Sharing Files
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Sending: Copy and Paste Onto the IM Window
If you’re already having an IM conversation, you can send one or more files to your contact by copying and pasting them from your computer into 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 and select the file you want to send.
In the window displaying the file, select Copy from the Edit menu (or press Ctrl+C).
In the Messenger IM window, select Paste from the Edit menu (or press Ctrl+V).
A message in the IM window informs you that you’re waiting for your contact to accept the file.
After 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.
- IM: the acronym for instant message.
- Windows Live™ Messenger: Microsoft® Windows’ free instant messaging application.