Activate Windows Live Messenger In Outlook

Using Outlook in Other Ways

Microsoft Office and Microsoft family having a number of features and capabilities to Outlook that extends what it can do and how it functions. In this article we discuss about some features and capabilities, including Outlook with instant messaging.

Use Instant Messaging with Outlook

If you are addicted of sending lots of messages and wants to get an instant response, then you’ll be glad to know that Outlook gives you the opportunity of conversation. Outlook 2010 has built-in features of Instant Messaging, if you never used it, then this is the right time to try it. You can communicate with one or more than one person at a time. But first you need to set up Instant Messaging in order to communicate with others.

Set Up Instant Messaging

Get some Instant Message friends e-mail address they use for IM, to send messages. If E-mail address is not same as the address used for IM, then enter it in the IM Address field in contact list. Once you complete it , so you can proceed to enter into the world of Instant Messaging.

FIND WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER

By default Window Live Messenger is installed in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Therefore, when you turn on your computer, it automatically displayed. However, if you don’t see it automatically when you turn on your computer so you can easily find and activate it.

Steps for Activating Window Live Messenger

1. If you have installed Windows Live Messenger, previously, but it did not start automatically. Then go to Start button, click on All Programs. Then scroll down and select Windows Live and click Windows Live Messenger to open it.

2. Enter e-mail address and password, if you have already signed up for Windows Live.

3. Take an action to indicate if you want your computer to remember your ID & password and whether you want to sign in automatically to the account.

4. After completing the action, click on Sign In.

5. A Windows Live Messenger welcome message will appear and inform you to connect with others. Click Do it Now, or click Add A Contact from the Welcome To Windows Live Messenger dialog box and add contacts from Facebook, MySpace, or from email Address Book. After doing this click on Close.

Steps To Activate Instant Messaging In Outlook

1. Open Outlook, then click on File and select Options.

2. Then choose Contacts.

3. Click “Display Online Status Next To Name” from the Online Status and Photographs. Then click on OK.

This expresses that you can use the Outlook messaging features to send a message. Also allows to see who is online next to an email sender’s name in the Reading pane.

Create A New IM Contact

1. From the Windows Live Messenger window, click on the Add A Contact form the right side of the text box.

2. Enter The Person Information dialog box appears on the screen.

3. Enter the contact address for IM, phone number and a category. Click on Next.

4. In the given field type your message or invitation and ask to add to Windows Live Messenger Contacts list.

5. Click on Send Invitation button.