How to Add Facebook Chat to Pidgin
Pidgin is a chat client that supports multiple chat protocols, including the Facebook Chat protocol. Pidgin is a cross-platform client and can be installed on the Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems. You can use the client to instant message friends on Google Talk, AIM, Yahoo, and other IM protocols from a single program. Using the Pidgin software to connect to Facebook chat allows you to instant message (IM) your Facebook friends without having the Facebook Web page open.
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Instructions
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Facebook
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Open any Web browser.
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Go to the Facebook Username page at facebook.com/username.
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Choose one of the suggested usernames, or type your preferred name in the "Enter desired name" text box.
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Click the "Check availability" button to ensure that the username is available.
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Click the "Confirm" button to finish creating your username.
Pidgin
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Download and install the latest version of the Pidgin chat client from pidgin.im.
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Open Pidgin.
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Click on the "Accounts" menu at the top of the screen.
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Click on the "Manage Accounts" option.
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Click the "Add" button to add a new account. The Add Account dialog screen will appear.
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Choose the "Facebook (XMPP) option from the "Protocol" drop-down menu.
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Type the username that you created into the "Username" text box.
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Type your Facebook password into the "Password" text box.
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Click on the "Add" button at the bottom of the Add Account dialog screen.
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Click the "Close" button on the accounts page to connect to Facebook chat.
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Tips & Warnings
If you already have a Facebook username, the name will appear on the Facebook Username page.
