Cant sign in to facetime on mac

Hi. I can't sign in to face time. I have an apple id and password. It doesn't even give me the options to change preference when i click on it. Help.

Hi there,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
FaceTime for Mac: Troubleshooting FaceTime
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4185
-Griff W.

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