The following options are available for communicating with an individual contact:
starting a conversation using the buddy list
starting a conversation in the contacts app
starting a conversation in the halo view
changing the medium during a conversation
How to start a conversation in the app:
Click on in the menu bar.
Open the global address book. Hover over a contact that is shown as online in the list.
In the tool bar, click on
. From the menu, select one of the functions , , .How to start a conversation in the halo view:
Depending on the app, use one of the following methods:
Select an E-Mail in the E-mail app. In the detail view, click on a recipient who is online or on the sender if the latter is online.
Select an appointment or a task in the Calendar oder Tasks app. Click on a participant in the detail view or in the pop-up.
In the pop-up, click on
. From the menu, select one of the functions , , .