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8.8  Windows Live Messenger

Live Messenger lets you send and receive instant messages online. With this mobile version of Windows Live Messenger, you enjoy many of the same cool features that you get from the desktop version, which include the following:

Instant messaging via text and voice

Multiple conversations

Add emoticons

Contact list with presence

Send and receive files including photos

Change status/display name

View contacts by online status, groups, and more

Send messages even when a contact is offline

Note Before you can use Live Messenger, your phone must be connected to the Internet. See “Connecting to the Internet” earlier in this chapter for details.

Launching Messenger and signing in

To open Live Messenger

Do one of the following:

On the Home screen, select Start > Instant Messaging > Messenger.

On the Windows Live panel of the Home screen, scroll left or right until you see Messenger, then press the TRACKBALL.

To sign in and out

To sign in, select Sign in on the Messenger screen. Signing in may take several minutes, depending on your connection speed.

To sign out, select Menu > Sign Out. Your status changes to Offline.

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HTC MAPL100, HS S200 Windows Live Messenger, Launching Messenger and signing, To open Live Messenger, To sign in and out