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Do you find yourself bothered by too many notifications? Do you want to hide instant message popups without having to go into [[How_do_I_get_some_privacy_in_Second_Life%3F|Busy mode]]? There's a preference that can help with that.
 
# Select '''Me''' menu > '''Preferences'''.
# In the {{win|Preferences}} window, click '''Chat tab'''.
# Under "Enable incoming chat popups:", uncheck '''Group Chats''' and/or '''IM Chats'''.
#: [[File:Enable_incoming_chat_popups.png|240px]]
# You can also change:
#* '''Nearby chat toasts life time:''' - How long nearby chat messages appear with a relatively dark background. The default is <code>23</code>.
#* '''Nearby chat toasts fading time:''' - After the '''Nearby chat toasts life time''' has expired, how long nearby chat messages appear with a faded background. The default is <code>3</code>.
#* If you're a quick reader, set these lower so they appear onscreen for a shorter time.
# Click '''OK''' to confirm your changes.
 
Now, if disabled, '''Group Chats''' and/or '''IM Chats''' only appear as notifications in your bottom bar, and you won't see the actual text messages take up screen space. To test, ask a friend to IM you!
 
This video shows you how it works in action:
 
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== What does "toasts" mean? ==
 
"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing) Toast]", formerly used internally at Linden Lab but introduced to the public in Viewer 2.4, is a cute, geeky word for "notification", so-called because notifications in some apps look like toast sliding up and out of a toaster. In the Viewer, "toasts" appear without sliding, but the spirit is intended the same.

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