meebo support

Setting Away Messages

If you want to let your buddies know that you are busy or that you are away from your computer, you can easily change your status message. A list of predefined status messages are available, but you can also create your own custom list of messages.

To change your status message:

1. Click on the current status message or status message drop-down arrow
   
2. Choose the status message you wish to display
   If you want to create your own message, select Custom… and enter your message in the text box
   

Note: If you select I'm Invisible, you will appear offline to your buddies.

To create your own list of away messages:

1. Click on the current status message to display the status message list
2. Choose Edit Status Menu… from the list
   
3. Away Messages menu window will appear, click on Add
   A text box will appear, enter your custom message and hit Enter
   

Your custom message will appear as one of the predefined selections the next time you click on the status message.

NOTE: There is currently not a way to set a status message that doesn't show you as 'away' to your buddies. If you select any of the pre-defined messages, or create your own, they still show you as being 'away'.

Setting Yourself as Invisible

Setting yourself as invisible will make you appear offline to your buddies. You can set yourself as invisible for all the IM networks all at once. You can also set yourself as invisible for individual IM network accounts.

Setting Yourself as Invisible for all IM networks

1. Click on the status message at the top of the buddy list
   
2. Select I’m invisible
   

You will see I’m invisible as your new status message.
You will see (invisible) next to your accounts, indicating that you are invisible to others.

To make yourself visible again, change the status message to I’m available.

Setting Yourself as Invisible for an Individual IM Network

1. Click on preferences on your meebo page and choose networks from the drop down menu.
2. Check the sign on as invisible option for the network you wish to be invisible for
3. Click Save
4. For this change to take effect immediately, click Sign off at the bottom of the buddy list
5. Click on reconnect on the reconnect page or go back to www.meebo.com to log in again

You should see (invisible) next to the IM network which you've checked sign on as invisible for, indicating that you're signed on, but you are invisible to others.

When you want to become visible for that network, just click on the status message at the top of the buddy list and select I'm available.

With the sign on as invisible option checked, you can become invisible for that particular network again by clicking on that network account on your meebo page and selecting sign off. Then click on the account again to sign on.

Within the Meebo preferences, there are 5 feature settings available: appearances, im settings, account settings , networks and meebo me widget

Note: These features are customizable to users who are logged into meebo with their meebo account.