Sorry for the short answer; I should have given a little more details.
If you use the microcontent module, you should be able to create a microcontent content type (add/microcontent) that will be available as a block.
The actual code (or script) that displays the IM online status should be placed into the content section of the new
microcontent that you
want to create - remember to select the appropriate "Input format" (i.e "PHP code" - if it is a php script) when creating the new microcontent.
From there (after you click "Submit") you should be able to add the newly created microcontent as a block in the your block settings (admin/block). You'll see it in the block list with the title prefixed
with
"microcontent:".
By using this approach, you will not display the entire webpage inside the block, but only the IM online status.
Hope this helps.
Thank you so much! That will come in handy for some of the things I want to do with the site. I did also find that you can create a new block. And, with that block declare html that goes in it.
Thanks again for your help with this!
- jody