HELP-How do I simply add a contact?

I'm not real into all this WLM stuff but my son is in Iraq and he is a
subscriber to WLM. All I simply want to do is add him to my contact list so
we can communicate live. Why does it ask me to "import" a contact? If he is
a Windows Live user, I shouldn't have to "import" him!! Isn't there just a
simple address book that you can add Live users to? Please help --- we don't
get to talk to him that often and when he is online I want to be able to
communicate. THANKS!!!

Clicking the + icon in the top right of the contact screen (Windows Live
Messenger Version 8.5) beside the up and down arrows should allow you to add
a Windows Live Id or Yahoo! ID. If not, what does it show?

"BJLsArmyMom" <> wrote in message
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> I'm not real into all this WLM stuff but my son is in Iraq and he is a
> subscriber to WLM. All I simply want to do is add him to my contact list
> so
> we can communicate live. Why does it ask me to "import" a contact? If he
> is
> a Windows Live user, I shouldn't have to "import" him!! Isn't there just
> a
> simple address book that you can add Live users to? Please help --- we
> don't
> get to talk to him that often and when he is online I want to be able to
> communicate. THANKS!!!

Nice to see someone found it

Really though, the current user interface certainly is failing when you can't find such a
basic function.

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"Victor Bowman" <> wrote in message
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> Clicking the + icon in the top right of the contact screen (Windows Live Messenger Version
> 8.5) beside the up and down arrows should allow you to add a Windows Live Id or Yahoo! ID.
> If not, what does it show?
>
> "BJLsArmyMom" <> wrote in message
> news:AB7987D5-10CA-42E8-8A57-...
>> I'm not real into all this WLM stuff but my son is in Iraq and he is a
>> subscriber to WLM. All I simply want to do is add him to my contact list so
>> we can communicate live. Why does it ask me to "import" a contact? If he is
>> a Windows Live user, I shouldn't have to "import" him!! Isn't there just a
>> simple address book that you can add Live users to? Please help --- we don't
>> get to talk to him that often and when he is online I want to be able to
>> communicate. THANKS!!!
>