Setup guide

IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 Release Notes About this release
Chapter 1 - About this release
New in this release
New features in IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 7.5 Client
The new IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 7.5 client is a significant upgrade to the Sametime Connect
desktop client provided with previous Sametime releases. The new Lotus Sametime Connect client is
based on Eclipse technology, and includes the features listed below.
Instant Messaging
Log-in
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Set awareness state and message at log-in
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Support multiple Sametime communities from a single client
Instant Contacts
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"Business card" view of contact information, including location, phone, and local time
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Display Bubble Alerts that notify you when a contact comes online, becomes available, or goes
offline, or when you receive a new chat message
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Support for user pictures and summaries
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Support for locations
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Nested groups
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New "In A Meeting" status, with less intrusive IM behavior
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Chat without adding someone to your buddy list
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Quick Find feature, to quickly find contacts in your contact list by typing the first few characters of
the name
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Switching of user interface language from the preferences page to any one of 22 languages
Chat window
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Optionally display time stamps for each message in a chat window
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Support for rich text and emotive icons
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Change your online status, or see your partner's on-line status, from the chat window
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Configure the Enter key to insert a carriage return instead of sending the message
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Spell check while typing
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A "Send e-mail" feature
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A click-to-talk feature, using embedded VoIP
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