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Clicking the Main button will give you the following options:
- Add / Invite Users
- Add / Invite Users Menu - This menu gives you various options with which you can chat, invite, or find new
friends to join ICQ (using the ICQ Global Directory Search Engine). You can also find ICQ user community links to the ICQ web site here.
- Settings
- Help
- Help - ICQ comes with a special help file. If Activate is written next to this option,
when you click it, the help file will be downloaded and installed.
- Welcome to ICQ - Clicking this option will open the Welcome to ICQ window in your Web browser.
This window will give you all the latest ICQ community and feature information.
- Exit
- Exit Modes - This option displays a dialog box with information about the various exit mode
options that are available to you.
- Shut Down - Shut down the ICQ program completely.
ICQ Global Directory Search Engine
This window has four tabs from which you can choose to search for your friends and contacts on the ICQ Network.
To use this feature:
- Click the Main button.
- Select Add / Invite Users.
- Choose Find User > Add to List.
The ICQ Global Directory Search Engine is displayed with the following search options:
- Email - Fill in this field to search for users by their email address.
- Names - Search by nickname, first name, or last name.
- ICQ# - Enter the ICQ number of the user you want to find or communicate with.
- Keyword - Enter the interest criteria for which you want to find users.
Note: You can also edit your own details that others can search for by clicking on the Edit button.
Check Online Only to limit the search for those users that are currently online.
View / Change My Details
You can also change, update or remove any information for your ICQ number.
- Click the Main button.
- Select the View / Change My Details. A window appears with a number of tabs on the left.
- Enter or change your details.
- Click Apply to save the changes and leave the window open so you can make further changes.
Click Save to save the changes and close the window.
The information you post on these tabs will mostly be shown to other ICQ
users when they search for information you specify.
Please note: Providing any information about yourself on ICQ is voluntary. The more information you provide
about yourself, the easier it will be for your friends to locate and communicate with you. Information you do provide will be
published on the ICQ directories and will be visible and accessible by ICQ and Internet users.
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