The actor was also responsible for Jim and Pam's random screen names, Fischer shared on the 'Office Ladies' podcastRemember Instant Messenger? The Office's Jim and Pam certainly do.The old-school chat program played a role in the long-distance portion of the couple's romance,

While her character appeared to be working hard in the background of various scenes, Fischer was actually chatting with her co-stars — and fans from MySpace.

The Office set functioned much like a real office — in more ways than one. Turns out, the cast would even instant message each other — and fans — on their characters' computers while filming. In the July 17 episode of their Office Ladies podcast,