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Getting Connected 103
The Windows Live™ interface
On the main interface of Windows Live™, you will see a search bar, navigation bar, and an area where you can
customize to show your picture.
1
Live Search Bar.
2
Tap the Left or Right arrow to switch between
Windows Live Messenger, Live Mail, and Sync
status.
3
Tap to access Windows Live Messenger settings.
4
Tap
Menu
to access and change settings.
3
2
1
4
Tip
If you chose to display the search bar and Windows Live™ applications on the Today screen when you were
setting up Windows Live™, you’ll also see them on the Today screen: To show or hide them from the Today
screen, open Windows Live and tap
Menu > Options > Today screen options
.
Windows Live Messenger
With this mobile version of
Windows Live Messenger
, you enjoy many of the same cool features that you get
from the desktop version, which include the following:
•
Instant messaging via text and voice
•
Multiple conversations
•
Add emoticons
•
Contact list with presence
•
Send and receive files including photos
•
Change status/display name
•
View contacts by online status, groups, and more
•
Send messages even when a contact is offline
Note
Before you can use Windows Live Messenger, your device must be connected to the Internet. For information
about setting up an Internet connection, see “Connecting to the Internet” in this chapter.
Launch the messenger and sign in
To open Windows Live Messenger
•
Tap
Start > Programs > Messenger
; or
•
On Windows Live™ or the Today screen, tap the Left or Right arrow until you see
Messenger
, then tap
it.
To sign in and out
1.
Tap
Sign in
on the messenger screen.
2.
If this is your first time to sign in, a message appears to inform you that your messenger contacts will
be added to the contact list on your device. Tap
OK
to add them.
Signing in may take several minutes, depending on your connection speed.
3.
To sign out, tap
Menu > Sign Out
.