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with Mac products…nothing else.
     
    Setting Up iMessage
To set up iMessage, click the Messages icon to launch it. 
If you were already logged into iCloud on the Mac, you will automatically be logged into iMessage. 
If you’d like to change this account or haven’t yet logged in, select Messages > Preferences on the top menu bar.
When the Accounts dialogue box comes up, click on the Accounts tab.
In the left hand window, you will see iMessage. Select it.
The following screen will prompt you to enter the email address and password associated with iCloud. Do so and click the blue Sign In button to complete the setup process. 
     
    Setting Up Other IM Clients
    While iMessage is made for Mac products, you can use it for other messaging servers like Google, Yahoo, and AOL. To add other instant messaging (IM) clients to Messages:
     
Open up Messages if it isn’t already running.
On the top menu bar, click Messages > Add Account.

Select the type of account that you’d like to add, such as Gmail or Yahoo, and select Continue.
You will be prompted to enter the appropriate email address and password, and click the Set Up button to finish. 
     
    So now that it’s set up, how do you send a message?
     
    Start New Conversation
Before we begin, take a look at the entire Messages screen.  It should be totally empty with no conversations.  On the left sidebar it will say No Conversations.  This is where you will be able to change between different conversations with people by clicking on each one.  On the right hand side, you will also see No Conversation Selected.  Here is where you will be able to type new messages and read everything in whatever conversation is currently selected.  If you have an iPhone (or any phone for that matter), it will be like the screen where you read your text messages. 
To create a new conversation with someone, click the Compose new message button located at the top of the left sidebar, next to the search bar.  It should look a little pencil inside of a square. 
     
    When you get a message, if your sound is enabled, you’ll get a little chime.
     
     
    FaceTime
     
    FaceTime allows you to connect with friends and family using your computer’s built-in camera.  I’ve heard people say they are worried that someone is watching them through their webcam that they cover it with tape. When FaceTime is in use (i.e. when the camera is on and people can see you) a bright green light comes on—so you don’t have to worry about people spying on you…if you don’t see the light, then the camera is off.
     
    The app can be launched by clicking on Launchpad > FaceTime.
     

     
    On the left side you can enter a person’s name if they are in your Contacts, or a phone number.  For FaceTime to work, the other person must also have an Apple device, and accept your call. 
     
    You can also use FaceTime audio. This lets you call someone without the camera—it’s essentially a Wi-Fi phone call.
     
    Photo Booth
     
     
    We’re a culture of selfies, so it’s appropriate to talk about the app that takes your picture.
     
    To get started, go to Launchpad and click the Photo Booth icon.

     
    Couple of things you should notice once the app loads. First, you! If you look to the top of your screen, there should be a green light. That tells you the camera is on. But now click on a different app in your Dock—see how the green light goes off? And now click on the Photo Booth icon again, and once again the green light is on. What’s going on with that light? The light indicates your camera is on—but it only stays on while you are in the Photo Booth app.
     
    Are you ready to take a picture? Put on your silly face and click the camera button.
     

     
    Like a lot of Apple apps, it’s a powerful app with not a lot to it. There are only a handful of options. So let’s talk about those options.
     

     
    First, like a lot of Mac apps, this one can be run in full screen mode; just click the green button