Mastering Icq: The Official Guide

by Weverka, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780764535192
• ISBN10: 0764535196
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

ICQ is an immensely popular software program and service with over 50 million registered users. The Official Guide was created in collaboration with ICQ's international software development team for in order to give you the inside scoop on how to use ICQ to the fullest. The Official Guide shows you how to use ICQ as its communications tool for your online life. You'll learn to do one-on-one and multi-user chatting, send and receive email, create web pages, enjoy Internet gaming, send and receive instant messages, search the web, and much more.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Part I: Getting to Know ICQ	5	(70)
Introducing ICQ	7	(10)
Finding Your Way Around ICQ	17	(18)
Communicating with Others over ICQ	35	(40)
Part II: Reaching Out to Others in ICQ	75	(138)
Finding and Adding Users	77	(28)
Managing Your Contact List	105	(18)
Chatting on ICQ	123	(32)
Making New Friends in ICQ	155	(32)
Trading E-Mail Messages over ICQ	187	(26)
Part III: Getting More Out of ICQ	213	(80)
Customizing ICQ	215	(26)
Techniques for Safeguarding Your Privacy	241	(18)
Becoming a Pillar of the ICQ Community	259	(16)
Keeping Track of Your Life with ICQ	275	(18)
Part IV: Branching Out from ICQ	293	(72)
ICQ and the Internet	295	(20)
Making an ICQ Home on the Web	315	(22)
ICQ with Telephony and Games	337	(28)
Part V: Appendixes	365	(26)
Appendix A: Installing and Registering with ICQ	367	(14)
Appendix B: PeopleSpace Directory General Areas and Subcategories	381	(4)
Appendix C: Glossary of ICQ Terminology	385	(6)
Index	391