Buddy List groups in AIM 6.1 help you manage how your friends and family appear in your Buddy List.

What a Buddy List does

The Buddy List displays the screen names of your friends and family members who are online when you're online, allowing for easy, real-time communication using either the Instant Messenger feature or a private chat room. You can add, remove, or rearrange people from your Buddy List groups at any time.

Buddy List groups

Your Buddy List is divided into groups indicated by the bold print in your Buddy List window, to help organise your buddies into convenient categories. You can add or delete groups to customise the Buddy List to your needs.

The Recent Buddies group

The Recent Buddies group provides a quick and easy reference for recent interactions you have had with other members of either the AOL service or the AIM service. You can change the setting to automatically add or not add new buddies to the Recent Buddies group.

Note: You can access the AIM 6.1 settings panel from the Edit menu on the Buddy List, or by tapping the F7 key on your keyboard.