How to Talk on Yahoo With MSN Messenger

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MSN Messenger makes it easy for you to chat with other Internet users.

MSN Messenger precludes you from having to maintain multiple instant messaging accounts. It allows you to keep in touch with your friends that are on Yahoo! Messenger, with whom you can even voice chat. While other instant messaging programs require you to register with them, MSN requires users to have just one email address in order to communicate with their friends.

Things You'll Need

  • Yahoo! email address of person you want to chat with
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Instructions

    • 1

      Click the "Add a Contact" button. Type in the person's Yahoo! email address.

    • 2

      Wait for your friend to accept your invitation. The invitation appears once they sign into Yahoo! Messenger. Once they accept, you have the ability to chat with them.

    • 3

      Send your friend an offline message. In the message, let your friend know that it was you that added him or her to MSN Messenger. Click "Send." The offline message appears the next time your friend signs in.

    • 4

      Click on your friend's Yahoo! email address. Type a message in the instant messenger box and click "Send." Wait for your friend to respond.

    • 5

      Chat with your friend through a webcam, if you both have one. Connect your webcam to your computer. Right-click on your avatar and select "Video Chat." Ask your friend to connect his or her webcam.

Tips & Warnings

  • MSN Messenger also allows you to create status messages and to change your avatar.

  • You cannot join the Yahoo! chat rooms on MSN Messenger.

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