Chat Basics
How do I enable chat? How do I sign out of/disable chat? I’m on Vista – My Typed Characters Are Getting Eaten – Arrgh! Who can I chat with? 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?
Chat Appearance
In chat, does our conversation have to happen in bubbles? Can I just view it normally? 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 insert emoticons – you know, all the different “smiley-face” expressions? How do I change the font…or the text color, size or style?
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?
Text Messaging
What is text messaging? How do I send a text message? How do I enable/disable text messaging? Who can I message? Who can message me? How often I can message someone? Can I send a text message to more than one person at the same time? Can I send attachments? Can I send pictures? How long can a text message be? What if I want to send a longer message? How do I know if my contacts’ cell phone is enabled for text messaging? In text messaging, does our conversation have to happen in bubbles? Can I just view it normally? How do I show or hide my avatar in text message conversations? Every time I say something in a text message, it lists the TIME. Can I turn that off? Will I have a stored record of all my text conversations like I do with email? Can I convert a text message to an email? How about to a chat? What are the system requirements for using text in Mail? Is this simply a free new part of Mail?
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