Working With Plug-ins

Here’s How

1. To use a personal plug-in, expand it (if it isn’t already) by double-clicking it or clicking the down-pointing arrow and selecting Expand from the menu.

   

   The plug-in expands in the plug-in area.

   

   You can now interact with the plug-in.

2. To display a full view of a plug-in (for those that require more space than the Messenger window allows), click the Show Full View icon.

   

   A separate window opens displaying the full view of the plug-in.

   

   Tips: Only one full view can be shown at a time. If you click the Show Full View icon of another plug-in, its full view replaces the one already open.
   
   To close the full view window, click the close button ().

3. To close a plug-in (remove it from the Messenger window, but not delete it), click the down-pointing arrow and select Close from the menu.

   

   Messenger removes the plug-in from the viewed list.

4. To show a plug-in that you’ve closed, do the following:

   • Click the Add Plug-ins button.

     

   • In the My Plug-ins tab of the Plug-ins Manager window, find the plug-in you want to show, then click the Start button.

     

     Tip: Clicking the Stop button removes the plug-in from the Messenger window (similar to selecting Close from the down-pointing arrow).

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Installing Plug-ins

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Using Conversation Plug-Ins

What’s Next

The Messenger window expands to accommodate quite a few plug-ins. When it can’t display all the plug-ins that you’ve installed, you’ll see a double arrow button displayed to the right of the Add Plug-ins button. You can click this button to display a list of your remaining plug-ins, and select a plug-in to display.

In addition to using personal plug-ins, you can use conversation plug-ins while instant messaging with friends.