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Viewing the User Menu
Once you have added users to your Contact List, you may send them messages or perform other tasks.
Right-click on a user name in your ICQ Contact List. The User Menu appears.
The following options are available:
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Send Message - Send an outgoing message.
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User's Details - View information and details on the selected user.
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Rename - Change the user name on your Contact List.
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Delete - Delete a user from your Contact List.
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Sending Messages
- Click on a user you wish to contact.
- Select Send Message on the User Menu.
- Type in your message.
- Choose the mode or modes (ICQ, SMS, E-mail) that you want to use to send your message,
by checking the box at the bottom of the box. The default is ICQ.
- Click Send.
Note: Some previous versions of ICQ (ex. ICQ Version 98a) are limited to receiving messages of up to 450 characters. Also, offline users using any version can
only receive messages of up to 450 characters.
The text you type automatically moves to the upper box after you click Send:
While you enter your message, you will hear a typing machine sound. If you wish to disable this
option, click the 
icon next to the character count.
You have the option to set the font, font color and background color of your messages. You can also overwrite a user's
font changes; all message text then appears in the ICQ default text.
For more details on sending a message, click here.
Viewing User Details
- Click on the name of the user in your Contact List.
- Select User's Details. The User Details window appears.
- Click Get details from the ICQ directory at the bottom of the User Details window
to view the most recent information the user has provided on the ICQ Global Directory.
- View the different tabs on the left of the window to learn more about the user.
You may add your own information and comments about the user in the the About Tab. This appears as blue text
on the top Info Summary tab.
Renaming a User
- Click on the name of the user you wish to rename.
- Select Rename.
The user name is highlighted.
- Type in the name you wish to appear on your Contact List for this user.
- Press Enter - The name you chose appears on your Contact List.
Deleting a User
- Click on the name of the user you wish to delete from your Contact List.
- Select Delete - A confirmation window appears.
- Click Yes to delete a user or No to cancel the deletion. You can also delete the history of all messages for
this user.
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