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Step 1
Go to the MSN Messenger website and sign up for the service. You will not need to give any personal information. You will be asked to invent a screen name and a password in order to participate (see Resources below).
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Step 2
Restart your computer. When you get online again, there will be a small icon of a little green man at the bottom right hand side of your screen. Click this icon and a small box will open. This is where you will select friends to chat with and enter your conversations.
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Step 3
Enter the names of friends and colleagues to your contacts. Your box will start off empty, so you must populate it with names. Talk to your friends and ask their screen names. Type these names into your box to give yourself a selection of choices.
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Step 4
Start a chat. Select a person and then type a message into the bottom area of the box. Click enter and your message will be instantly sent to his computer.
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Step 5
Use MSN Messenger every day or several times a day. The more you communicate with your friends, the more friends you'll make online. Also the more often you use MSN Messenger, the more you will get into the service.
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Step 6
Tell everyone you know that you are using MSN Messenger and it is the best place to reach you.
