How to Install Yahoo Messenger Themes
Yahoo! Messenger is an interactive instant messaging (IM) and chat application that allows users to connect over the Internet. You can change the appearance of the IM application by installing themes that not only change the Messenger's skin but often come with theme-related emoticons and graphics. Learn how to install a Yahoo! Messenger theme using this step-by-step tutorial.
Instructions
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Download a Yahoo Messenger theme file to your computer desktop. Many themes are available for download online.
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Right-click on the file and choose "Unzip."
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Select "C:" drive when asked where to save the unzipped file. Click "Program Files" and choose "Yahoo!." Open the "Shared" folder and double-click "Graphics" to open the folder. Click "New Folder" on the menu bar. Type in a name for the theme folder. Click "Save" to save the theme file in the new folder.
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Open Yahoo! Messenger.
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Click the "Messenger" tab and choose "Preferences." Click "Appearance" and choose "Change Skin." Click on the theme that you just added to the Yahoo! program files and click "OK." Your new theme is installed on Yahoo! Messenger.
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