Instant Messaging
You can send Instant Messages to anyone on your buddy list.
Sending
To send an Instant Message, simply double-click on the name of the desired contact or right click on it and select Contact Center. That’s it! When the message window opens, simply type your message and hit Enter or click Send.
INCOMING EVENTS and ALERTS
Incoming events are received for a message, a Files transfer, Video or Audio Conference, MyPC > Remote Help from... request, and Games. When you receive incoming events, you will hear an audio cue and see an alert popping up on your screen for 30 sec. Along with that the respective event icon will flash beside the contact’s name and the Qnext icon will flash in the system tray until the event is accepted or denied. Simply click on the
pop-up alert or the flashing icon to open the event. Pop-up notifications are displayed when contacts come online and MyPC clients are connecting/ disconnecting from your PC.
Receiving
When a Qnext or IM contact sends you an Instant Message, a sound will play and there will be a pop up event on your screen for 30 sec, and a flashing Qnext icon in the system tray. Double-click the Qnext Friend’s name or one click the flashing icon to open and/or reply to the message. In Windows versions of Qnext, the message will automatically open and be minimized to the task bar. You can choose the option the contact which sends you a message to jump to the top of your contact group. This could be made from File > Contact Options > Move contacts to the top of the list after an event is received.
Extras
By default, Qnext logs your message history with each contact (checked Log chats with this contact). Click the Settings icon inside the message window to stop logging history with a contact, Hide History, Show History or Delete History, or choose how your history with a contact is displayed Display time stamps.
You can customize other message options, like Enable spell checker, Play a sound when a message is received and more, by clicking the Properties button inside the Settings drop-down window.
You can select the Themes from the list with available themes for the Instant Messaging window or to customize it by drag and drop your file with image from your computer to the messages history field.
