Sametime offers many features that allow you to create a collaborative chat environment that is easy-to-use and to manage. Because instant messaging can be used in so many different ways, Sametime includes options for you to modify individual user settings so that Sametime works best for you.

Here are some scenarios:

You can customize Sametime to meet these requirements and more! To display the preference menu for the Sametime embedded client, you click on the down arrow on the right-side of your Sametime widget header. A drop-down menu will display with an option to view Preferences. Select Preferences as an option and you will now see the Preferences menu. Preferences can also be displayed from your Notes client by selecting File | Preferences. The options displayed are the same no matter how you access the menu.

To take this a step further, click on the Sametime entry and you'll see an expanded list of additional features. Many of these options don't require any changes, but you can make some selections to customize Sametime to work the way you want at any time. The Preferences window is shown in the following screenshot:

The following are the options:

Don't be overwhelmed by all the choices you have for configuring Sametime. As you become more of a Sametime expert, you'll know exactly what options you want or need to customize and streamline Sametime into your very own personalized instant messaging client.