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Chat in Yahoo Mail
Did you know that you can instant message with your friends whenever you use Yahoo Mail?
To get started, be sure that you're signed in to Yahoo Messenger.
Now you'll be able to see your online contacts.
These are the people who are in your Yahoo Contacts who have a Yahoo account
and who are signed in to Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, or another compatible instant messaging program.
To start chatting with someone, just click her name.
Type your a message in the text area at the bottom of the window, then press Enter.
Your message appears in the conversation area.
When your friend responds, that message is in there, too.
Keep the conversation going as long as you'd like.
You can even include emoticons in your messages.
Select the emoticon you want from the menu.
The textual version appears in the text entry window,
but when you send the message, your friend sees the graphic version.
You can also instant message people who aren't in your online contacts.
Click to open a new tab.
Type the Messenger ID for the person you want to chat with.
Normally this is the person's Yahoo email address.
Press Enter to continue.
Notice that you can have more than one conversation going at a time, each one on a separate tab.
Now type an instant message in the window as before.
If your friend is available and willing to chat, you'll soon get a response.
If you think you'll instant message this person often, click Add to Contacts to add her to your address book.
Provide some basic information about your friend, then click OK.
When you've got multiple conversations going on, move between them by clicking their tabs.
End a conversation by closing its tab.
To close the Messenger window, click the X in the upper-right corner.
Have fun chatting with your friends in Yahoo Mail!