![]() You can also use presence status to determine whether another contact is available for an IM conversation. ![]() You can use presence status to indicate your availability to communicate to other people. Presence status appears next to users’ names, including yours, in several areas in the Group Chat client. The presence status of a contact, and the availability of a contact in a chat room, determines how and when you start an instant messaging (IM) session with another person. For example, a chat room member only appears in the chat room Participant List if the member is signed in to Group Chat, and is currently joined to the chat room that you are viewing. ![]() In addition to presence status, Group Chat also indicates a chat room's current participation status. When you use Group Chat, you might notice that chat room members appear and disappear. Green presence status, for example, indicates that a contact is Available for a conversation, whereas red presence status indicates that the contact is Busy and might not want to be interrupted. Presence status, which is the colored circle next to a contact’s name, indicates a person’s willingness and availability to communicate. Group Chat reports your presence status and enables you to see the presence status of other people.
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