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Empathy

Introduction — Introduction to the Empathy instant messenger.

Overview of instant messaging — What instant messaging is and how you can use it.

Account Management

Add a new account — Add a new account to Empathy.

Change your status — Change your status to advertise your availability to your contacts.

Disable an account — Prevent Empathy from automatically logging in to an account.

Import an existing account — Import an account from another instant messaging application.

Remove an account — Completely remove an account from Empathy.

Set a custom message — Add, edit or delete personal messages for your status.

Contact Management

Add someone to your list of contacts — Add someone to the contact list.

Hide offline contacts — Hide the offline contacts from your Contact List.

Link and unlink contacts — Merge and separate different contacts into a single one.

Text Conversations

Favorite rooms — Set, join and manage favorite rooms.

Group conversations — Start or join a group conversation with your contacts.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) — How to use IRC with Empathy.

Send a message to someone — Send a message to one of your contacts.

View previous conversations — Browse or search your previous conversations.

Audio and Video Conversations

Audio and video support — Information on when it is possible to have an audio or video conversation.

Start a video conversation — Start a video conversation with one of your contacts.

Start an audio conversation — Call your contacts over the Internet.

Advanced Actions

Geographical position — Use and understand geolocation in Empathy.

Send files — Send a file from your computer to one of your contacts.

Share your desktop — Show your desktop to your contacts.

Common Problems

Problems connecting to an instant messaging service — Diagnose common problems connecting to an instant messaging service.

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