Difference between revisions of "Adium Chat Client for Mac OSX"

Revision as of 10:38, 30 June 2009

Add a new Account

1. Download and install Adium
2. Launch Adium and add a jabber account by going File > Add Account > Jabber
3. Enter your JabberID = your_evergreen_login@pink.evergreen.edu
4. Enter your password = your evergreen password
5. Click Register new Account
6. Below are additional steps you may or may not need make. Note: you may encounter error messages during this process, click through them as they should not inhibit the registration process
   • Enter your XMPP server address = pink.evergreen.edu and click Request New Account
   • Register new XMPP Account: enter a username and password - this should be the same as your Evergreen login and password. Click Register
   • Click Continue to verify the identity of pink.evergreen.edu

Join a Group Chat

Once you've added an account to the Jabber server you can join an existing group chat

1. Go File > Join Group Chat
2. Enter the Chat room name you'd like to join
3. If the chat room is password protected you may need to enter the Chat Room password here. Note: This is NOT your evergreen password.

Update your chat profile

1. Go Adium > Preferences
2. Choose Personal to set the icon or photo and your personal handle. By default this will be your first and last name

Save chat transcripts or logs

1. Go Adium > Preferences
2. Choose General
3. Check "Log Messages"