Set up Buddy Aliasing in Aim 6

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago at 12:46 am. 2 comments
Posted in AIM Problems.

So you want to change what shows up for your buddy’s screen name in Aim 6.1 but you don’t know how? Read on to find out! First in Aim 6.0 world, we don’t use the term "buddy aliasing" instead we call it a nickname or friendly name. When you change your buddy’s nickname it shows up in quotation marks.

How to Buddy Alias in Aim 6.0

1. Right Click on a Buddy In your Buddy List

2. Click Edit Buddy

3. At Nickname, type in the Nickname you want.

4. Save!

If the Friendly Name Doesn’t Show Up

1. Click View

2. Click Friendly Name

Now your done and you can feel ever so guilty forgetting who people are behind their screen names! Shame on you!

But Wait! There’s More! Got Plaxo?

If you have set up Plaxo on your buddy list, your imported buddies (from Plaxo) will show up as nicknames, which in most cases you would see your friend’s full name. When you first install and log into AIM 6, Plaxo will pop up asking you to import buddies and if you want to save your Plaxo profile. After you set up Plaxo’s profile, you can then add your friends to your address book and send your address card out to others. You may edit this address card as much as you like. You need to remember three things about nicknames with plaxo

1. Whatever you type as your name in Plaxo  shows up on you and your friend’s buddy list.

2. Your buddies must also be using plaxo to see your full name or Plaxo name on their buddy list automatically.

3. Plaxo Stores Information within your Address Book.

Let clarify it further (1.) Names that are set up through plaxo can show up on your friend’s buddy list, as long as he (2.) registers for Plaxo too, and (3.) has added you to his Plaxo address book.

This doesn’t mean everyone who adds you to your buddy list will see your full name, this is just for people you have exchanged cards with, and they’ll get an email saying that you updated your address card. You can customize who sees what on your address card, everyone will automatically get your business card so be sure not to add your full name.