How to Chat With More Than One Person Using AOL Instant Messenger

If you see more than one of your friends online, you can do a group buddy chat with them - just like a three-way phone call. It's fun and easy. You have to be an AOL member to chat with other AOL members, although non-AOL members can download the Instant Messenger and chat with other non-AOL users.

Things You'll Need

• Internet Access
• Computers
• America Online

Instructions

1. Sign on to AOL or your other ISP.

2. Make sure your Buddy List is showing. If it isn't, and you have AOL, click People on the toolbar and then View Buddy List. If you don't have AOL, open the Instant Messenger program.

3. Click Buddy Chat.

4. Select each name one at time from your Buddy List.

5. Click Send.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also type in the person's name in the Buddy Chat window if you don't have him or her in your Buddy List. If the person is online, he or she can chat with you.

• Non-AOL users can open the People menu and choose Send Buddy Chat Invitation to initiate a chat.