By clicking elsewhere on the card, you can send a text message, view the person's friends list, create a sharing folder or call the person's phone. By clicking on the preview, you can get details. The card shows a preview of what the person has done online, such as updating a social profile. Then click on the person's contact icon to pull up the contact card and see what's up. Look for a yellow starburst called a gleam, which indicates that a contact has done something new. You can even give contacts nicknames like "Grandma" and search by nickname.Ĭontact cards, a feature added with Windows Live Messenger, let you know what each of your contacts is doing without even talking to them. You only have to enter the first letter or two of the contact's name to find the person to whom you want to send a message or about whom you need to find information. "Word wheeling" works like speed dial for your buddy list. You can access all your Windows Live Messenger and e-mail contacts through your buddy list and look up information like birthdays or phone numbers in one place. Windows Live Messenger brings contact information together for up to 600 contacts.
Once you've mastered IMing, you also can explore the other features Windows Live Messenger offers, like expanded contact functionality and folder sharing. You also can select a status setting for yourself, such as "Online" or "Out to Lunch" or even appear offline to your contacts. With the offline messaging function, you can send an IM to a contact who's offline to be received the next time he signs on.
Click the Add a Buddy icon, add information for your Windows Messenger or Yahoo Instant Messenger contact, and click "Save." You're ready to start messaging. Once you have Windows Live Messenger installed, you're ready to chat. The Mactopia site will show you the IM services offered in Messenger for Mac, which is part of the Microsoft Office for Mac suite, and allow you to download it. That's because Windows Live Messenger services aren't available for the Mac. If your computer is a Mac, you'll note that you're automatically taken to the Mactopia site.
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