepage Gallery.

Please review Important Notice: Links to Third Parties' Services.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Site - Get to Know ICQ

Get to Know ICQ From the ICQ Web Site

Visit A Guided Tour of ICQ for a comprehensive list of ICQ tutorials and tours. Use these sections of the Web site to get acquainted with ICQ and with the many new features of ICQ 99b. Follow simple tutorials to learn how to use all the features, basic and advanced, of your program and to ensure that you're taking full advantage of all the features of your program. Keep up-to-date on new uses for your ICQ program and on tips and shortcuts of advanced features. Use these pages as a supplement to this guide when you are setting your user preferences and privacy and security settings. Keep your ICQ Window open as you surf these pages, and try out the features as you learn them.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Site - ICQ Community

Give and Get Back From the ICQ Community on the ICQ Web Site

Once you've used the site to learn all about ICQ, or if you're already an ICQ user—use the ICQ site for taking your ICQ experience a step higher.

Participate

•	View and post messages on the ICQ Message Boards.

•	Add yourself to an ICQ User Created List and contact the users in the list or visit their homepages.

•	View the ICQ Interest Groups and contact the users in the group or visit their homepages.

•	Find an Open ICQ User Created Chat Room to add to your Contact List and then join. Then create and lead your own Chat Room.

Create

•	Visit the ICQ Site Creators Network to learn how to create your own community within the ICQ community, including ICQ Interest Groups, ICQ User Created Lists, ICQ User Created Chat Rooms, Web sites enhanced with ICQ tools, Web rings, and help sites.

•	Learn how to create your ICQ Personal Homepage through Homepage Factory Tutorials, explanations of the security features of your homepage, design schemes to download. No HTML knowledge is necessary to create an ICQ Personal Homepage; however, if you do know HTML you may use it to further enhance the homepage to suit your needs.

•	Visit the Webmaster's Zone to learn how to create your own Web site with the help of ICQ tools, icons, and indicator panels.

Enhance

•	Visit Useful Resources for Empowering Your Site. You'll find tools for beginners who want to add to their ICQ Personal Homepage, as well as for professional site builders and Webmasters, including online indicators, communication panels, counters, banners, guest books, and more. You'll also find links to Web hosting services so you may post your site for free. Visit the Power Tools area of this page for ICQ communication panels and online indicators you may add to your Web site. Depending on the panel you choose, visitors may see your online status, send you a chat request, send you an ICQ message, page you, send you an EmailExpress, and more.

•	Visit Create Your ICQ Email Signature to enhance your e-mails by adding an ICQ signature to the bottom of your e-mails, indicating when you are online, enabling others to contact you by ICQ, and even providing a link to download the ICQ program.

Please review Important Notice: Links to Third Parties' Services.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Site - Technical Support

Get Technical Support From the ICQ Site

Visit ICQ Support for help with all the options and features of ICQ, including troubleshooting, FAQs, tutorials, and options to contact the ICQ support team by submitting an e-mail query.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


NetDetect - Introduction

After you have installed your ICQ program, and registered on the ICQ Network, the ICQ program begins by launching the NetDetect Agent. This feature will launch ICQ every time you log on to the Internet. Once ICQ is launched, a rotating Flower [image] icon will appear in your desktop tray as you are being connected to the ICQ Network. Once connection has been established, the rotating flower turns into a green Flower [image] icon, indicating that you are online.

The ICQ NetDetect Agent is launched by default when you start your computer. You may configure the NetDetect Agent to also automatically launch your default browser when you connect to the Internet.

The ICQ NetDetect Agent is available to modem users and users with a dynamic Internet connection. If you are a LAN user and you are always connected to the Internet, your NetDetect Agent is launched automatically.

The first time you log on to the Internet since you registered with ICQ, thereby launching the ICQ NetDetect Agent, the ICQ NetDetect Feature dialog is displayed.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


NetDetect Agent - Configuring the Internet Browser Launch Settings

To configure your Internet browser launch settings through the ICQ NetDetect Agent:

1.	Click on the Yes button to have your default browser launched automatically upon connection to the Internet, or the No button to launch your browser manually.

2.	Check the Don't Ask Me Again box if you do not want to see this dialog the next time the ICQ NetDetect Agent is activated.

You may configure your NetDetect Agent from your desktop tray, when ICQ is not running. The ICQ NetDetect Agent [image] icon will be immediately displayed in your desktop tray every time you turn on your computer.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


NetDetect Agent - Initiating Sleep Mode

As a modem user, you may launch the NetDetect Agent by activating the Sleep Mode from your ICQ button. Make sure that the Connection tab in your Owner Preferences is configured for a modem user. See the Connection Tab of the Owner Preferences.

To initiate sleep mode:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Sleep Mode. A dialog notifying you that sleep mode will be activated is displayed.

2.	Click OK. The ICQ NetDetect Agent [image] icon replaces the ICQ icon displayed in your desktop tray.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


NetDetect Agent - Configuring from the Desktop Tray

To configure the NetDetect Agent from the desktop tray:

1.	When the NetDetect Agent is activated, and the ICQ NetDetect Agent [image] icon is displayed in your desktop, right-click on the icon to display the pop-up menu.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Select Open ICQ to be able to open (or reopen) the ICQ program manually from the NetDetect Agent on your desktop.

•	Select Edit Launch List to define additional applications you would like the NetDetect Agent to automatically launch when you connect to the Internet.

•	Select Launch Application to launch any of the applications that you defined in the Edit Launch List, manually, directly from your desktop tray. (This option will not appear if you have not defined additional launch applications).

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


E-ICQ - Introduction

 E-ICQ

E-ICQ will enable each user to join interest groups and receive information about issues related to these groups via E-ICQ messages.

E-ICQ's appear in your Contact List under their own separator.

When you receive an incoming E-ICQ message, the message will appear as an E-ICQ message in your Contact List. There are two types of E-ICQ messages, which may arrive, in your Contact List:

•	Broadcast message: A Broadcast message is a general message sent to all users who have subscribed to a specific E-ICQ. A special [image] E-ICQ icon is displayed when you receive a Broadcast message.

•	Personal message: Sometimes you may receive a personal notification from an E-ICQ. The ICQ Incoming message [image] icon is displayed when you receive a personal message.

See: Adding an E-ICQ to your Contact List

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


E-ICQ - Adding to Your Contact List

To add an E-ICQ to your Contact List:

Click on the Services button in the ICQ Window and select the E-ICQ tab and click on Add E-ICQ/s. Your Web browser will open in the E-ICQ Web site. Here you will be able to select interest groups join them and add them to your Contact List

Receiving an E-ICQ Broadcast Message

When you receive an E-ICQ Broadcast message from one of the E-ICQ in your Contact List do the following:

1.	Click on the incoming E-ICQ Broadcast message. The Incoming E-ICQ message dialog is displayed. The message dialog will contain information about the issues related to this E-ICQ.

2.	At the foot of the dialog is a running strip, which shows other online users who share your interests and are subscribed to this E-ICQ and chose to make their ICQ account number and online status available for other users who joined this ICQ.

You have options to contact these online users. You may send or view the following:

•	Send a message

•	Send a URL message

•	Send an ICQ chat request - only if the user is in your Contact List

•	Check the Users information

•	Send e-mail - only if the user entered an email address in his/her ICQ details.

•	Add the User to your Contact List if the user is not already in your Contact List

The dialog contains the following buttons

•	Forward button, click this button to forward this E-ICQ message to other multiple users.

•	Send E-ICQ's button, click on this button to send E-ICQ's from your list to another user.

•	E-mail button, click on this button to send an email message to multiple users containing the URL address of the E-ICQ.

•	More Functions button (disabled)

•	Read Next, click this button to view the next incoming E-ICQ messages.

•	Close, click on this button to close the dialog.

Receiving an E-ICQ Personal Message

From time to time you may receive a personal message from an E-ICQ that is in your Contact List.

If you receive a personal E-ICQ message from an E-ICQ double-click on the incoming message icon to view your message

Click on an E-ICQ name in the E-ICQ list to view the following options dialog:

•	Send E-ICQs, send details of E-ICQ to other users on your Contact List.

•	Info on the E-ICQ - this will contain information about the source that is sending you the E-ICQ Broadcast message.

•	Delete/Configure the E-ICQ from your Contact List.

•	History-- view a history of the previous E-ICQ messages received--

•	Open the ICQ Message Archive

•	Advanced find, conduct an advanced find in the Message Archive

•	Incoming files, locate incoming files (disabled)

•	Incoming bookmarks, locate incoming bookmarks (disabled)

You can select which E-ICQ names you want to send to multiple users on your Contact List.

To send an E-ICQ to another user:

1.	Right-click on the E-ICQ name and select the Send E-ICQ's tab.

2.	Place a check mark in the box beside the E-ICQ you wish to send to your contacts and select the ICQ user name to receive the E-ICQ information.

E-ICQ Info

To view details of the E-ICQ that you are subscribed to:

1.	Right-click on the E-ICQ name and select the E-ICQ Details tab. The E-ICQ Info dialog is displayed.

The E-ICQ Info dialog displays the following details:

•	E-ICQ name

•	E-ICQ number

•	Registration page, click on the Go to URL button to view the E-ICQ's Web site

•	Description, view a description the of E-ICQ's activities

2.	Place a check mark in the "I would like my ICQ# and my online status on the ICQ Network to be published to other users who choose the same ICQ" (optional) if you want your ICQ account number and online status to be available to other users of this E-ICQ.

3.	Click on the Update button to update the information on the specific E-ICQ.

Delete/Configure

To delete or configure an E-ICQ: right-click on the E-ICQ name in your Contact List and select the Delete/Configure tab. This will take you to a Web page in your Internet browser where you can delete or change your configuration for this ICQ.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


IrCQ-Net Invitation Plugin - Introduction

After you have downloaded and installed the IrCQ-Net Invitation plugin, invite your friends to your or to others IrCQ-Net (ICQ IRC Services) Chat room from your ICQ Window.

You may configure the settings of the IrCQ-Net Invitation in your Owner Preferences.

To configure the IrCQ-Net Invitation Plugin in your Owner Preferences:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select IrCQ-Net Invitation.

4.	Choose from the following options.

•	Check the Play Sound box to set ICQ to play a sound every time you receive an IrCQ-Net Invitation.

•	Click on the Play [image] button to hear the sound that will play. Press the [image] button to select another sound from another directory on your hard disk.

•	Select the Show Response Dialog radio · button to set ICQ to display a response dialog every time you receive an IrCQ-Net Invitation.

•	Select IrCQ-Net Invitation and click on the Remove button to disable the IrCQ-Net Invitation plugin. Click on the Restore button to restore a disabled IrCQ-Net Invitation Plugin.

To add the IrCQ-Net Invitation Plugin if you have removed it:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select IrCQ-Net Invitation.

4.	Click on the Add button to import a plugin from another directory on your computer.

Tip: You may need to go offline and then online again in order to activate the change.

To reactivate a disabled IrCQ-Net Invitation Plugin:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select IrCQ-Net Invitation.

4.	Click on the Restore button.

Tip: You may need to go offline and then online again in order to activate the change.

To disable the IrCQ-Net Invitation Plugin:

1.	Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences & Security. Then select Preferences to display the Owner Preferences dialog.

2.	Select the Plugins tab.

3.	Select IrCQ-Net Invitation.

4.	Click on the Remove button.

Tip: You may need to go offline and then online again in order to activate the change.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


IrCQ-Net Invitation - Sending

Invite your friends to join any of the various IrCQ-Net (ICQ IRC Services) chat rooms, or ask them to join a chat room that you create on the topic of your choice.

To join an existing Chat room and send an IrCQ-Net Invitation to another user:

1.	Click on a user name on your Contact List and select More Services (Plugins).

2.	Click on IrCQ-Net Invitation. The Send Online IrCQ-Net Invitation dialog is displayed.

(If you send an invitation to a user who is offline, the Send Offline IrCQ-Net Invitation dialog appears.)

3.	Click the Select a Chat Room radio · button to select a chat room and enable the following specification options.

•	Click on the arrow next to the Categories field to display the drop-down menu and select the general category that interests you. (The Favorites category is usually chosen to create a new chat room. See instructions below.)

•	Click on the arrow next to the Chat Rooms field to select the specific chat room topic that you wish to join or invite the other user to join.

Note: The default Categories: Favorites and Chat Rooms: ICQ will lead you to the IrCQ-Net Web page with existing chat rooms.

You may choose from the following additional options.

•	Enter a different Nickname that you will be identified with on the Net in the Publish My Nickname field. You may leave the default Nickname that includes your ICQ Nickname and account number unchanged. This field must be filled in order to register to a chat room. (Enter a minimum of three characters.) Please note that this information will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room you choose to enter.

•	You can also leave the Publish My Additional Info box checked if you want to make your E-mail address, that you provided during registration to ICQ or thereafter or your ICQ# available to other visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room your choose to enter (You may only choose one). Click the relevant radio · button beside Email or ICQ#, depending on your choice. Otherwise, you can uncheck the Also Publish Additional Info box to disable these options.

•	Click on the View Details button to view the information about yourself that will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room that you choose to enter.

•	Click on the IrCQ-Net Web Help button to be led to the IrCQ-Net page on the Web for additional information.

•	You may enter text in the Invitation Message box to be sent to the user that you would like to join you in the chat room.

•	Click on the Enter Chat Room on New Browser Window, if you wish to launch the chat in a separate browser window or join the chat room without sending an invitation to another user. You will receive a Warning dialog from which you can review and change the information you provided. Click OK to be led to the chat room on the Net.

Please note: Including your ICQ# or E-mail address in your IrCQ-Net Info (displayed by clicking on the View Details button in the Warning dialog) is optional. This information will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room that you choose to enter and may help others to communicate with you over ICQ and E-mail as well as over the IrCQ-Net. If you wish to change this information, please make the necessary changes in the panes contained in the Warning dialog.

4.	Click on the Send button to send your IrCQ-Net Invitation or Cancel to cancel your IrCQ-Net Invitation. Alternatively, click on the More button if you want to send an invitation to multiple users on your Contact List.

To create a new chat room and send an IrCQ-Net Invitation:

1.	Follow steps 1 and 2 in the previous instructions.

2.	Click on the Create your Own Chat Room radio · button

3.	In the Enter New Chat Room field, type in a name for your chat room (a minimum of three characters).

You may choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Add to "Favorites" category button to add the name of the chat room that you created to the Favorites category. A dialog appears; click on Yes if you want the room to be added or No if you don't want the room to be added to the Favorites category.

Note:  The chat room will be saved only if you add it to the Favorites category. If you choose not to add it, the chat room will not be accessible the next time you open the program.

•	Once the chat room has been added to the Favorites category, you may click on the Rename "Favorites" Room button to change the name of the chat room.

•	Enter a different Nickname that you will be identified with on the Net in the Publish My Nickname field. You may leave the default Nickname that includes your ICQ Nickname and account number unchanged. This field must be filled in order to register to a chat room. (Enter a minimum of three characters.) Please note that this information will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room you choose to enter.

•	You can also leave the Publish My Additional Info box checked if you want to make your E-mail address, that you provided during registration to ICQ or thereafter or your ICQ# available to other visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room your choose to enter (You may only choose one). Click the relevant radio · button beside Email or ICQ#, depending on your choice. Otherwise, you can uncheck the Also Publish Additional Info box to disable these options.

•	Click on the View Details button to view the information about yourself that will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room that you choose to enter.

Please note: Including your ICQ# or E-mail address in your IrCQ-Net Info (displayed by clicking on the View Details button in the Warning dialog) is optional. This Info will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room that you choose to enter and may help others to communicate with you over ICQ and E-mail as well as over the IrCQ-Net. If you wish to change this information, please make the necessary changes in the panes contained in the Warning dialog.

4.	Click on the Enter Chat Room on New Browser Window, if you wish to launch the chat in a separate browser window or join the chat room without sending an invitation to another user. You will receive a Warning dialog from which you can review and change the information you provided. Click OK to be led to the chat room on the Net.

5.	Click on the Send button to send your IrCQ-Net Invitation or Cancel to cancel your IrCQ-Net Invitation. Alternatively, click on the More button if you want to send an invitation to multiple users on your Contact List.

Note: If you send the plugin to a user who does not have the IrCQ-Net installed, you will receive a message notifying you that the user cannot accept your invitation.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


IrCQ- Net Invitation - Receiving

When you receive an IrCQ-Net Invitation the flashing IrCQ-Net [image] icon will appear on your Contact List.

To receive an IrCQ-Net Invitation from another user:

1.	Click on the flashing IrCQ-Net [image] icon on your Contact List. The Incoming IrCQ-Net Invitation dialog is displayed. Alternatively, right-click on the flashing icon and select Receive.

You have the following options:

•	Click on the Add To "Favorites" button to add the chat room name to your Favorites directory list.

•	Enter a different Nickname that you will be identified with on the Net in the Publish My Nickname field. You may leave the default Nickname that includes your ICQ Nickname and account number unchanged. This field must be filled in order to register to a chat room. (Enter a minimum of three characters.) Please note that this information will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room you choose to enter.

•	Click on the Save Nick button to save the new nickname.

•	You can also leave the Publish My Additional Info box checked if you want to make your E-mail address, that you provided during registration to ICQ or thereafter or your ICQ# available to other visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room your choose to enter (You may only choose one). Click the relevant radio · button beside Email or ICQ#, depending on your choice. Otherwise, you can uncheck the Also Publish Additional Info box to disable these options.

•	Click on the View Details button to view the information about yourself that will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room that you choose to enter.

Please note: Including your ICQ# or E-mail address in your IrCQ-Net Info (displayed by clicking on the View Details button in the Warning dialog) is optional. This Info will be available to all visitors of the IrCQ-Net chat room that you choose to enter and may help others to communicate with you over ICQ and E-mail as well as over the IrCQ-Net. If you wish to change this information, please make the necessary changes in the panes contained in the Warning dialog.

•	Click on the Reply button to view a list of options for making contact with the sender of the IrCQ-Net Invitation.

•	Click on the Preferences button to view the Plugins tab (no options available here), and to configure other settings in the Alert/Accept Settings feature.

5.	Click on the Join Chat Room button if you want to begin your chat room session. You will receive a Warning dialog from which you can review and change the information you provided. Click OK to be led to the chat room on the Net.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList Invitation Plugin - Introduction

The ICQ ActiveList Invitation Plugin allows you to send and receive the details of ICQ ActiveList(s) that you and your friends or associates are participants of and easily join the ICQ ActiveList(s). The ICQ ActiveList Registration Wizard appears as soon as you accept the invitation, and there you may choose to add the list to your ICQ ActiveList Window or just view the information on that ICQ ActiveList.

Configure your ICQ ActiveList Invitation preferences, to alert you of incoming invitations by an accompanied sound to the flashing ICQ ActiveList Invitation [image] icon.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList Invitation - Sending

Invite your friends or associates to join ICQ ActiveLists that you participate in and enjoy using the ICQ ActiveList feature. The ICQ ActiveList Invitation plugin allows you to conveniently send ICQ ActiveList(s) to ICQ users.

You need to be a participant in the ICQ ActiveLists that you are sending in order to invite other users to join these lists.

To send an ICQ ActiveList Invitation:

1.	From your ICQ ActiveList Window, right-click on an ICQ ActiveList and select ICQ ActiveList Invitation. Alternatively, select a user on your Contact List to whom you want to send the invitation, choose More Services [Plugins] and select ICQ ActiveList Invitation.

2.	Check the box of the ICQ ActiveList(s) that you want to invite the user to join.

3.	From the list of Contacts on the right pane, select the user or users that you want to send the ICQ ActiveList(s) Invitation.

If you have accessed the ICQ ActiveList Invitation from your Contact List, you may add more recipients by clicking on the More button, then on the Multiple Recipients button and then selecting the users that you want to invite.

4.	Click on the Send button.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQ ActiveList Invitation - Receiving

When you receive an ICQ ActiveList Invitation from a user on your Contact List, a flashing ICQ ActiveList Invitation [image] icon will appear next to the sender's name on your Contact List.

To receive an ICQ ActiveList Invitation:

1.	Double-click on the flashing ICQ ActiveList Invitation [image] icon. Alternatively, click on the icon and select Receive.

2.	Choose from the following options.

•	Click on the Reply button to choose from a number of options to reply to the sender.

•	Click on the Preferences button to configure the preferences for this plugin or any other plugin. See the Plugins-Configuring Preferences section.

•	Highlight the ICQ ActiveList that you want to add to your list and click on the Add an ICQ ActiveList button.

3.	You have the following options.

•	Click on the More List's Info button to view more information on the ICQ ActiveList. Alternatively, right-click on the selected list and choose ActiveList Info.

View details on the specific ICQ ActiveList by choosing the Main, More and Owner tabs.

Click on the Update button for updated details, or click on the Cancel button to go back to the ICQ Directory dialog.

•	Click on the Add List button, or right-click on the ICQ ActiveList and select Add List to add the ICQ ActiveList to your ICQ ActiveList Window.  Click OK. Choose from the following options

Note: These options are made available only if the ICQ ActiveList is online when you try to join it. If the ICQ ActiveList is offline, you will receive these options when you click on the ICQ ActiveList in your ICQ ActiveList Window when the ICQ ActiveList is online.

•	Click the Request List Membership radio · button to become a member in the ICQ ActiveList. You will be listed on the ICQ ActiveList Contacts Window as a member and other participants will see your name on their Window each time they connect to the list.  The events will be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the Login as a Guest only radio · button to become a list guest. You will only appear on this ICQ ActiveList as a one time participant. Each time you connect to the ICQ ActiveList, you will have to join again. The events will not be stored in your ICQ Message Archive.

•	Click the I'm Already a Member radio · button if you have already joined this particular ICQ ActiveList as a member in the past.

If authorization is not required by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator, you will be added immediately and the ICQ ActiveList will appear on your ICQ ActiveList Window. If authorization is required, you will be added to this ICQ ActiveList only after your authorization request will be approved by the ICQ ActiveList owner/administrator. Follow the To request authorization instructions at the bottom of this page.

Note: The ICQ ActiveLists are created, managed and controlled by the ICQ users and for the ICQ users. The information and material available on or through the ICQ ActiveLists are not reviewed, controlled, examined, verified or endorsed by ICQ Inc. in any way.

By joining an ICQ ActiveList, you may be subject to various security and privacy risks, including: (1) increasing the risk that your IP address and port number will be revealed by the Owner, Administrators, Members and Guests of that ICQ ActiveList ("Participants") as well as other users; and (2) providing the Participants of that ICQ ActiveList as well as other users with information pertaining to your usage of that ActiveList.

During the time your ICQ software is connected to any of the ICQ ActiveLists, the Participants of that ICQ ActiveList as well as other users may be aware of your ICQ account online status, even if you chose to be in an Invisible (Privacy) Mode or chose to activate an Invisible (Privacy) mode with respect to certain users.

•	Click on the Next button.

•	Check the Auto connect to list when its online box, to automatically connect to the list when it is online.

•	Click on the Done button.

•	Click on the Back button to return to the previous dialog.

•	Click on the Next button to search for more lists. Choose from the following options.

Click the Yes, show we how radio · button to search for more ICQ ActiveLists.

Click the No, I will add more later radio · button to close the dialog.

To request authorization in order to join an ICQ ActiveList:

1.	In the Join List-Authorization required dialog, enter the reason that you want to join the list in the dialog field. (Optional).

2.	Click on the Next button.

3.	Check the Auto Connect to List box to automatically connect to list upon ICQ connection.

The ICQ ActiveList appears in your ICQ ActiveList Window under the heading Awaiting Authorization.

You may receive one of a number of responses from the ICQ ActiveList Owner/Administrator, either authorizing your request or denying authorization. If you are denied, you may re-request authorization, by right-clicking the ICQ ActiveList and selecting Ask Authorization.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ICQmail - Receiving a Notification

 ICQmail plugin

The ICQmail plugin acts as an email notification tool and enables you to be notified from your ICQ client program when you receive new email to your free ICQmail account. Once you have signed up to the ICQmail program you are ready to receive email messages to this account. When you receive email to your ICQmail account, a special ICQmail [image] icon will appear under the E-ICQ separator of your Contact List.

To receive an incoming ICQmail notification:

1.	Click on the ICQmail flashing [image] icon, which appears in your Contact List when email arrives and select Receive. The Incoming ICQmail dialog appears.

2.	The Incoming ICQmail dialog also shows the following details:

•	The email address of the sender

•	The name of the sender

•	The subject of the email message

3.	Click on the ICQmail Web Help button to view help on this feature on the ICQ Web site.

4.	Click on the Read This Mail button to launch your email client program and read your email message.

5.	Click on the Read Next button to read waiting email notification messages.

6.	Click on the Close button to close the dialog and read your email later.

This Help File is provided as a convenience only (See Welcome to ICQ Version 99b) and is subject to the provisions of the ICQ Terms of Service.

Copyright © 1999 ICQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.