T-Mobile MDA III Setting up an account, MSN Messenger features include, Sign in to MSN Messenger

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8.2 MSN Messenger

MSN Messenger features include:

Seeing who is online.

Sending and receiving instant messages.

Having instant message conversations with groups of contacts.

Notifying contacts of your on-line status.

Blocking contacts from seeing your status or sending you messages.

To use MSN Messenger, you need a Microsoft Passport account, or a Microsoft Exchange E-mail account that your employer provides. Once you have one of these accounts, you will need to:

Set up an account on MSN Messenger.

Sign in to MSN Messenger.

Setting up an account

Before you can use MSN Messenger, you must set up the instant messaging account(s) to use. For MSN Messenger Service, you must have a Microsoft Passport or Hotmail account. For Exchange Instant Messaging, you must have an Exchange account.

1.To use MSN Messenger Service, set up a connection to the Internet; to use Exchange Instant Messaging, set up a connection to your corporate network.

2.Tap > Program > MSN Messenger

3.In MSN Messenger, tap Tools > Options > Accounts tab.

4.Select Enable MSN Messenger Service and/or Enable Exchange Instant Messaging.

5.Enter your sign-in name and password for the selected account(s). Your sign-in name is usually in the form: username@domain.com.

6.If you selected both accounts, tap Settings > and then select which account to sign in to first.

nTo set up a Microsoft Passport account, go to http: //www.passport.com.

nTo set up a Hotmail account, go to http:// www.hotmail.com.