How to Use gChat in iChat
If you have set up iChat on your Apple computer, you can instant message, call or video chat with other iChat users. It is more than likely that not all of your Internet contacts are Mac users. Because of this, you are able to add your other IM accounts, such as your gChat, to your iChat client. After you add your gChat account to iChat, you need only sign into iChat to access all of your Google contacts.
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Instructions
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Open iChat on your computer. Click “iChat,” and select “Preferences” from the drop-down menu.
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Click the “Accounts” tab in the Preferences window.
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Click the “+” sign at the bottom left corner of the Preferences window. A pop-up box appears.
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Click the down arrow on the drop-down menu next to Account Type. Click “Jabber Account” from the menu that appears.
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Type your Gmail address into the Jabber ID text field. If you have a Google Talk username but no Gmail address, type your username followed by “@gmail.com.” For example, “yourusername@gmail.com.”
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Enter your Gmail or Google Talk password into the Password text field.
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Type “talk.google.com” into the Server text field. Click “Add.”
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Click the Google account you created from the Accounts box in the Preferences window. Select “Server Settings” from the main portion of the window.
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Type “talk.google.com” into the Server text field and “5223” into the Port text field.
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Check the boxes next to “Connect Using SSL” and “Allow Self-signed Certificates.” You don't need to check the box next to “Warn Before Password is Sent Insecurely.”
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Type “iChat” into the Location text field. You are now able to see your Gmail and/or Google Talk contacts in your iChat Buddy List.
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Tips & Warnings
To start a text chat conversation, double-click your contact's name and a chat window pops up. If a contact has video or audio chat capabilities, a green phone or video icon will appear next to the contact name. Click one of the icons to start an audio or video chat.
