IBM Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing User's Guide




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Determining Which Version of Sametime Connect You Are Using

Sametime Connect comes in two slightly different versions: Sametime Connect for the desktop and Sametime Connect for browsers. Your system administrator determines which version you have. To determine which version of Sametime Connect you are using, look at the title bar of the Sametime Connect window:

  • If you see a Sametime Connect icon in the upper left corner of the Sametime Connect window, you are using Sametime Connect for the desktop.
  • If you see an icon for Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape, you are using Sametime Connect for browsers.

The table below describes features that are unique to the specific versions of Sametime Connect:

With Sametime Connect for the desktop, you can

With Sametime Connect for browsers, you can

  • Use Sametime Connect from any computer with Internet access.

  • View multilingual characters during chats. For example, Chinese characters will display correctly in your chat window even if your computer's operating system does not support Chinese characters. You must use a Unicode system font to enable this feature. See your system administrator for more information.

  • The Sametime Connect status bar is always visible, but contains less information than the status bar in Sametime Connect for the desktop.

  • The Sametime Connect button is always visible in your taskbar.

  • To start Sametime Connect for browsers, click "Launch Sametime Connect" on the "Welcome to Sametime" Welcome page.

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