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Here you can find random online ICQ users to chat with, and make yourself available for random ICQ chats:

 Make Yourself Available

  1. Click the Status button on the ICQ window.
  2. Select Available for Random Chat
    The menu that appears offers you four options:
    1. Find Random User
    2. Available for Random Chat
    3. My Random Chat Settings
    4. Random Chat Web Guide - this link will take you here to this tutorial.
    5. More Chat Features - will open up a menu with all the chat options.
 Find Random User
  1. Click the Status button.
  2. Select Random Chat.
  3. Choose Find Random User.
    A dialog will appear with the Finding tab.
  4. Click the drop-down menu of chat groups, and select the chat group you would like to join.
  5. Click Find a Random Online Chat Partner.
    The dialog will retreive for you the details of your Random Chat Partner. If you like to chat with this partner you have three options (on the bottom):
    1. Request a Chat
    2. Send a Message
    3. Send a URL
    If you would like to find someone else to chat with, simply click the Find a Random Online Chat Partner button again.

 Available for Random Chat

Choosing this option will mark you in the ICQ servers as "ICQ users available for random chat". This will enable other ICQ users searching for a random chat partner to find you through the ICQ servers.

 My Random Chat Settings

This tab enables you to insert details of your interests so, for example, if you're interested in extraterrestrials and you state this in your interest details, another ICQ user who shares your interest in extraterrestrials will find you and chat with you. To configure your settings:
  1. Click the status button.
  2. Select Random Chat.
  3. Click My Random Chat Settings.
    A dialog will appear with the Details tab.
  4. Enter your personal details.
  5. Check the box marked I Want to be available for Random Chat& Messages
  6. Select a chat category from the drop-down menu.
  7. Click Save.
    Your details are now saved so the next time you choose to be available for random chat you won't have to fill in your interest details again.
    If you wish to change your details simply follow the same steps.

 Find a Random Chat Partner
  1. Click on the Add/Find Users Button on the ICQ window.
    A Add/Find Users on the ICQ Network menu is displayed.
  2. Select Find random chat partners
    The Find a Random Chat Partner tab will open.
  3. Click Find a Random Online Chat Partner. When you get the results initiate a chat.


See Also:
How to Initiate a Chat Create an ICQ Chat Room



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