Instant Messaging

The Instant Messaging (IM) feature allows you to quickly and easily initiate an Instant Messaging conversation in the following areas of the MiVoice Business Console:

For this feature to work, Presence Integration must be enabled and the party you wish to chat with must be a MiCollab client or a third-party client (supported through MiCollab Federation).

Depending on how you initiate the IM conversation, the Instant Messaging feature may automatically populate the IM conversation window fields and body text with the following:

To start a new chat or to view a previous chat for a specific user

  1. Double-click on the user’s presence field in the directories, queued calls, or transfer assistant areas to open the chat window for the user.

    Note: If the Presence field is blank for the entry, the IM option is not available. If the presence icon is grey, chat is unavailable.
  2. Press Chat , or the Chat keyboard key to open the chat window and click the user’s entry in the chat list on the left side.

    Note: To view previous chats for a user that is not in the chat list, enter the user's name in the search area at the top of the chat list and click on the user or select the user and press enter. You can also open previous conversations by double clicking on the user's presence field in the console's main window.
    Note: If you use Cloudlink Chat, the list also includes contacts that have sent you messages when the console is closed.
  3. Enter your message in the lower right text box and click Send.

    Note: If you are in a call, the source party’s name and number are automatically populated in your new chat message.
    Note: To clear the entered text, click Cancel.

To send a predefined message to a specific user

  1. Right-click on the user’s entry in the console’s main window.
  2. Click IM from the pop-up menu.
  3. Click Send Instant Message.
  4. Select the appropriate predefined message, if available.
    Note: If you are in a call, the source party's name and number is automatically populated in a new chat message, followed by the selected predefined message. If you are not in a call, only the predefined message is populated.
    Note: If predefined messages are not available, the message sub-menu option is not displayed. In this case, the chat window is opened to enter the message.

Receiving chat messages from other users

When another user sends you a message:

To view a chat message received from another user

  1. Press Chat , or the Chat keyboard key to open the chat window and select the user with the unread message indication (red dot) from the chat list.

    OR

  2. Double-click on the user’s presence field in the directories, queued calls, or transfer assistant areas.
Note: When a chat with unread messages is opened, the unread messages indication is removed from the user’s entry in the chat list. If there are no more chats with unread messages, the unread message indication is removed from the chat button in the toolbar and the chat button in the chat window.
Note: With Cloudlink chat, you can add emojis to chat messages by clicking the emoji in the button area of the chat window and selecting an emoji from the list.

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