Yes! Here's how:

1. Open the Messenger menu and select Preferences.
2. Click the "Alerts & Sounds" category.
3. From the "Alert me when" list, choose any of the events that you'd like to trigger an alert.

• If you'd like a sound to play, check the "Enable alert sounds" box above the list. You can choose different sounds by clicking Browse below the list.
• If you'd rather not hear any sounds, no problem. Just uncheck the "Enable alert sounds" box.
• Want text alerts? Great — select the option "Showing a message at the bottom right corner of screen" and configure the text alerts you want below the list.
• To get rid of alerts, uncheck all the check boxes.
• To get rid of alerts, uncheck all the boxes.
• Click OK at the bottom of the window when done.