Managing the Sametime Connect Window

You can control the appearance and behavior of the Sametime Connect window by:

• Displaying the Sametime Connect window on top. To display the Sametime Connect window on top of all other windows on your desktop, choose Options - "Always on Top." A check mark appears next to the menu option. This feature is not available with Sametime Connect for browsers.
• Showing or hiding the Sametime Connect status bar. The Sametime Connect status bar indicates whether or not you are logged on to Sametime Connect. It also displays messages related to your connection to the server.
  • To show the Sametime Connect status bar in Sametime Connect for the desktop, choose Options - Show Status Bar. A check mark appears next to the menu option.
  • The status bar is always visible with Sametime Connect for browsers, but it does not contain icons that indicate when you are logged on to Sametime Connect.
• Showing or Hiding the Sametime Connect button in your taskbar. A Sametime Connect button appears in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen whenever you use Sametime Connect. This button lets you quickly access Sametime Connect when the Sametime Connect window is minimized.

  If you use Sametime Connect for the desktop, you can hide this button. You might want to hide the taskbar button if your screen already has a tray icon for Sametime Connect. The taskbar button is always visible with Sametime Connect for browsers.

  To show or hide the taskbar button:

  1. Choose Options - Preferences.
     
     
  2. Select the General tab.
     
     
  3. Clear or select the "Hide the Sametime Connect taskbar button" check box.
     
     
• Minimizing the Sametime Connect window. To minimize the Sametime Connect window, click the minimize button in the upper right corner of the Sametime Connect title bar. Minimizing the Sametime Connect window does not affect your online status. While the window is minimized, you continue to receive instant messages, instant meeting invitations, and any alerts that you have set.
• Restoring the Sametime Connect window. You can restore the minimized Sametime Connect window in any of the following ways:
  • Click the Sametime Connect taskbar button at the bottom of your screen, or right-click the button and choose Restore.
  • Double-click the Sametime Connect tray icon at the bottom of your screen, or right-click the tray icon and choose Open Sametime Connect
  • Press CTRL+ALT+C. This option works only with Sametime Connect for the desktop.

See also:

• Using Sametime Connect
• Starting and Exiting Sametime Connect
• Working with Sametime Connect
• Determining Which Version of Sametime Connect You Are Using