New Features On AIM 4.7
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The AIM Today Window:
Each time you launch AIM, the AIM Today window pops up. It is a central meeting place where AIM users can find and meet other buddies and easily invite friends to become instant messaging users. The Today window also offers tips for getting the most from your AIM experience. Here are some Today highlights:
- Rate-a-Buddy!: Rate pictures of IM buddies. Think you're hot? Submit your photo for other buddies to rate you!
- Kisses & Hellos: Want to send a kiss to your sweetie? A hug to a buddy? A thumbs-up to a colleague? Then be sure to visit the Kisses & Hello pages, a collection of animated emotions that get your message across faster than words ever could. Send them easily in an IM and start a conversation or make a point. They're fun and guaranteed to make your buddies smile.
- Meet New People: Here's where you find AIM users with similar interests in sports, entertainment, life and love, and more. You can IM them immediately to introduce yourself and start a chat, or you can instantly add them to your Buddy List for a later conversation. With a quick click, you can join a community of people who share your interests!
- Daily Tips: Learn about the ins and outs of IMs -- the how-tos of setting your privacy choices, chatting, sharing files, choosing a buddy icon, and all kinds of other cool AIM features. These tips will help you get the most out of your IM experience, so be sure to check them out!
- Pet of the Week: Share your pet's photo and vitals here with other animal lovers. Who knows -- maybe Fido or Fluffy will get his or her name in "lights" as Pet of the Week! Millions of pet owners IM every day, so this is a great place for you to meet other animal lovers to share tales about your furry and feathered friends.
- My AIM Pull-Down Menu: The AIM Today window appears when you start AIM. You can also find it through the My AIM pull-down menu at the top of your AIM desktop application.
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Buddy List Buttons:
These new buttons on the Buddy List give you one-click access to the AIM Today window, away messages and preference options.
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Buddy List Preference Options:
It's now easier than ever to set and modify your AIM preferences. With just a few clicks in the easy-to-navigate list, you can edit preferences for your Buddy List, privacy, away messages and more.
With this release you can now specify whether you want to sign off when you close your Buddy List, and if you want to hide the taskbar button when the Buddy List window is minimized.
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IM Greetings:
Now you can use AIM to send instant online greetings for birthdays, holidays, graduations, anniversaries, and other special occasions. You can choose the recipient from your buddy list and the greeting notification will arrive in an instant message.
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Send Buddy List:
With the new Send Buddy List feature, you can send all or just parts of your Buddy List to friends, family or co-workers. This can help your buddies who are new users get up-to-speed quickly with the service.
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Buddy Comments:
This feature allows you to add comments, such as real names and birthday information, to individual buddy names on your Buddy List. With Buddy Lists growing longer and screen names getting even more creative, this feature will help you keep track of each individual on your Buddy List.
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HTTP Proxy Support:
With HTTP proxy support, AIM 4.7 makes it easier for users to connect to the AIM service from work and corporate environments.
You can access the Connection Preferences window from the Connection button on the Sign-On Preferences window ( My AIM > Edit Options > Edit Preferences > Sign On). Once you are viewing the Connection preferences window, you will need to:
1. Check the "Connect using proxy" check box.
2. Select the "HTTP" Protocol radio button.
3. Fill in the Host Proxy Server text field. You can simply copy and paste your Internet Explorer browser proxy server connection settings (Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings).
4. Click the "OK" button."
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