2 msn messenger, Setting up an account – T-Mobile MDA III User Manual

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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:

[email protected]

.

6. If you selected both accounts, tap

Settings >

and then select

which account to sign in to first.

n

To set up a

Microsoft Passport

account, go to

http:

//www.passport.com

.

n

To set up a

Hotmail

account, go to

http://

www.hotmail.com

.

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