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MSN, AIM, YAHOO...Anywhere! There is no need to download
anything!
You
need a MSN .Net Passport for
signing in to e-Messenger for MSN. If you have
a hotmail.com or msn.com account, you already
have a Passport. If you do not have one yet,
click here to
register your free .Net Passport today!
1.
On
the e-Messenger homepage, type your e-mail address and password in
the MSN login
fields.
Note: e-Messenger
will not store any passwords. If you forgot your
password, click here to
reset your password.
2.
Select
your initial status.
If you want a secure login, then check the box.
3.
Click Login to
sign in to e-Messenger and start instant messaging.
Note:
By signing in you accept our terms.
You
need an AIM screen name for
signing in to e-Messenger for AOL. If you use AOL,
AIM, Compuserve, Netscape,
you already have a Screen Name. If you do not
have one yet, click here to
get a free Screen Name today!
1.
On
the e-Messenger homepage, type your screen Name and password in
the AIM login
fields.
Note: e-Messenger
will not store any passwords. If you forgot your
password, click here to
reset your password.
2.
If
you want a secure login, then check the box.
3.
Click Login to
sign in to e-Messenger and start instant messaging.
Note:
By signing in you accept our terms.
You
need a Yahoo! ID for
signing in to e-Messenger for Yahoo. If you have
a Yahoo! Mail address,
you already have an ID. If you do not have one yet,
click here to
get a Yahoo! ID today!
1.
On
the e-Messenger homepage, type your Yahoo! ID (or Yahoo!
Mail address without
@Yahoo.com)
and password in
the Yahoo login
fields.
Note: e-Messenger
will not store any passwords.
2.
Select
your initial status.
If you want a secure login, then check the box.
3.
Click Login to
sign in to e-Messenger and start instant messaging.
Note:
By signing in you accept our terms.
Download
this patch to
disable the clicks you hear each time the window
refreshes during the conversation. The patch will
add some information to your registry.
For
e-Messenger to function properly, the popup blocker
needs to be turned off. Otherwise the conversation
window will not appear when a contact has initiated
a conversation with you. Then only you can invite
contacts to a conversation. Here we will explain
how to do this for the most popular toolbars. If
you use other popup blockers, then you will need
to check the settings of the program.
Note: Since
e-Messenger uses multiple servers you may need
to do this for each server separately, unless your
popup blocker program allows you to disable it
for all e-Messenger.net sub domains.
1.
If
you use the Google toolbar, then click on the Pop-ups
blocked button
to disable the popup blocker.
2.
If
you use the Alexa toolbar, then click on the Popup button
to turn off the popup blocker.
3.
If
you use the MSN toolbar, then click on the Pop-ups
Blocked button
to deactivate the popup blocker.
4.
If
you use the Yahoo toolbar, then click on the Pop-up
blocker button
and make
sure Enable Pop-Up Blocker is
NOT checked.
5.
If
you use the popup blocker included in Windows XP
Service Pack 2, then click on the Information
Bar for Pop-ups in
Internet Explorer. Then
choose Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site to
allow pop-ups from e-Messenger (or choose Turn
Off Pop-up Blocker to
disable the Popup-blocker).
If
you do not see the Information Bar in Internet
Explorer, click on Tools in
the status bar. Then click on Pop-up Blocker and
choose Turn-Off Pop-up Blocker.
You
can start a conversation with a contact by sending
an instant message.
1.
In
your MSN contact list, click on the name of the contact
you want to talk to.
2.
A
conversation window will appear. Type your message
in the box at the bottom and then click send.
3.
To
end the conversation, click close.
While
you are instant messaging with one of your contacts,
you can add another contact to the conversation.
1.
In the conversation
window, click on add.
2.
Your other online
contacts will appear. Select the contact by clicking
on it and the contact will be added to the conversation.
You
can use emoticons in messages to express yourself.
There are two ways to insert an emoticon:
1.
In the conversation
window, click on the Emoticon button to
open the emoticon window.
Select
the emoticon you want to insert by clicking on
it.
Or:
2.
Type the keyboard
shortcut to
insert the emoticon into your message.
You
can change the appearance of your text by selecting
another font, font colour, or text effect.
In
the conversation window, click on the buttons above
the message box to format your message:
1.
To use another font than
Arial, select another font from the dropdown list.
2.
To change the colour of
the text, click the font colour button. Select a
colour from the palette by clicking on it.
3.
To get text in Bold, Italic, Underline,
or Strike Through, click on B, I , U or S.
You
can add contacts to your contact list if you know
the email address of their .Net passport.
1.
In the main window,
click contacts.
2.
Type the email address
of the new contact in the add contact field
and click add.
Note: If
the email address does not end with @hotmail.com,
then remove this.
3.
Click contacts to
go back to the main window.
You
can alter your contact list by deleting, blocking
and unblocking.
1.
In the main window,
click contacts.
To
delete a contact: click delete behind
the email address of the contact.
Note: With
deleting, the contact will be permanently removed
from the contact list. He/she will still be able
to see your status.
To
block a contact: click block behind
the email address of the contact.
Note: With
blocking, the contact will remain in the contact
list, but he/she will no longer see your status.
You can undo this by unblocking the contact.
To
unblock a contact: click unblock behind
the email address of the blocked contact.
2.
Click contacts to
go back to the main window.
By
changing your status you inform your contacts about
your current activity and whether you are available
for conversations.
1.
In the main window,
your current status appears on the upper left corner.
2.
To change your status,
select another status from the list.
With appear
offline,
you will be seen as offline to your contacts
and they cannot send a message to you. But you
will be able to view the status of your contacts
and send them messages.
With busy or on
the phone,
your contacts can send you a message, but you
will not be alerted.
With online, away, be
right back,
or out to lunch your
contacts can send you a message and you will
be alerted.
You
can change the name that is shown to your contact,
in two ways:
1.
In the main window,
click on your current screen name next
to the display picture.
2.
Change the screen
name and press enter.
Or:
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
Type your new screen
name in the new nick field
and click change.
3.
Click OK to
go back to the main window.
e-Messenger
lets you upload a display picture, that will be
shown to your contacts. If your contacts have a
display picture, then you will see it when you
move your mouse over their screen name.
1.
In the main window,
click on the e-Messenger display picture next
to your screen name.
2.
Click Browse to
find a picture you want to upload.
Note: You
can only upload .gif, .jpg or .png files that are
smaller than 100 KB.
3.
Click change to
upload the picture and go back to the main window.
You
can change the skin of all e-Messenger windows
from the default blue colour to white.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To change the skin,
select a colour from the list.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
If
you do not want people to know you are instant
messaging, you can change the title of the e-Messenger
windows. Then if you minimize the window, the
taskbar will not show that you are using e-Messenger.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
In the window
title field
enter the title you want the taskbar to show and
click change.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
You
can change the language in which e-Messenger is
shown. Currently the following languages are supported:
English, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, French,
Portuguese and Danish.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To change the language,
select another language from the list.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
You
can change the time zone, so the time shown with
messages is adapted to your location.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To change the time
zone,
select another time zone from the list.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
You
can change the way your contact list appears in
the main window. You can choose whether contact
groups are shown. Also you can select whether you
want to see email addresses or only screen names
of your contacts.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To view groups in
the contact list, select yes to
enable it.
To show
emails of
your contacts, select yes to
enable it.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
e-Messenger
can notify you when one of your contacts has signed
in?
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To receive alert popups, select yes to
enable it.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
Note: If
you turn on Popup Alerts, you will also be alerted
when you receive a new email on your hotmail account.
e-Messenger
can notify you when you received an instant message,
either by sound and/or by putting the conversation
window on the foreground.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To play sounds,
select yes to
enable it.
To focus
window, select yes to
enable it.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
After
you sign in, e-Messenger will check how many new
e-mail messages you received on your hotmail account.
1. In
the main window, click mails (.).
2. A
new window opens to take you directly to your hotmail
account.
Note: The
number between the brackets (.) shows how many
new e-mail messages you have.
e-Messenger
can notify you when you received a new email on
my hotmail account.
1.
In the main window,
click options.
2.
To receive Alerts Popups, select yes to
enable it.
3.
Click OK to
save changes and to go back to the main window.
Note: If
you turn on Popup Alerts, you will also be alerted
when any of your contacts sign in to MSN.
You
can start a conversation with a contact by sending
an instant message.
1.
In
your AIM contact list, click on
the screen name of the contact you want to talk to.
2.
A
conversation window will appear. Type your message
in the box at the bottom and then click send.
3.
To
end the conversation, click close.
You
can invite contacts to a chat room, so you can
chat with two or more contacts at the same time.
1.
In the main window,
click on invite behind
the screen name one of the contacts you want to chat
with.
Or:
In
the conversation window (while messaging with one
contact), click on invite.
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