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Figure 15.13). To show or hide the toolbar or sidebar, choose View > Show Toolbar or View > Show Sidebar.Change fonts. Change the font or color of your messages to distinguish them from the other person's messages. In the main window, choose Tools > Options > Personal tab > Change Font; or, in a conversation window, choose Edit > Change Font. Both of you will see the change (assuming that you have similar fonts installed). You can't change the other person's font in your window, but you can change text size with the View > Text Size submenu.Add other chatters. To add more people to a chat, in a conversation window, choose Actions > Invite Someone to This Conversation; then double-click the name of an online contact.Cold-shoulder someone. To block somebody from chatting with you:In a conversation window with the person you want to block, choose Actions > Block, or click Block on the toolbar.or In the main window, right-click a contact's name; then choose Block.or In the main window, choose Tools > Options > Privacy tab; click the victim's name; then click Block.If a dialog box explaining your action's consequences appears, click OK. To unblock someone, repeat the Block command. (Block toggles to Unblock.)
Ignore people. If you step away from your computer or don't want to be bothered, broadcast your status by using the File > My Status submenu in the main window. (Choose Busy, Be Right Back, On the Phone, and so on.)Express your feelings. On the toolbar near the bottom of a conversation window is a drop-down list of smiley-face icons. You can insert these emoticons into your messages to indicate how the message should be interpreted (that is, your moodembarrassment, anger, surprise, delight, whatever). Emoticons may be annoying, but they help prevent misunderstandings if your correspondent has no sense of irony. Messenger converts common text emoticons to graphic ones automatically; type :) to make a smiley face, for example. To turn off autoconversion, choose Tools > Options > Personal tab > uncheck Show Graphics (Emoticons) in Instant Messages.Save conversations. To save a transcript of your chat as plain text on your hard drive, in a conversation window, choose File > Save As. If you'd rather preserve the transcript's colors and fonts, click in the transcript pane; choose Edit > Select All (or press Ctrl+A) to highlight all the text; then copy and paste the text into WordPad or Microsoft Word.Keep Messenger in sight. To make Messenger remain in front of all other windows unless minimized, in the main window, choose Tools > Always On Top; or, in a conversation window, choose View > Always On Top.Configure Messenger. Allowing Others to Connect to Your Computer Remotely" in Chapter 3.Exchange files. To send a file to your chat partner, drag a file icon from Explorer or your desktop to the chat window. Or click Send a File or Photo in the right sidebar; then, in the Send a File dialog box that appears, locate and double-click the file. Use this feature to circumvent ISP-imposed file-size limits on email attachments.Messenger asks the other person to Accept (Alt+T) or Decline (Alt+D) the file. Or you can Cancel (Alt+Q) the file transfer. If the recipient accepts the file, Messenger displays a dire virus warning, followed by a download-progress readout. If you have Service Pack 2 installed, Messenger uses the Attachment Manager service to block risky files (see "Receiving Attachments" in Chapter 14).Add voice to a conversation. Free long distance! If you and your chat partner have USB headsets or microphones and speakers attached to your PCs, you can have a live, not-quite-phone-quality conversation. To do so, in the main window, right-click an online contact and choose Start a Voice Conversation; or, in a conversation window, click Start Talking in the right sidebar. If you haven't set up your audio equipment, Messenger runs Audio and Video Tuning Wizard; otherwise, speaker and microphone controls appear in the right pane. Start talking when your chat partner accepts the call. To hang up, click Stop Talking.Add video to a conversation. If you (or your chat partner) have a digital video camera or webcam hooked up to your PC, you can add grainy, jerky video to your voice conversation. To do so, in a conversation window, click Start Camera in the right sidebar. When your contact accepts, a video picture appears in the right pane. Below the picture is an Options menu that lets you see a tiny version of your picture embedded in your contact's picture or stop sending your image to the contact. To end the conversation, click Stop Talking or Stop Camera. If your contact doesn't have a camera and you do, she'll see you, but you won't see her.Send a pager message. To send a text message to a cell phone or pager, in the main window, right-click a contact name; then choose Send a Message to a Mobile Device. To receive a message, a person must have mobile information set up (Tools > Options > Phone tab).Share applications. Application Sharing lets your chat partner use any program on your PCWord, Microsoft Excel, and so oneven if it's not installed on her PC. Only open programs can be shared; you can open them before or after you send the invitation. (Don't block the view of the shared program with other windows.) To share a program, in the main window, right-click an online contact, and choose Start Application Sharing; or, in a conversation window, click Start Application Sharing in the right sidebar. After the invitation is accepted, select the program in the Sharing dialog box; click Share; then click Allow Control. To take control of the program, the chat partner clicks Request Control. In response, you click Accept. To retake control, press Esc.Use a whiteboard. Configuring Sound and Audio Devices" in Chapter 4.Chat without Messenger. Microsoft Chat is an older no-Passport-required program for chatting with someone connected to your network (LAN). To open Chat, choose Start > Run; type winchat and then press Enter. To have a videoconference without Messenger, use Microsoft NetMeeting: Choose Start > Run; type conf and then press Enter.Tips
Among veteran chatters, blocking is a mild to significant insult, depending on circumstances. If you're trying to remain open to some people while avoiding others, Messenger doesn't give you many options; the best probably is to set yourself as Away or Busy and continue your chats of choice while letting others think you're not at the keyboard.For the same purpose, you can use the Appear Offline setting, but that's of less use than it might be. You can see who's online and they can't see you, but you also can't send a message without changing your visibility setting first.Messenger's size limit for a single message is 400 characters, and if you exceed it, your typing stops as though you'd hit a wall. If you must continue one thought over two messages, it's polite to back up a bit and end the first message with [more] or >>.If you want to save the transcript, you must do so explicitly (in Word or Notepad) before you close your session. Otherwise, the traffic is discarded when you exit Messenger.Unlike some other chat clients, and unlike email, Messenger doesn't stamp its saved messages with the date and time. The only such record you have is the creation date and time of the saved file.Microsoft will send you periodic pop-up notifications that a new version of Messenger is available.