Starting Gaim

You will need to go to each network's respective web page in order to join.

When you have set up an account:

• Press Gkdial's Connect! button.
• Activate Gaim.
• The Gaim icon appears on the Psion LX panel and the Login window pops up.
• Tap on the Accounts button and enter the following information:
  • -Protocol: the shorthand name for the network e.g. AIM/ICQ, IRC, Yahoo, MSN etc.
  • -Screen name: your screen name.
  • -Password: your password which will appear as a series of asterisks in the dialog box.
  • -Alias: your nick name.
  • -Remember password: Turn this button on if you want to log on without entering your password each time.
  • -Auto-login: Toggle this button on to instruct Gaim to automatically log you in.
  • -New mail notifications: Turn this button on if you wish to be notified of new mail in your network inbox.
    

    Note: This only works with networks which provide an email address.

  
  
• Tap the Sign on button to connect to the network.
• The sign on screen will appear telling you that connection has been established.
• The Buddy List window appears. A ``Buddy'' refers to your friends or colleagues with whom you wish to chat.
• To join a chat, select Join a Chat from the Buddies menu, press Ctrl C or press the Chat button at the base of the Buddy List window and you can enter details of the group which you are interested in in the Join a Chat dialog box.
  

  Note: You will need a list of the chat groups which your network provides. This may be available on their web site.

  
  
  
• Chat away taking advantage of Gaim's formatting capabilities e.g. bold, italic, underline button. To chat with a Buddy, add them to the Buddy List although they will need to be online as well.
• When you have finished the chat sesssion, go to Sign off or Quit on the Buddies menu when you wish to sign out of a group or quit the application.
• Click on Gkdial's Disconnect button to disconnect your internet connection.