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Because MS bought Skype they are merging, Skype has a IM as well as phone calls and video chat. &nbsp;it has it's own sound for IM
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Because MS bought Skype they are merging, Skype has a IM as well as phone calls and video chat.  it has it's own sound for IM

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Skype runs minimised on my task bar. When an IM comes in what will happen. With existing MS IM a window pops up with the message. So you know a message has arrived. Does skype visually let you know an IM has arrived?
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R_Edwards

Skype runs minimised on my task bar. When an IM comes in what will happen. With existing MS IM a window pops up with the message. So you know a message has arrived. Does skype visually let you know an IM has arrived?

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Hi Experts,<br />
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I use MS IM and Skype and MS is telling me to merge the two. If I do this how does Skype inform me of an incoming IM message. Does it give an incoming call style ring tone?
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Hi Experts,

I use MS IM and Skype and MS is telling me to merge the two. If I do this how does Skype inform me of an incoming IM message. Does it give an incoming call style ring tone?

IM messages on Skype.

Instant messaging (IM) is a type of online chat that offers real-time text transmission over the Internet. A LAN messenger operates in a similar way over a local area network. More advanced instant messaging can add file transfer, clickable hyperlinks, Voice over IP, or video chat. Non-IM types of chat include multicast transmission, usually referred to as "chat rooms". Depending on the IM protocol, the technical architecture can be peer-to-peer (direct point-to-point transmission) or client-server (a central server retransmits messages from the sender to the communication device).