Supported instant messaging features
The table in this topic summarizes the instant messaging features that are available through the service instant messaging community.
| Feature | Available | Not available |
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| Online presence status; availability status icons; custom status message | X The web client shows online presence status for names in the sidebar but not for names in documents or views. This limitation does not apply if an on-premises Sametime community is used. |
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| Automated geographic awareness | X | |
| Telephony status | X | |
| Set alerts when users are available; privacy lists, selective do not disturb | X | |
| Business card display | X The name and email address are displayed but not other information, such as title and telephone number. In a hybrid environment, the name and email address are taken from the service user account rather than from the customer Domino® directory. |
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| Primary, frequent, and recent contact list views | X There is a 500-contact limit. Public groups are not supported. The web client supports only the primary contact list. |
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| Initiate chats with users not in your contact list | X | |
| Security-rich one-on-one text chat and multi-way text chat. | X | |
| Rich text formatting; spell check; emoticons and emoticon palettes | X | |
| Time and date stamps; chat history | X The web client does not support chat history. |
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| Log in to multiple communities | X Supported by Notes clients only. Note: The
on-premises Sametime server must be
configured to support IBM Sametime Standard
clients. You must purchase the Sametime
Standard license separately, as the SmartCloud Notes entitlement supports IBM Sametime Entry only.
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| Screen capture tool; file transfers | X Supported by Notes clients only. |
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| Instant screen share | X | |
| Zero-download browser chat client | X Supported by web clients only. |
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| Online meetings | X | |
| Voice and video | X One-to-one voice and video supported for browser and Notes clients. |
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| Community collaboration features, such as instant polls, broadcast chats, and persistent group chat | X | |
| Mobile use | X | |
| Telephony integration | X |