Legacy: Update your status

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
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  • In legacy chat, your status lets other users know whether you are available to chat.

    Before you begin

    Role required: agent

    About this task

    Your status lets other users know whether you are available to chat. Your current status is indicated by the color of the icon in the upper right of your favorites list, beside your name. View the status of other users in your favorites list.

    To change your status:

    Procedure

    1. Click the status icon beside your name.
    2. Select a status (see table).
      Figure 1. Change status
      Change status
      Table 1. Change status
      Status Description Appears to others
      Online Indicates that you are available to chat.

      Green icon:

      Figure 2. Chat available
      Chat available
      Away Indicates that you are not available because you are away.

      Red icon:

      Figure 3. Chat away
      Chat away
      Away with a message
      Indicates that you are not available and gives a reason:
      • In a meeting
      • On the phone
      • Out to lunch

      You cannot create a custom message from the chat desktop.

      Red icon and message:

      Figure 4. Chat away msg
      Chat away msg
      Invisible Indicates that you are not available. You can send and receive messages when your status is Invisible. You appear as Offline to other users.

      Black icon:

      Figure 5. Chat offline
      Chat offline
      Offline Indicates that you are not available. You cannot send or receive messages when your status is Offline. Users that are not logged in appear as Offline.

      Black icon:

      Figure 6. Chat offline
      Chat offline