How Do You Set Up AOL IM?

To set up the instant messenger (which is abbreviated as IM) on America Online (which is abbreviated as AOL), if you already have an America online account, you just have to sign in to America Online (which is abbreviated as AOL) and then you have to click on the People option on the taskbar.

The subsequent steps in setting up the America Online Instant Messenger are to click View Buddy List, click Setup, click Create, type in the e-mail addresses of your friends in a Buddy List Group Name (the members of each group can be written according to their interests, for example), then you have to type in an America Online screen name which you want to have in the Buddy List group of your Instant Messenger and then click Add Buddy.

The final set of steps involved in the process of setting up America Online Instant Messenger are repeating the step until all your friends have been adder, saving the contacts, clicking the Privacy Preferences to choose the friends that are allowed to instant message you or to block you, clicking Setup on your buddy list and clicking Edit to change your settings.