Chat Basics

• How do I turn chat on?
• How do I sign out of/disable chat?
• Who can I chat with?
• I’m on Vista – My Typed Characters Are Getting Eaten – Arrgh!
• How do I start a chat?
• Can I chat with someone in Mail just as easily as send them an email?
• How do I control my chat availability (what other people see)?
• How do I know who is available to chat?
• Can I write my own chat availability?
• What are Offline chat messages?
• I use Internet Explorer and I get the message that I need to install Flash 9.0 or higher to use Chat.
• I use the Firefox browser and I get the message that I need to install Flash 9.0 or higher to use Chat.

Chat Appearance

• In chat, does our conversation have to happen in bubbles? Can I just view it normally?
• How do other people know if I’m available to chat, and how do I know if they’re available?
• Can I set a default chat status?
• How do I know if someone’s trying to chat with me?
• How do I change the font…or the text color, size or style?
• How do I insert emoticons – you know, all the different “smiley-face” expressions?
• How do I show or hide a person’s “avatar” on the conversation tab, or change my own?
• Every time I say something in a chat, it lists the TIME. Can I turn that off?
• How do I see the Yahoo! ID of the person I’m chatting with?
• I thought I was online/Available, but suddenly I notice I’m offline. What happened? How do I reconnect?

Chat Settings

• Can I convert a chat to an email? How?
• How do I block someone from sending me chat messages?
• Can I un-block people from chatting with me?
• How do I set chat to ignore anyone who’s not in my Contacts folder?
• Will I have a record of chats…like I do with old emails?
• Can I be signed into both chat (in Mail) and Messenger at the same time, with the SAME ID?
• What are the system requirements for using chat in Mail?
• As a network administrator, how do I disable Yahoo! Mail's chat feature on my network?

Chat with Windows Live Friends

• How do I add a Windows Live contact to my Messenger list?
• What can I do with a Windows Live Messenger user?