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Messaging

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8.2 MSN Messenger

MSN

Messenger capabilities include:

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Seeing who is online.

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Sending and receiving instant messages.

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Having instant message conversations with groups of contacts.

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Notifying contacts of your on-line status.

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Blocking contacts from seeing your status or sending you messages.

To use MSN Messenger, you need a

Passport account, or an Exchange E-mail account

that your employer provides. After you have one of these accounts, you will need to:

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Set up an account on MSN

Messenger.

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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

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

Start menu > Programs > MSN Messenger.

3. In

MSN Messenger, tap Tools > Options > the 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 select which account to sign in to first.

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

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

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To set up an Exchange account, see your network administrator.

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