How to use Sametime
We will now explore how to use Sametime including chatting, presence awareness, and setting preferences. However, before we can use Sametime, we must first log in by providing our username and password—this is part of the security that Sametime offers. This authenticates us with our organization and then chat transcripts are encrypted, which means no one else can read or access them.
There are two ways we can log in:
Clicking the Log In option on the Sametime panel if available.
Selecting the Sametime icon and then select Log In from the menu. When we log in, our current status will default to available; however, there are other status options available for us to select from.
Now that we are logged in, we will be able to see the availability of others.
Understanding availability status
Availability status icons appear next to people's names in Sametime, in our sidebar, inbox, contacts, and any Lotus Notes applications that have been Sametime enabled.
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