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Chatting With Your Contacts

What Is...Being Available to ChatStarting a ChatReceiving a Chat MessageMoving the Chat AreaTurning Chat Off

Moving the Chat Area

You can place the Chat & Mobile Text area above or below your My Folders list.

 

Here’s How

  1. At the bottom of the Chat & Mobile Text area, click the Settings link, then select either Above My Folders or Below My Folders.

    Select "Above My Folders" or "Below My Folders" from the Settings menu.

    The Chat area moves to the selected location.

    The chat area above My Folders.The chat area below My Folders.

 

What’s Next

If you don’t want to chat, you can turn it off.

 
 
 

Words to Know

  • Online status: a setting that lets others know your availability to chat.
  • -Mobile text messaging: sending and receiving written messages on a variety of devices via "short message service" (SMS).