AIM Tricks

Have you ever tried to paste text into an AIM instant message, but an error came up saying the text was too long? There are many AIM Tricks that work around these limitations or enable you to do things not intended by the AIM client. Below is a list of AIM Tricks, just click on the title for a full description.

AIM 4.7 Tricks

Find the buddy of your dreams!

Crash someone's AIM with a hyperlink!

Make your buddies floppy drive spin up!

View AOL profiles from the web!

Make your screen name animate on your friends buddy list

Always appear idle even when you are not

Appear away even while chatting with your buddies

Send a 10 second sound clip using your microphone

Complete list of "aim:" codes and how to use them

Get rid of the Instant Message character paste limit

Use fonts to display text graphics

Talk to someone while you are signed off

Use a sound file as your buddy icon

Monitor the time your buddy signs on and off while you are away

Never appear "Idle" on anyone's buddy list

Send instant messages without downloading AIM