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Q173781: How to Configure Friends Online on The Microsoft Network

Article: Q173781
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmsn
Last Modified: 21-SEP-1999

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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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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to configure the Friends Online feature in MSN, The
Microsoft Network.

MORE INFORMATION
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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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