iChat Icon   Being notified when messages arrive or buddies log in

iChat AV can play a sound, speak a message, or bounce the iChat icon in the Dock when certain events happen.

1.Choose iChat AV > Preferences, then click Alerts.
2.Choose the type of event that you want to be notified of from the Event pop-up menu. For example, choose Buddy Becomes Available.
3.Select the alerts you want to occur. If you want the alerts to occur every time the event happens, select Repeat. Otherwise, the alerts occur only the next time the event happens.
To choose different actions for each buddy, select a person in your Buddy List, then choose Buddies > Get Info. Choose Actions from the Show pop-up menu.

Tip: In the Speak Text field, enter "@" to substitute the buddy's name. For example, enter "Your buddy "@" is online" for the event When A Buddy Logs In. The text is spoken using the voice selected in the Speech pane of System Preferences.