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Sending IMs in Yahoo! Messenger

By Brandon De Hoyos, About.com

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The Simple Guide to IM on Yahoo!

Reproduced with permission of Yahoo! Inc. ©2008 Yahoo! Inc.
After you download and install Yahoo! Messenger, one of the first lessons in using your new IM client is learning how to send an instant message in Yahoo!

To begin, locate a contact on your Yahoo! Messenger contact list and double-click on their Yahoo! or Windows Live Messenger ID (or screenname.)

Reproduced with permission of Yahoo! Inc. ©2008 Yahoo! Inc. YAHOO! and the YAHOO! logo are registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.

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