You're welcome. Good luck! Donna > On Jun 28, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Greg Kerbage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Donna. I'll try that out again when I get home from work this > afternoon. Fingers crossed it works this time. > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Monday, 29 June 2015 12:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Can someone explain how to add Facebook to Messages > > It worked like a charm for me. One thing to remember is that the username > you need isn't the one you use to sign into Facebook, it's the one they > assign you. To see it, open FB, click on your Profile, then look at the URL. > The username you need will be in the URL as Tim describes. Good luck! > Cheers, > Donna >> On Jun 28, 2015, at 8:55 PM, Greg Kerbage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm having problems with my buddy list coming up on my mac. I've done this >> step by step and still having issues. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn >> Sent: Monday, 29 June 2015 1:11 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Can someone explain how to add Facebook to Messages >> >> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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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