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:
Participant - the IM address of the entry
you selected.
IM body text - the selected predefined message
text, if available (for example, “This person would like you to
call them back.”)
To start a new chat or to view
a previous chat for a specific user
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.
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.
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
- Right-click on the user’s entry in the console’s main window.
- Click IM from the pop-up menu.
- Click Send Instant Message.
- 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:
- The chat button in the toolbar and the chat button in the
chat window are updated with an unread message indication
.
- An unread message indication (red dot) is placed beside the
sender's entry in the chat list.
- Windows visual and audible notifications are provided (supported
on windows 10 if notifications are enabled on your PC).
To view a chat message received from another user
- 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
- 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.