Basics
About Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices
You can use Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other Windows Live™ Messenger users from your BlackBerry device.
To use Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices, you must have a Windows Live ID. For more information about Windows Live Messenger,
visit
get.live.com/messenger/overview
.
Sign in to Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices
1.
On the Home screen or in the application list, click
Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices
.
2. Type your Windows Live™ ID and password.
3. Set the
Domain
field for the user name that you typed.
4. Click
Sign in
.
To sign out, on the contact list screen, press the
Menu
key. Click
Sign out
.
Change your display name or display picture
1.
On the contact list screen, press the
Menu
key.
2. Click
My Info
.
3. Perform any of the following actions:
• To change your display name, type a name.
• To change your display picture, press the
Menu
key. Click
Change Display Picture
. Click a picture. If necessary, center the picture in
the box. Press the
Menu
key. Click
Crop and Save
.
4. Press the
Menu
key.
5. Click
Save
.
About sound profiles
You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® devices in the sounds application. The
Windows Live Messenger Alert item specifies how you are notified when a contact that you have set an availability notification for becomes
available. The Windows Live Messenger New Message item specifies how you are notified of incoming Windows Live Messenger messages.
Depending on the sound profile that is set in the sounds application on your device, you might not hear the audible notification that you have
set for Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices. For more information about sounds, click the
Help
icon on the Home screen of your
BlackBerry device.
User Guide
Basics
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