Initiating 3rd Party IM Chat/Conference Chat
3rd IM chat/conference chat allows launch IM chat by contact context menu or just double click one contact. You can send/receive files and smiles, nudges via chat. The icon (left to the Display Picture icon) on top-right corner of the conversation dialog shows the account protocol of this chat.
To initiate a chat
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Double click on the contact in the contact list or right click on the contact and select 'Chat'.
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Type a message and click the 'Send' button.

To initiate a conference chat
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Click the Invite button at the top of the conversation dialog. The Invite Contacts dialog will appear, listing the contacts of your IM account that are currently online.

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Select the contacts to participate in the conference chat and click 'Ok'.

