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IrCQ-Net Chat
IrCQ-Net ICQ IRC Service

Chat with the world from the ICQ Web site.
A Guided Tour to ICQ
In Simple Mode: Status options | Adding Users | ICQ Menu | Preferences | ICQ Events
System Menu | To Advanced Mode

Note: During your tour you may encounter references to features we do not document on these pages. This is because these features can only be used under Advanced Features Mode. We suggest you familiarize yourself with the Simple Mode Features first, and then switch to Advanced mode.


 Adding Users

Once ICQ is up and running you can add friends, associates and other ICQ users to your Contact List. Click on the Add Users button to launch the following dialog:

ICQ - Add Users window - reduced size


You can search for ICQ users by:
  • Email - insert an Email address of a user into this field
  • Nickname, First name, Last name - enter any of the fields
  • ICQ number - if you know the user's ICQ#, use this field
In the More section you have the following options: finding a random chat partner or inviting a friend to join ICQ.

The Help section will bring you to the Guided Tour of ICQ, which will help you to better understand the wizard as well as other features of ICQ.

The ICQ Menu

  • Invitation Wizard - A special wizard for inviting friends and associates to join ICQ.
  • Advanced Features - Once you have mastered Simple Mode you can switch to Advanced Features mode.
  • Add/Change Current user - Add or Change the user on this specific ICQ Client. (Up to Seven people can register their own number on the same computer).
  • Security & Privacy - ICQ offers many security and privacy features so that users can enjoy the level of security they desire.
  • Preferences - ICQ comes with an array of tabs so you can configure ICQ to work according to your needs.
  • Help - ICQ comes with a special online help file within the program
  • Sleep Mode - Close ICQ without shutting down the program. ICQ will wait in this mode until you connect to the Internet again.
  • Shut Down - Shut down ICQ completely.
ICQ - Main Menu

Back to Beginning Continue to the ICQ Events


See Also:
A Guided Tour to ICQ Advanced Features Tour Security Tour ICQ Features



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