Communicator Help: Using Radio@AOL for AOL<sup><font size=-2>®</font></sup> Communicator

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Using Radio@AOL for AOL Communicator

Sharing Radio Stations

Revealing What You're Listening To
Adding Radio Stations to Messages

Revealing What You're Listening To

By default, what you listen to on Radio@AOL remains private. Your buddies can't tell if you're listening to the radio or what station you're listening to.

You can change your privacy settings so that anyone on your Buddy List can tune in to the same radio station you're listening to whenever you send them instant messages.

To change your radio privacy settings:

1. Click the Radio Setup button, or open the Radio menu and choose Radio Setup.
2. Select this option (near the bottom of the window):

Allow people on my Buddy List to see that I'm listening to the radio: When this option is selected, anybody on your Buddy List can see what station you're listening to when you send them instant messages.

3. Click OK.

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Adding Radio Stations to Messages

Tutorial movie:
Share Radio Stations with Buddies

While you're listening to Radio@AOL, you can send anyone information about the station you're listening to.

To send the current station:

1. Click one of these icons near the top right corner of the Radio@AOL player:

   Creates a new instant message window containing a link to the currently selected radio station.

   Creates a new e-mail message containing a link to the currently selected radio station.

2. Fill in the screen name or e-mail address of the person you're sending the message to, and type whatever additional text you want to include in the message.
3. Click Send.

The recipient just clicks the link in your message to open and play the same station.

Note: For this feature to work, recipients of your instant messages must have Netscape® 7.0 (or later), AOL® 8.0 (or later), or AOL Communicator installed on their computers.

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