Chatting With Your Contacts

Notes:

You can chat with several contacts at the same time, each in its own tab. It’s not possible for several people to chat together in a single conversation.

You cannot use the chat feature inside Yahoo! Mail and be logged into Yahoo! Messenger at the same time.

Here’s How

To chat with a contact from your Online Contact List:

1. Make sure that you’re available to chat within Yahoo! Mail. (Remind me how.)

2. If you don’t see your online contacts listed under Chat & Mobile Text, click the arrow next to Online Contacts to display them.

   

3. Click the name of the contact you want to chat with.

   

   A chat tab opens in a small window on the bottom-right corner of the Mail page.

   

4. Type your message in the message input box,.

   

5. Add an emoticon if you like.

   • Click the emoticon button, then select an emoticon from the palette.

   

   

   The code for the selected emoticon appears to the right of your text.

   

6. Press the Enter key or click the Send button to send your message.

   

   Your messages and your contact’s replies appear in the conversation area.

   

7. To end your chat session close the tab (if there’s more than one) or the window.

   

To chat with someone who isn’t in your Online Contact List:

1. Make sure that you are available to chat within Yahoo! Mail. (Remind me how.)

2. Click the New Chat link in the Chat & Mobile Text area or select Chat from the New menu.

   

   A chat tab opens in a small window on the bottom-right corner of the Mail page.

   

3. Type the Yahoo! email address of the person you want to chat with, then click the Chat button.

   

   Tips:
   
   Before you can chat with a Windows Live™ user, you need to ask permission to add him or her to your Online Contacts List. To learn more, take a look at Chatting With Windows Live™ Messenger Users.
   
   Some IDs have domains other than @yahoo.com, such as @ymail.com or @hotmail.com. When typing these IDs, be sure to add the full domain (person1@ymail.com, person@hotmail.com). You don’t need to type the @yahoo.com domain

   The message input becomes active. If the person isn’t in your Yahoo! Contacts, you can add the person from this window.

   

4. Type your message in the message input box, add a emoticon if you like, then press the Enter key or click the Send button.

   

   Your messages and your contact’s replies appear in the conversation area.

   

Back:
Being Available to Chat

Take Me to Yahoo! Mail

Next:
Receiving a Chat Message

What’s Next

To add a person to your Yahoo! Contacts from the chat window, do the following:

1. Click the Add link in the chat window.

   

   The Add to Contacts window opens.

2. Complete the information in the Add to Contacts window, then click the Save button.

   

   The person’s information is added to your Yahoo! Contacts, and if the person is online, you’ll see his name in your Online Contacts List on the left of the page.