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Setting Your Messenger Status

Setting Your AvailabilityWriting a Status MessageLinking to a Web PageAdding an EmoticonDisplaying a Different Status MessageDeleting a Status Message

Deleting a Status Message

Sorry, you can’t actually delete a status message, but you can remove it from view.

Tip: Messenger keeps five of your messages removing the oldest when you write a new one.

 

Here’s How

  1. Click the arrow to the right of the message, then select Clear My Status Message from the menu.

    Click the arrow to the right of the status message box, then select "Clear My Status Message".

    The message remains on the availability menu, but is no longer seen by your friends.

 

What’s Next

Even when you aren’t communicating with your friends, you can let them know where you are, if you’re available, and how you’re feeling by adding a status message.

 

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