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 How can I read New Messages? | Look at the left top corner of the page and find the link with the blinking envelope "x new messages" (where X is the number of NEW messages you have) and click on it to go to the My Messages
If you have no messages instead of "x new messages" with the blinking envelope you'll see gray envelope and link "my messages".
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| My messages | My messages page. Just click My message link on the top menu bar to go to this page. When new messages arrive My message link changes to x new messages link where x is the number of new incoming messages.
1. All Users tab. Press this tab to see all incoming messages for the last 30 days.
2. In Contact List tab. Press this tab to see the messages received from the users in your contact list in the last 30 days.
3. Not In Contact List tab. Press this tab to see the messages received from the users not in your contact list in the last 30 days.
4. Listbox where you can choose the number of contacts displayed on a page. You can set 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 contacts per page.
5. Start messenger button. Press it to open IMS and read received messages.
6. Refresh the list of messages button. Press it to renew the list of received messages.
7. The total number of messages received from this user in the last 30 days.
8. Mark as read button. Press it to mark all messages from this user as read.
9. New message link. The yellow envelope indicates that the received message is not read yet.
10. The grey envelope indicates that there are no new messages from this user.
11. Pager. If there are too many contacts, the whole list of contacts is divided into multiple pages which can be viewed separately by clicking the certain page number in the pager.
12. Brief info about the user you've received messages from.
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| What is the IMS? | IMS (Instant Messaging System).
System of instant messages between the site members. Due to this unique system you can instantly communicate with other users in real time.
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| How to start the IMS? | Open 'My messages' section by clicking the number of new messages or 'My messages' link at the top of the page.
Now you can open IMS window by clicking 'Start Messanger' button at the right top of the page.
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| IMS Window Description Part 1 | 
1. Broadcasting mode (public, private, contact list, one on one).
2. The number of users viewing your webcam. Press this button to see the list of viewers.
3. Turn on/off ability to record your broadcasting.
4. Mute/unmute all webcams.
5. Turn on/off anonymous viewing mode (available to premium users only). Click here to get more info.
6. Press this button to add a note about the user (only you can see it).
7. "Add user to the ignore list" button. You won't receive any messages from the ignored user.
8. Here you can check your message history with a user. Only messages for the last 30 days are available.
9. Close current session with a user.
10. User info button. Click on it to view the whole profile of the user.
11. Report user button. Press it to complain about the user if he/she breaks person.com rules (e.g porn on webcam).
12. Hide/show timestamps.
13. Send message button. You can also send a message by pressing Ctrl+Enter.
14. "Express delivery" option (available to premium users only). This feature makes chatting much easier. Click here to get more details.
15. Edit message panel. Here you can set your message font, colour and add smileys to it.
16. Your status bar. Here you can set your current status to "online" or "away".
17. Message delivery indicator. An open envelope means that a user has read your message. A closed envelope indicates an unread message.
18. Click this icon to quote the message. (The message will be copied to the message entry field).
19. User you are chatting with right now.
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| IMS Window Description Part 2 | 
1. In this box is shown the number of people not from your contact list who's sent messages to you. After clicking this box you can decide whether you like to accept these messages or just mark them as read.
2. Your current private session. By pressing the cross you can remove a user from the current session list.
3. Show/Hide offline users button. Press this button to hide/show offline users from your contact list.
4. Show/Hide groups button. Press this button to hide/show groups from your contact list.
5. Turn on/off Chat Matchmaker button.
6. Refresh Chat Matchmaker button. Press this button to renew the list of users in Chat Matchmaker.
7. Search switcher. Using this option you can choose to search either user or chatroom.
8. Search start button.
9. Search entry bar.
10. Contact list management. Press this button to transfer to the contact list page, where you can manage your contacts.
11. Swap panels button. Press this button to swap the contact list panel and the messenger panel around.
12. Open/Close search bar. Press this button to turn on/off the search bar.
13. Turn on/off IMS popup window button. Press this button to turn on/off IMS window popping up when a new message arrives.
14. Sound on/off button. Press this button to turn on/off the sound notifying that a new message arrives.
15. User in Away status at the moment.
16. Chat Matchmaker. In this section are shown the list of users who match the criteria specified in your "Who i would like to meet" profile section. By pressing the 'minus' button near it you can hide the content of this section.
17. User from your contact list who is offline at the moment.
18. By pressing 'minus' button near group name you can show/hide the list of this group users.
19. Instant Messages Service and Chat switcher.
20. Group chat sessions section. Here you can check rooms you have been to since your last IMS opening. You can hide it by pressing "Group Chat" arrow button.
21. Private chat sessions section. Here you can check users you have talked to since your last IMS opening. You can hide it by pressing "Private Chat" arrow button.
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| Webcams features explained | 
1. Broadcast mode: none. This mode is shown in the box when your cam is turned off.
2. Broadcast mode: Nickname. Select this mode for a private broadcast to that user.
3. Broadcast mode: record video. Select this option to record your broadcast.
4. Broadcast mode: contact list. Select this mode if you want to broadcast to users in your contact list only. (Choose 'contact list' to forbid users not in your contact list to view your webcam.)
5. Broadcast mode: public - unsafe. You should set this mode if you are broadcasting mature actions in public. Only premium users can view unsafe cams.
6. Broadcast mode: public - safe. In this mode anybody can view your cam so be sure to not broadcast anything mature.
7. Nickname of the user actually viewing your cam.
8. The anonymous user is viewing your cam at the moment. Only premium users can hide their nicknames.
9. Your broadcast record allow/deny button. Just press this button to allow/forbid other users to record your broadcast.
10. Mute all webcams button.
11. The anonymous cam view on/off button. When this mode is on, you can view other users' cams anonymously that is your nickname is shown to other users as anonymous. This feature is available only to premium users. Click here to learn more about premium membership.
12. Your chat-partner cam's title. The orange color of the window means that your chat-partner is female. When the window is blue you are chatting with a male user. To move the cam window to any suitable place just drag&drop its title.
13. Record video button. This button isn't displayed in the case the user has forbidden to record their broadcast.
14. Take a photo button. Just press this button to make a screenshot of your webcam. The photo is saved to your photo manager.
15. Timer. It shows the duration of the certain cam viewing.
16. Stop button. Just press this button to stop viewing the user's broadcast.
17. Volume button. Just press this button to turn off the sound of this cam or to adjust volume.
18. This icon means that the user's webcam is on.
19. Your webcam window. To move the cam window to any suitable place just drag&drop its title.
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| I am PeerGuardian user and I am not able to watch webcams. What should I do? | | As it written at the PeerGuardian website you should right click in the log and add it to your permanent allow list.
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| IMS Window: dealing with chat requests. | 
1. The envelope indicates that you've received a message from this user. To open the current IMS session with this user please click on the envelope.
2. The date and time the message was received.
3. To accept all messages from this user please press this button.
4. To mark all messages from this user as read please press this button.
5. Pager. If there are too many users wanting to chat to you, the whole list is divided into multiple pages which can be viewed separately by clicking the certain page number in the pager.
6. To mark all received messages as read please press this button.
7. To turn off the "Mark All as Read" feature please tick this checkbox. When it's turned off all incoming messages will be automatically accepted. If you want this feature back, please turn it on here (misc settings - IMS settings).
8. To accept all incoming messages please press this button.
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| What is Chat Matchmaker and how does it work? | IMS feature that helps you easily find a suitable/compatible partner and start chatting to him/her. You can turn it on/off by clicking "Turn On/Off Chat Matchmaker" (left-top corner of the "contacts" section).
Match list is created using the information from " Who I would like to meet" section of both: your and your-future-partner (profiles).
People of opposite sex will be in your "match list" if you haven't specified the gender in "Who I would like to meet" section. The number of chat requests and the distance is also counted when making the match. By the way you are unlikely to get into the match list of other users if you overuse "Reject all" function (if you use "Reject all" function too often).
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| What browsers are compatible with the IMS? | IMS works fine with the latest versions of Internet Explorer (IE v6.0 or better) and FireFox (FF v1.5 or better).
To download the latest Internet Explorer version click here . To download the latest FireFox version click here .
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| How to quote a message in the reply? | Click on the quote image or on the user nickname in the message window.
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| Can I create new groups and name them as I want? | Yes, you can. Press "manage contacts" button in the lower left corner of the IMS window and you`ll be transferred to the contact list, where you can create as many groups as you want and name them as you want.
Press "Manage groups" - enter name - press "save".
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| Can I redirect all my messages to my e-mail when I`m offline? | Unfortunately we don`t have such feature, but you can turn on the new message notification.
You can set it here: My info - Misc settings.
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