DOCUMENT:Q173781  21-SEP-1999  [msnetwork]
TITLE   :How to Configure Friends Online on The Microsoft Network
PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbmsn

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The information in this article applies to:

 - The Microsoft Network versions 2.5, 2.51, 2.52, 2.6 
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This article describes how to configure the Friends Online feature in MSN, The
Microsoft Network.

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With the Friends Online feature in MSN, you can create a list of friends and
then receive notification when your friends are online and send private messages
to them. To configure the Friends Online feature, use the following steps:

1. Go to the Friends Online Web site at http://friendsonline.msn.com.

2. Click Add People To Your List.

   NOTE: If you have already added one or more MSN members to your list of
   friends, click Add Friends.

3. Under Search for a friend to add, type the appropriate information about your
   friend in the Last Name, First; E-mail Name; City, State/Province; and
   Country boxes, and then click Search.

   NOTE: An entry in either the Last Name or E-mail Name box is required.

4. Under Search Results, click the check box to the left of the correct name to
   select it.

5. Click Add This Person.

6. If you want to add more friends to your Friends Online list, click Add More
   Friends, and then repeat steps 3-5. If you are finished adding friends, click
   Done.


Additional query words: FOL 2.50 2.60

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Keywords          : kbmsn 
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbMSN252 kbMSN251 kbMSN260 kbMSN250
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

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