iChat Icon   Setting up your instant message account

You can use your Mac.com address and password with iChat AV. If you need to sign up for a Mac.com account, visit the .Mac website. Or, if you already have an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account, you can use that instead.

To specify your name and password:

Choose iChat > Preferences, then click the Accounts icon. If you're using an AIM account, enter your screen name and password. Your password is added to your keychain so you don't have to type it every time you log in to AIM.

For Mac.com accounts, enter your full email address (for example, tclark3@mac.com) and password. For AOL Instant Messenger accounts, enter your AIM screen name (for example, tclark3001) and password.

You can use iChat AV to communicate with people who use Mac.com or AIM screen names. If your friends are using older versions of the AIM software, they might need to get a newer version of the AIM software in order to send messages to your Mac.com screen name.

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