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8.7  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. For information about setting up an Internet connection, see “Ways of Connecting to the Internet” in this chapter.

Launch the messenger and sign in

To open Live Messenger

Do one of the following:

On the Home screen, click Start > All Programs > Messenger.

On the Windows Live item of the Home screen, press NAVIGATION left or right until you see Messenger, then press CENTER OK.

To sign in and out

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

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

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