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FAQs:
Sending & Receiving Messages
Sending & Receiving Messages
How
do I send a message to someone in my contact list?
To send a message to someone who is in your contact list,
click on their name in the list to open a conversation. Type
your message in the small white text field.
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Can I send
a message to someone who is not in my contact list?
You may send a message to a Bantu Messenger user who is not
in your contact list if they are listed in the directory.
Go to the directory page and click on their username to open
a conversation.
You cannot send a message to a Bantu Messenger user who is
neither in your contact list nor listed in the directory.
Nor can you send a message to a user of another network unless
they are listed in your contact list.
NB: sending messages to users on other networks:
You must be connected and logged in to a network to send
a message to someone on that network; e.g. to send a message
to an MSN Messenger user, you must have set up and logged
into an MSN account via Bantu Messenger.
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Can I save
an IM conversation?
Yes. At any time during a conversation, click on the File
pull-down menu and select Save As Web page or Email. This
will either save the entire conversation as a Web page (which
will exist until you end your session), or e-mail it to you
as an HTML file.
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Can I send
a message to someone who’s offline or away?
Yes. These will be queued and they will receive them when
they next login and/or go online.
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Can I control
who can send me messages?
You can set your profile so that only users in your contact
list can send you messages. Go to Edit Settings, then click
on Security and Messages. Click on 'Change settings' in the
Messenger application window, then click on 'Security' and
'Messages'.
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Can I format text
in the conversation window?
Conversation text can be formatted using the B, I, U S buttons
and the colour pulldown menu. (Bold, Italic, Underline, Shadow,
and colours).
If you are only familiar with the Microsoft Word-style formatting
commands, be warned that Messenger handles text formatting
slightly differently. The best way to create formatted text
is to type it first, highlight it with the mouse and then
click the button to apply the formatting (e.g. bold). Note
that you will not see the text actually appear in bold until
you have sent it to the other contact.
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How do I change
the time shown in the timestamps?
The time shown is taken from the system clock on your computer.
If you wish to change the time, you should change the time
shown on your system clock, if you have access (from the Settings
option in Windows).
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