Use the Alerts tab to set options that control
how and when Communicator alerts appear on your computer screen.
For example, you may want to receive an alert when another contact
adds you to his or her contact list. You may also want to control
the alerts that appear when your status is set to Do Not Disturb.
You may also want to configure and control the sounds that
accompany alerts.
Notify me when someone adds me to his or
her contact list Select this option if you want to
see a dialog box each time a contact adds you to his or her contact
list. This dialog box lets you add the contact to your contact list
and to set the level of access the contact has to your presence
information.
Display subject or message in the
conversation alerts Select this check box if you
want the incoming IM or call alert to include the conversation
subject or text of the sender's instant message. Clear it if you
want the alert to display only the sender's name.
Do not display alerts
Select this option if you do not want to receive alerts when your
presence status is set to Do Not Disturb. When this option is set
and your status is set to Do Not Disturb, you will not receive any
alerts, even from contacts that you have assigned to the Team
access level. By default, your status is set to Do Not Disturb
whenever you are running a full-screen program.
Display only conversation alerts from
people in my Team access level Select this option
if you want to receive alerts (while in Do Not Disturb mode) from
only those contacts to whom you have granted the Team Access
level.
Display all status alerts, all
notifications, and only conversation alerts from people in my Team
access level Select this option if you want to
receive conversation alerts (while in Do Not Disturb mode) from
only those contacts to whom you have granted the Team access level.
Also, with this option selected, you will receive other alerts,
such as when someone adds you to his or her Contact List, and
notifications such as when you have missed a call.
Play sounds Select this
check box if you want to hear the sounds that accompany
alerts.
Configure sounds Click
this option to open the Windows Sound and Audio
Devices dialog box.
Suspend instant messaging sounds when the
Conversation window is in the foreground Select
this option if you do not want to hear instant messaging alert
sounds when the Conversation window is active.
Suspend sounds when my status is busy
Select this check box if you do not want to be
interrupted by alert sounds when your presence status is set to
Busy. This is very useful when you do not want sounds to interfere
with calls.
Suspend sounds when my status is Do Not
Disturb Select this check box if you do not want to
be interrupted by alert sounds when your presence status is set to
Do Not Disturb.
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