My message always comes from my iCloud @me handle and not my other IM accounts when I send an IM? How to make it come from my @gmail account?

Question

My message always comes from my iCloud @me handle and not my other IM accounts when I send an IM? How to make it come from my @gmail account?

Answer 1

Hi,
As you have found in the View Menu of iChat is the option to Display the Recipients Bar
This bar when clicked will display the Screen Names that you know for your Buddy and your own Screen Names.
The Buddy's names are in the "To:-" section whilst your own are in the "From:-"
Example pic from my iChat 6
The Chat window has to Be Open.
The Buddy's current name becomes a Drop Down that show the To and From names.
It appears to allow you to Connect Google or Jabber IDs to AIM Buddies but the tick will move to any valid Account if you change either the To choice or the From choice.
AS you say about the add Buddy drop down that appears - when your Buddy list are displayed as one an extra drop down appears fro you to Select the account/list it is joining as a Buddy
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