How to Change Your MSN Name

MSN Messenger users select a display name and picture to identify themselves within the Messenger community. This feature allows users to express their personality while chatting. Users are able to personalize their Messenger display name with different fonts, text colors, emoticons and other effects. To add any of these features or otherwise change the way their display name appears, users must access their Messenger account settings using one of two possible methods.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• MSN Messenger account

1. Click on the arrow pointing down at the top of the MSN Messenger window. The arrow is located to the right of your current display name and status, if you have chosen to display one. Scroll though the options and select "Personal Settings."
   
   Alternatively, select "Options" from the "Tools" menu located at the very top of the conversation window. Click on the "Personal" option, which is located on the left pane.

2. Delete the existing text from the "My Display Name" field. Enter your new display name into the field.

3. Click "OK" to save the changes you have made to your settings before exiting the window. Your new name should now appear at the top of the main Messenger window.

Tips & Warnings

• If the "Tools" menu appears to be hidden, restore it by either hitting the "Alt" key or clicking the arrow icon located in the upper-left corner of the Messenger window.

References

• Personalize your MSN Messenger information
• MSN nicknames