Yahoo! Messenger Tutorials

Getting Started With Yahoo! Messenger

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What Is Yahoo! Messenger?

Yahoo! Messenger is an application that offers a variety of free communication tools that anyone can use. With Yahoo! Messenger, you can:

The Messenger window.

Instant message friends in real time.
See when your friends are online and let them see you.
Save friends' contact details in your online address book. Your Messenger address book synchronizes with your Yahoo! Address Book. When you update one, you automatically update the other.
Call and talk with your friends just like you're on the phone.
See and be seen with webcam.*
Listen to music through LAUNCHcast Radio from Yahoo! Music on your computer.
Play games with your friends.
Send emails back and forth.
Add color and graphics to your conversations and change the look of the application.

* The webcam is not supplied.

If you haven't already, install Yahoo! Messenger and start communicating with your friends online.

Instant messaging: the ability to exchange messages in real time with other people over the Internet.
LAUNCHcast Radio: a streaming music service that allows you to create your own customized station tailored to your tastes and provides an extensive collection of other music stations that offer a wide variety of genres and themes to choose from.
Synchronize: to cause items in multiple locations to match exactly.
Webcam: a video camera typically attached to a computer.