[X4U] 1st time with iChat

[Eddie Hargreaves]

On 1/12/06 12:54 PM, Crandon David <tabdave at comcast.net> wrote:

> I've never used iChat before. At this point, I want to use it to send
> a file to another Mac user I know. He also has never used iChat.

Launch iChat. It will walk you through the setup. There is a button to press
to "Get an iChat Account" since you don't currently have an AIM account.
Tell each other your account names and then add them to your Buddy List.

> Can someone please give me a quick rundown on how to set this up so
> we can transfer the file? It is to large to email.

Copied directly from iChat Help:

You can use iChat to send or receive files from your buddies. Unlike email,
there is no limit on the size of the file you can send, but larger files
will take longer to transfer.

Select a person in your Buddy List, then choose Buddies > Send File.
Select the file you want to send and click Send. You can send only one file
at a time. If the file is large, or you want to send multiple files at once,
you should compress the files before sending. The recipient can accept or
reject the file you've sent.

Tip: To quickly send a file, drag it to a buddy's name in your Buddy List,
or into the message area of a chat window.

Eddie Hargreaves