Sharing Files
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Sending: Drag and Drop Onto the IM Window
You can send a file using Yahoo! Messenger, as long as your contact is willing to receive it; you can also receive files from contacts. To send a file using Messenger, you must meet the following conditions:
- Both you and your contact must be using version 8 of Messenger
- Both you and the contact must be signed in.
- A firewall must not block the transfer.
If you’re already in an IM conversation with a contact, you can send one or more files by simply dragging them onto the IM window.
Tip: You can’t share files while conversing with Windows Live™ Messenger contacts; the feature isn’t supported.
Here’s How
Locate the file you want to send on your computer, then drag and drop it onto the IM window.
A message in the IM window tells you that you’re waiting for your contact to accept the file.
When your contact accepts the file, you see a progress bar as the file uploads to your contact’s computer. Then you see a confirmation that the file has been sent.
If your contact doesn’t accept the file, you receive a declined message.
What’s Next
There are other ways you can send a file to a contact, such as copying and pasting files onto the IM window.
Words to Know
- Contact: a person with whom you interact; someone to whom you might want to send an email or instant message.
- Conversation: an exchange of instant messages between you and a contact.
- Firewall: a program used to protect a computer from intruders.
- IM: the acronym for instant message.
- Windows Live™ Messenger: Microsoft® Windows’ free instant messaging application.