Using IMVironments
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Enabling IMVironments
To use an IMVironment, your PC must have the following:
- Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Me/XP
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or higher
- Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or higher
- 50k or broadband Internet connection
- Yahoo! Messenger installed
To see and use IMVs, enable them through your Yahoo! Messenger Preferences window.
Here’s How
Open the Messenger Preferences window by selecting Preferences from the Messenger menu in your Messenger window or from the Conversation menu in your IM window.
The Messenger Preferences window opens.
Select the Messages category.
On the right side of the window, under Miscellaneous, click Enable IMVironments.
Click the OK button.
The next time you instant message a contact, you can share an IMV.
Tip: You can’t share an IMVironment with Windows Live™ Messenger contacts.
What’s Next
Once this feature is enabled, you can start an instant message and share an IMV with your contact.
Words to Know
- Contact: a person with whom you interact; someone to whom you might want to send an email or instant message.
- IMVironment (IMV): a themed environment that you can select when instant messaging your friends. Potentially, both you and your friends see the IMV during your conversation.
- Instant messaging: the ability to exchange messages in real time with other people over the Internet.
- Windows Live™ Messenger: Microsoft® Windows’ free instant messaging application.