Windows Live Messenger is a popular instant messaging program that allows users to communicate in real-time through text, audio calls, and video calls. It has over 27 million active users worldwide. The program allows users to share files, photos, and engage in online games and applications. Key features include offline messaging, voice calling, photo sharing through albums, and creating sharing folders to exchange files with contacts.

1. WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER
Fatima Salem
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2. INTRODUCTION
• Windows Live Messenger is a type of instant
messaging, it helps people to send and receive
messages at the same time using computers or
handhelds.
• The texts goes through the network or the internet
and the other client receives it immediately.
• Advanced instant messaging allow people to
communicate through audio calls and video calls.

3. DEFINITION
 Previously called MSN Messenger, Microsoft's
Windows Live Messenger is an advertisement-
supported instant messaging service. It
currently has more than 27 million active
registered users worldwide. WLM offers file
sharing, PC-to-PC calling, time-stamped
messages, offline notifications and other
features. In 2006, Microsoft and Yahoo
announced an interoperability agreement which
would allow users on either system to
communicate with each other. WLM is available
for the PC and mobile applications
also.(webopedia)

4.  Microsoft company is the developer of this program
and it was released in July 22, 1999; 12 years
ago as MSN Messenger

5. WHY IS IT POPULAR
 It’s one of the most popular instant messaging
program because it’s easy to use, allows people to
share messages with Yahoo messenger and it
provides many useful features such as audio and
video calls, sharing files and photos.
 It’s available in 50 languages.

6. WHY DO USE IT
 It is the most widley used instant messaging
program.
 To communicate with people from all over the
world.
 It is a direct way of sending and receiving
messages.
 To share files and photos with friends.
 To make audio and video calls.

7. HOW TO USE IT
Step 1
Get a free E-mail address preferably from Hotmail,
by clicking Sign Up, and then Free. Fill out the
form to create your E-mail Account. If you already
have an email address and it is not a hotmail
account, go to Microsoft Live Official Website, click
Sign In, click Sign Up, and select the option that
says "Yes, use my e-mail address." There, you can
sign up for a Windows Live ID, which will allow you
to use MSN Messenger. Keep checking your email
account for an email sent from MSN used to
activate your ID.

8. HOW TO USE IT
 Step 2
-Download MSN Messenger by going to the
download website and clicking "Get It Free.“
 Step 3
-Launch MSN Messenger.
 Step 4
-Log In
 Step 5
-Add a contact, a person to talk to, by clicking
"Add A Contact" on the Contacts menu.

9. HOW TO USE IT
 Step 6
-When/If the person is online, a green figure will appear
beside their name in your contact list. Double click on their
name and type a greeting into the lower rectangular box.
 Step 7
-Engage in conversation if they reply. If desired, many options
can be taken from here. You can select an action to take by
selecting something from the Actions menu on the
conversation's toolbar.

10. ADDITIONAL TIPS
 Create a cool name, personal message, and
display picture for yourself by clicking Options on
the Tools menu.
 If you have a web cam you can take a cool picture
of you and use it as your display picture instead of
the ready given ones

11. WARNING
 If someone tries to send you an unexpected or
unusual file, ask them first. Even if you trust them,
there is a good chance that the virus e-mailed itself
to you without he/she being aware. Run a virus
scan on the file you receive to make sure nothing
nasty has snuck onto your computer. There are
many viruses that are spread using MSN
Messenger. These viruses usually send an
automated message, along the lines of: Hey! Here's
pics of me!", or similar.
 Never tell anyone your e-mail password under any
circumstances.

12. HOW TO INSTALL IT (STEP1)
 Openthe Windows Live Messenger
download page from their website.

13. HOW TO INSTALL IT (STEP2)
 Click "Get it free".

14. HOW TO INSTALL IT (STEP3)
A box will appear with three options,
"Run", "Save" or "Cancel".

15. HOW TO INSTALL IT (STEP4)
 If you wish to install windows live messenger later, click save.
To open it later, find where you saved the file and skip to step 6.

16. HOW TO INSTALL IT (STEP5)
If you wish to automatically open the windows
messenger set up, click "run" and wait for the
squares to fill the white field.

17. HOW TO INSTALL IT (STEP6)
 A wizard called windows messenger set up should appear.
When it does, select your options, and it will start installing windows
live messenger on your computer. You are ready to chat!

18. FEATURES
 Sharing folders: Sharing Folders will be a new and simple
way for you to share personal photos, documents, and files
with your Messenger contacts. You will be able to create a
Sharing Folder by simply dragging files onto a contact name
in Messenger. This will create an exact copy of the files on
both you and your contact's computers, and create a Sharing
Folder that can be accessed from Messenger, and on the
desktop. The Sharing Folders will work pretty much like the
PC folder experience you already know, so it will make sense
right away. Just like in Windows, you will be able to drag and
drop, get different views of files, copy, paste, etc. You will be
able to access a Sharing Folder from your desktop, to manage
files whether online or offline. And a Sharing Folder requires
virtually zero setup or configuration, and efficiently handles file
synchronization without any fuss.

19. FEATURES
• Voice calling: This feature will let users who sign up for
Windows Live phone call (provided by a Microsoft
partner) to easily call landline and mobile phones. You
will be able to set up a Windows Live Call account
through the Messenger interface and start making calls
within minutes. You will be able to purchase minutes
upfront, then add minutes when your balance runs low.
One of the great things about this will be that you will be
able to use it to make really affordable domestic and
international calls. You will be able to make PC-to-PC
calls for free, with no need to sign up for a Windows Live
phone call account, so long as you and your Messenger
contact both have compatible speakers and
microphones (or headsets).

20. FEATURES
 Offline messaging: You will be able to send
messages to your contacts even when they're
offline. They will receive the message as soon as
they sign in again.

21. FEATURES
• Album Viewer: Windows Live Messenger's
album viewer is based on Windows Live Photo
Gallery and provides users a photo viewing
experience for photo albums shared
via Windows Live Skydrive and Facebook. The
album viewer is interactive and supports full
screen and slideshow modes, as well as
viewing and uploading comments
on Facebook and Windows Liv
SkyDrive albums. It also supports people
tagging for Windows Live SkyDrive. The album
viewer closely resembles the Microsoft
Silverlight counterpart for web photo albums
present on Windows Live Photos.

22. FEATURES
 Games and applications: There are various
games and applications available in Windows Live
Messenger that can be accessed via the
conversation window by clicking on the games
icon, and challenging your friend or contact to a
competition in a game, or inviting them to launch a
shared external application.

23. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 How to download and install windows live messenger (2011)
.Retrieved November 13, 2011 from WikiHow:
http://www.wikihow.com/Download-and-Install-Windows-Live-
Messenger
 Windows live messenger.(n.d). Retrieved November 13, 2011
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Windows_Live_Messeng
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 Windows live messenger.(n.d). Retrieved November 13, 2011
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