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Copy AIM's away message Apps
If you have ever posted an away message with AOL Instant Messenger, you know that once you Set your away message, you cannot copy it, if say, you wanted to save it for future use or paste it into another application.

To allow yourself to be able to copy your away message, add your own AIM screen name to your buddy list. Then, view your profile by either pressing Command-G and then type in your screenname or by Control-clicking on your name and selecting Show Member Information from the pop-up menu.

[robg adds: I'm not sure why you'd need to copy your away message, given how short most of them are, but if you need to do so, here's a solution. I haven't tested this as I don't have AIM installed...]
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Copy AIM's away message
Authored by: Harry Tuttle on Jul 07, '04 10:29:20AM

I can't say I actually understand this hint - maybe because I don't use AOL Instant Messenger.

One alternative approach would be to use iChat instead of AIM. It allows you to select text (and graphics) within a chat and copy/paste it. You can also save complete chat transcripts. iChat uses the AIM service for chatting, so you won't loose the ability to chat with your PC-based buddies.



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Copy AIM's away message
Authored by: yubbie2 on Jul 07, '04 12:27:09PM

I think the author was referring to the actual "Away Message" shown just below your screen name in iChat. It's the auto-response part of the application - you can set it to say "Away", or "I'll be back in 10 minutes", for example, so that when people message you, then get that response regardless of if you're sitting at your computer or not.

Interesting hint, though I must agree with robg that most away messages are so short it'd just be easier to retype it.



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Copy AIM's away message
Authored by: Batshua on Jul 07, '04 05:11:15PM

I don't understand why this hint is needed. AIM has two ways to make an away message. One is called "I'm Away..." which is just for quick little messages you make up on the fly.

The other is "Edit Away Messages..." at the bottom of the same menu. Those messages are saved.

In the old days, the "I'm Away..." dialogue box allowed you to check a box to save the message so it would later show up in the menu and thus in the "Edit Away Messages..." options. For some reason, that feature doesn't seem to exist anymore.



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Copy AIM's away message
Authored by: ulrich on Jul 07, '04 01:37:06PM

.... or just use Fire, which is much better and combines all protocols.



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Copy AIM's away message
Authored by: haguremetaru on Jul 07, '04 09:45:42PM

Unlike most people, my away messages tend to be short stories or blurbs. It helps to be able to copy it and paste it into a chat window when I'm back, but want to talk to someone about the message. So although its not the most useful hint in the world, there are times when it comes in handy.

Also, I suggest using Adium ;)



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Copy AIM's away message
Authored by: PhotoboothRelic on Sep 24, '04 08:11:07PM

Or just use hotkeys.



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