Thank you, Tim. The piece I was missing was choosing Jabber. Cheers, Donna > On Jun 28, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Posted from the earlier discussions on this list with a few clarifications: > > Open the Messages app on the Mac if you haven’t done so yet > > Pull down the “Messages” menu and choose “Add Account…” > > From the message account screen, choose “Other messages account…” and click > on “Continue” > > Pull down the menu next to “Account Type” and select ‘Jabber’ from the list > In “Account Name” enter your Facebook account user name as follows: > > [email protected] (the Facebook username is whatever your > Facebook profile URL is, for example: if you're logged into FaceBook on your > Mac, go up to the Address field and it should read, > "www.facebook.com/your_username’ > therefore, the username would be “[email protected]” and the > account name would then be [email protected]) > Enter your Facebook account password in the password field, this is the same > one you use to login to Facebook from the web or the apps > > Ignore all other settings and choose “Create” – this will setup Facebook > messaging client and in a moment you’ll see your Facebook Friends list > populate as a buddy list, complete with friend names and friend profile > pictures > > Message anyone in the list as usual, the conversations are going through > Facebook Messenger > > You can access the Facebook Friends buddy list at any time from the “Windows” > menu item in Messages app, where you can also set your status to be online or > offline, or away. > > HTH > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jun 28, 2015, at 08:00, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning, all, > > I've been trying to figure out how to get my FB account connected to > Messages. I have it set up in Internet Accounts, but the only apps > affiliated with it are Calendar and Contacts, and I don't see a way to add > Messages. So I went into Messages, but FB is not one of the new account > options, even under Other Account Type. any help would be much appreciated. > Cheers, > Donna > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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