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Finding, Adding and Sharing

Yahoo! Messenger makes it easy to get connected with people who matter most. Including your friends who use Windows Live™ Messenger. In fact, the more the merrier! You can have up to 1,000 friends on your contact list (got that many friends?).

Import and Invite Contacts

You can now import your contacts from Microsoft Outlook into Yahoo! Messenger. We'll help you add them to your Yahoo! Address Book, and determine which contacts already use Yahoo! Messenger.

 
From the Contacts menu in the Messenger List, select Import Contacts, and Yahoo! Messenger will scan Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo! Address Book for contacts:

1. For contacts who already use Yahoo! Messenger: You can directly add these contacts to your Messenger List.

2. For contacts who do not use Yahoo! Messenger: You can email them invitations to get Yahoo! Messenger. You will be notified when a friend accepts an email invitation.

Add friends who use Windows Live Messenger

Now that you can share IMs with Windows Live Messenger users, it's time to add them all to your contact list. It's easy to do. Just click the Add a Contact button, type in their info and be sure to select Windows Live in the Network menu.

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Add friends who use Windows Live Messenger

Now that you can share IMs with Windows Live Messenger users, it's time to add them all to your contact list. It's easy to do. Just click the Add a Contact button, type in their info and be sure to select Windows Live in the Network menu.

Share Contact Details

You can also easily share your phone numbers and addresses with friends on Yahoo! Messenger. Select Send My Contact Details from the Actions menu.

Phone numbers and email addresses now get automatically underlined in IM conversations. This enhancement allows you to send mobile (SMS) and email messages with a single click while you're IMing others.

Share Your Messenger List

Want to help friends quickly build their Messenger List? It's easy to share your list with them.

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From the Actions menu in the Messenger List, select Send My Messenger List. Choose a friend, and then select which contacts you want to share. When your friend accepts, he or she can easily send Add requests to the people you shared.

Add Contacts Easily

The more people you add, the more fun you'll have with Yahoo! Messenger. We give you lots of ways to add contacts - and they'll be in your Yahoo! Address Book too, so you can connect with them wherever you are on Yahoo!.

Invite a Friend to Join You

Click to send an invitation!

Have a lot of friends? You can import contacts from your Yahoo! Address Book or Microsoft Outlook. See "Import Contacts" below.