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eHow covers Instant Messaging with practical, detailed advice for the novice or instant message veteran. Find information on IM services such as AIM, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. eHow's Internet experts will help you download the right software and start chatting in no time. Learn how to navigate functions from sending files over IM to initiating a group conversation. Or, express yourself with a unique Avatar and the latest Emoticons. eHow can even walk you through IM etiquette.

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  • How To Add Someone To A Chat Room

    Many instant messenger programs allow the option to create multi-person chat rooms, allowing users to chat together. These rooms are private; a user must be invited into the room by another,...

  • Short & Long-Term Effects of Communication Via Instant Messenger

  • How Do You Uninstall Windows Live Messenger 3F?

    Windows Live Messenger 3F is commonly known as the Error 81000306. The 3F Windows Live error means the messenger cannot connect or that an Internet connection is unable to process both secure...

  • How to Send Photos on Yahoo

    Sharing your favorite photographs with family and friends around the world used to involve making a duplicate copy of the image, placing it into an envelope and sending it through the post office....

  • How to Create a New Yahoo! Email Address for Yahoo! Messenger

    If you do not want to use your current Yahoo! Email account for Yahoo Messenger, you can create a new one to use specifically for Messenger. You do not have to feel obligated to use the email on...

  • How to Delete Chat History on MSN

    MSN Messenger is a free instant messenger tool. The program allows a computer user to connect to another computer user in a live conversation. The program also allows file, picture and multimedia...

  • How to Download AOL Instant Messenger

    AOL is a popular content and communications portal that offers an instant messenger. The instant messenger lets you type messages to and chat with people in other locations. It is a convenient way...

  • How Do I Download Yahoo Messenger 8.0?

    Although Yahoo! Messenger 8.0 has not been available directly from Yahoo! for some time, you might prefer this older version of the program because you find that it runs better on your computer,...

  • How Can I Select My Photos to Share on Yahoo Messenger?

    Yahoo! Messenger has the ability to initiate a photo sharing session while you chat with a friend or family member. During a photo sharing session, the pictures that you select are displayed for...

  • How to Call in Mobile From Yahoo Messenger

    Receiving both mobile and land-line calls on your PC is easy and affordable with Yahoo! Voice. With the Phone In feature, you choose a phone number that people can use to call you at local rates,...

  • How to Make a Video Call in the New Yahoo Messenger Vista Version

    It used to be that instant messaging applications only sent text messages -- instantly, of course -- to your friends and other contacts. Modern instant messengers, such as Yahoo, offer so much...

  • How to Add an Icon to a Window Live Messenger Display Name

    You can add any picture to Windows Live Messenger to be your display icon. Instead of going through different options, Windows Live simplifies the process by allowing you to drag and drop a...

  • How to Disable People From Adding Me on Their Yahoo! Messenger

    Yahoo! Messenger is an instant messaging service that is available for download on both PCs and Macs. Your Yahoo! Messenger account is connected to your regular Yahoo! email account, so some of...

  • How Do You Call a Contact Using Yahoo! Messenger V.9?

    If you would prefer to hear a friend's voice over typing in an instant message box, you can use your Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-PC calls with your speakers and microphone. You can begin...

  • How to Change the Idle Timeout on Yahoo Messenger

    After a period of inactivity (15 minutes by default), Yahoo! Messenger will change your status from "Online" to "Idle" or "Away." This does not log you out, it simply lets your contacts know that...

  • How to Stop MSN Logs From Auto Saving

    Instant messaging is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. Microsoft's instant messaging client was known as MSN Messenger up until December 2005, when the name was changed to...

  • How to Add Command Bots to an AIM Chat Room

    AIM Chat Bots are computer-controlled screen names that can have a conversation with you or perform different tasks. For example, when you talk to the AIM Bot called MovieFinder, you can check...

  • How to Install Yahoo Messenger 9 Offline

    When the default installation program for Yahoo! Messenger is used, it downloads the required program information during the installation process after you download a small program with the Web...

  • How to Get My Old Yahoo Messenger Back

    Yahoo! Messenger has been around since 1998, and it has been through many changes since then. If you choose to download a new version of Yahoo! Messenger when it is released, you may decide you...

  • How to Get the Computer Call Facility in Yahoo Messenger

    Yahoo! Voice is a service that allows users to make and receive phone calls using their computers and Yahoo! Messenger accounts, version 7.5 or newer. This service is offered on a pay-as-you-go...

  • How To Install Free Yahoo Messenger 7.0

    Yahoo! Messenger is a communication program that enables you to chat with other users using instant texts or video chats and share files such as pictures. Yahoo! Messenger 7 is an older version of...

  • How to Download a Lower Version of Yahoo Messenger

    Yahoo! Messenger is a messaging tool which enables you to chat with other users all over the world. It enables you to send instant texts, video chat and share files such as pictures and music....

  • How to Find People on MSN

    The Microsoft Service Network started out in the mid '90s as an Internet service provider. These days, most of the MSN services have been renamed or rebranded. The very popular instant messaging...

  • How to Create a Windows Live Messenger Account

    Windows Live Messenger is a free communication program that enables you to stay in contact with family and friends using instant chats and video chats as well as share files. To use Windows Live...

  • How to Make a Call on Yahoo Messenger 9.0

    Yahoo Messenger 9.0 includes Yahoo's Voice Chat feature. With this feature, you can make free voice chat calls to anyone using Yahoo Messenger--no strings attached. Yahoo Voice also offers a...

  • How Can I Alter My MSN Web Messenger Contact List?

    MSN Messenger, also known as Windows Live Messenger, has many customization and organization options. Most importantly, you can change the way you view your contact list. By using the Windows Live...

  • How Do I Clear My Call History in Yahoo 9.0?

    Yahoo! Messenger allows a user to instant message, perform PC-to-PC calling, send text messages and even utilize a webcam for interaction with friends. This free service is usable by anybody who...

  • How to Retrieve Instant Messenger Messages

    Many instant messenger programs offer the option to save your chat logs in an archive file. Whether you need to locate important information or simply want to relive a great conversation, you can...

  • How To Install Yahoo Messenger 7.5 Version

    Yahoo! Instant Messenger is a popular online communication tool that lets users type quick messages to each other in a small dialog box. If you are on an older computer that does not have a lot of...

  • How Can I Remove Call History in Yahoo Messenger 9?

    Yahoo Messenger 9 extended the typical boundaries of an instant messenger program, allowing users to make calls as well as communicate through instant messages (IMs). If you are concerned about...

  • How to Find Friends on Skype

    Skype is a popular communication tool that enables you to communicate with other people around the world using instant chats, voice calls and video calls. Before you can communicate with others,...

  • How to Change the Sign in Status in Instant Messenger

    AOL Instant Messenger enables you to communicate with users all around the world using instant online messages. When you log on on to your AIM account, other users are able to see your online...

  • How to View Webcams in Yahoo Messenger

    Yahoo Messenger makes it easy to view your friend's webcam and broadcast your own. Having your own webcam makes video conversations more enjoyable, but is not required in order to view someone...

  • How to Use MSN Web Messenger With a Webcam

    Instant messaging has become one of the most popular activities on the Internet. It allows individuals from around the world to keep in touch without expensive phone bills. MSN Messenger is one of...

  • How Do I Change My Password & Email Address on MSN Messenger?

    MSN Messenger is an important part of many people's social networking. With Messenger, you can add buddies to a list, and send them messages as you would like. When you have an MSN Messenger...

  • How to Configure AOL IM for Voice Chat

    AOL Instant Messenger, or AIM, is a popular program that helps you stay in touch with friends and family. The original versions of AIM allowed you to send messages back and forth to other AIM...

  • How to Use Paltalk for Business Communication

    Paltalk is a popular website for social networking and instant messaging. It provides both voice and video chat. Although members use Paltalk to meet and talk with friends, many of the features...

  • How to Check to See if Someone Is Online on MSN Messenger

    MSN Messenger is a free instant messaging program developed by Microsoft. This software allows users to communicate with friends, family and coworkers. MSN Messenger enables users to send...

  • How to Stop Live Messenger From Starting When Logging Into MSN

    When you sign into a Windows Live-oriented website, such as when checking your MSN or Hotmail email accounts, the default behavior is for Windows Live Messenger to appear and sign in. However, you...

  • How to Change an ICQ Password

    ICQ is an instant-messaging program that allows users to share information or converse. ICQ requires a user name and password to be entered whenever a new program session is opened. You can change...

  • How to Find IDs in Yahoo Messenger

    Your Yahoo! ID is the name that you use to access Yahoo! Messenger, Mail, Games, Personals and any of the other Yahoo! services that you must sign in to use. While all of your Yahoo! Messenger...

  • How to Record on Yahoo Video Messenger

    Yahoo Messenger is not unlike many other messenger programs out there. It allows you to chat with your friends, go to chat rooms, maintain a buddy list and talk over a webcam. Inherently, there is...

  • How Do I Turn a Picture Into an Emoticon for MSN Messenger?

    Windows Live Messenger is a newer version of MSN Messenger. It is a fun, interactive way to keep in touch with loved ones. You can personalize your conversations by choosing your font, display...

  • How to Record a Video From Yahoo Messenger

    Yahoo Messenger allows users to talk to one another over the Internet in three formats: text, via instant messages; voice over a phone line or the Web; and via video through a webcam (this last...

  • How to Create Your Own MSN Pictures

    MSN Messenger is a versatile messaging tool that allows two or more people to chat instantaneously with instant messages. When using MSN Messenger you have the ability to customize and change your...

  • How to Make Yahoo Messenger Smaller

    Yahoo Instant Messenger is an application that you can use to communicate through your Internet connection with friends and colleagues. The application lets you type messages to people on your...

  • How to Transfer Emoticons in MSN

    Transfer all MSN emoticons, custom or purchased, from one user account to another, between computers or through MSN chat by following the steps below.

  • Causes for Yahoo Messenger Connectivity Issues

  • How Do You Share a Photo in Your MSN Conversation?

    MSN Live Messenger, also known as MSN messenger, is a chat program produced by Microsoft that allows for instant communications between users. Sharing text is easy through this method of...

  • How to Download AIM Plus

    AIM Plus (AIM+) is a wrapper for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), adding features to the popular instant messaging client such as removal of advertisements, turning the buddy list into a transparent...

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