DOCUMENT:Q173781  01-JUL-1998  [msnetwork]
TITLE   :How to Configure Friends Online on The Microsoft Network
PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:msnchat msnmail kbmsn

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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. In MSN, click Friends Online on the Communicate menu.

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: 2.50
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Keywords          : msnchat msnmail kbmsn 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

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