tutorial yahoo messanger

1. Nugroho, M.Pd.
by Ruth Mulvey

2. To get started:
You open a browser window and type in yahoo messenger.

3. Click on yahoo messenger download. This will open
a window to start the download process.

4. • This is
Yahoo
Messenger.
• You can
download it
here for
free.

5. Nugroho, M.Pd.
• There are so many things you can do with Yahoo
messenger besides just sending instant messages to
your friends. Microsoft Windows has many features
that you can use regarding communications.
• You can:
• Send instant messages to your friends
• Join chat rooms to discuss your favorite topics
• Share photos from your desktop
• Make voice calls to other Yahoo Messengers
• Call friends on their phones from Yahoo Messenger

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• Get a phone in account and receive phone calls in
Yahoo Messenger
• Send text messages to your friends mobile phones
for free
• You can plug in a webcam and share live video with
your friends
• IM conferencing is available to instant message with
many friends at one time
• You can also send files instantly to a friend while you
are chatting with them (this feature has a 2GB limit)

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• Allow IM Forwarding to send instant messages to
your mobile phone as text messages
• Use a Contact Search Bar to search for your IM
friends
• Start a web search right from your Yahoo! Messenger
window
• View and edit your Yahoo! Address Book information
• Make yourself invisible to some friends while
appearing visible to others at the same time
• Use call forwarding to send incoming calls to another
phone number

8. Nugroho, M.Pd.
• Use Yahoo! Mail alerts which notify you when
you have a new Yahoo! Mail message arrives
• Voice mail is available when you are not
• Message Archiving to maintain your
communications
• Tabbed IM Windows to reduce desktop clutter
by organizing multiple conversations into a
single window
• Buzz Alert to get your friend’s attention with a
click of the Buzz button

9. Nugroho, M.Pd.
• Plug-ins are available to add content, services, and games to
Messenger
• Audibles allow you to send an animated, talking character to liven
up your IM
• Emoticons let you express your feelings with animated, smiling
faces
• Avatars which represent your style and graphic image
• Skins which give your IM world a new look
• IMVironments liven things up with interactive, themed backgrounds
in the IM window
You can make your IMs fun and
personalized by using:

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• Yahoo! Games allows you to play games such as pool,
backgammon, checkers, and more
• Allows you to customize your online status message
to let your friends know what you are doing, seeing,
or feeling
• Assign custom ring tones to different callers or
upload your own audio files to use
• Customize fonts and colors to suit your personality
• During voice calls you can throw in a sound effect or
upload a music file to play as a soundtrack in the
background

11. • To recap:
• Download
Yahoo!
Messenger:
• It’s fun, it’s
free, and you
can talk to
anyone
anywhere as
long as they
have it too