Log-in as "Invisible"

Hi everyone! Just a quick question: does anyone know if there is any way to log in with status automatically set to "invisible"? I can't seem to find a preference setting for this.
Thanks, Andrew

Hi Mike
Thanks for the answer. I hadn't even tried that option, because I thought it would always log me in as "available" ... but you're right, it seems to remember the last setting. Not really the intuitive solution I had been looking for, but it works! I thought they would have a preference setting with something like "at user login, set my status to …" with a pop-up menu choice of various options. I still wish there was in fact that kind of setup, but hey, the current approach works once your realize what it's doing.
Thanks again
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