Steps To Chat With Windows Live Messenger Users In Yahoo Chat

Using Windows Live Messenger as your chat service has its own benefits. There are numerous features available in this program such as an album viewer, the option to integrate with social networks, offline messaging etc. Now, if you are using Yahoo Mail as your primary email application, you can also connect with the Windows Live Messenger contacts using the email program’s chat feature. Whenever you are online, you will be able to see the contacts with Yahoo IDs in the Yahoo contacts book in your Online Contacts List. According to the Windows live chat support team, you need to request permission to chat in order to add a contact.

To request permission to chat with your Windows Live contacts, you can try any of these options.

Using a new chat link

• At first, you need to be online and available to chat within the Yahoo Mail. Now, you need to click on the New Chat link, which you can find in the Chat & Mobile Text area.
• You will see a chat window being opened in the bottom right corner of the Mail page. Here, you need to type in the Windows Live email address of the person you would like to chat with. Now, click on the Chat button.
• At this point, you will get a pop up message showing that you must add the user to your Online Contacts List. For adding the user, click on the Add Contact link.
• An Add to Contacts window will appear with the email address and the Windows Live ID filled in.
• You can fill in the rest of the required information and then click on the Save button. You will get another pop up message saying your request to add this person has been sent. The person will appear offline in the chat window.

Editing an existing contact

• You can also edit an existing contact by clicking on the Contacts tab in Yahoo Mail and searching for the contact. Now, you can click on the Edit button.
• Next, go to the edit page to find the Messenger ID box. Enter the Windows Live chat ID and select the Add this person to my Messenger List option.
• Once you have performed these steps, you can save the changes you have made. A request will be sent to the particular contact. At any point of time, you can also call up the Windows Live chat support team to get more assistance.

These steps can help you to chat with Windows Live Messenger users in Yahoo chat. To get more information on this messaging service, feel free to contact our technical support team.