Working With the Contact List
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Controlling What the List Displays
Initially your Contact List shows all of your online, offline, and Address Book contacts and displays a detailed list (two lines instead of one). You can change this display, and Messenger will keep your display choice from session to session.
Here’s How
To display a two- or one-line list, click the menu to the right of the Contact Action Bar, then select Detailed List (2 lines) or Contact List (1 line).
Detailed List (the initial display) shows contact information in two lines.
Compact List shows contact information in one line.
To show or hide offline contacts, select Show Offline Contacts from the Contact Action Bar menu.
To show or hide the Address Book group, select Show/Hide > Address Book Contacts from the Contacts menu.
What’s Next
Of course, you can select any combination of options to display a list that works best for you.
Words to Know
- Contact: a person with whom you interact; someone to whom you might want to send an email, instant message, or text message.