Using Your Yahoo! Address Book From Messenger

Viewing a Contact Adding a Contact Communicating With a Contact

Viewing a Contact

You can manage your Yahoo! Address Book from Yahoo! Messenger without leaving the Messenger application. Use the Address Book button to access your address book, and use the Find feature to quickly locate and view a contact.

 

Here’s How

  1. In the Messenger window, click the Address Book button (The Address Book button).

    Tip: Press <Ctrl><Tab> on your keyboard to toggle between the Messenger List and the Address Book.

  2. In the Find box, begin typing the contact’s name as it appears in the list—first name, last name, nickname, or Messenger ID. As you type, Messenger filters the list to match your input.

    Begin typing a contact's name.

    Continue typing as Messenger filters the list.

    Messenger displays the contact's details.

    Note: When searching for a contact, Messenger looks through the displayed name, which could be the first name, last name, first and last name, nickname, or Messenger ID. Be sure you search on the displayed name. For example, if the Address Book displays "Haly Keim," type "Haly" or "Keim" in the Find box. Entering Haly Keim’s Messenger ID will fail.

    Tip: The Yahoo! Messenger Address Book sorts contacts by first name if known, while your Yahoo! Address Book allows you to choose how you want to sort—first name, last name, or email.

  3. To clear the search and show all contacts, click the Clear button.

    Click the Clear button.

 

What’s Next

If you haven’t found your friend, perhaps you need to add this person to your Address Book.


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Words to Know

  • Contact: a person with whom you interact; someone to whom you might want to send an email, instant message, or text message.
  • Messenger ID: the Member ID or Yahoo! ID a person uses to sign in and use Messenger or Chat in AT&T Mail.