Inviting someone to messenger

How do you invite someone to accept you on their Windows Live Messenger?

1. Sign in to Windows Live.
2. On the main screen, click Windows Live Messenger.
3. Click Buddy List (option number 1).
4. Click the Menu softkey.
5. Click Add Buddy (option number 5).
6. Enter the e-mail address of the contact.
7. Click the Add softkey.
Note The contact will be notified that you have requested to add the contact
to your contact list. If the contact accepts your invitation, the contact
will appear online in your contact list. This is the invitation which is show
automatically to your new contact.

That's the instructions I was sent. But I don't have "buddy list". I do
have contacts - is that the same? What is the "menu softkey"? And Option 1
and 5 - I don't see that either... (I'm on MSN 8.1)

"Betty102448" wrote:

> How do you invite someone to accept you on their Windows Live Messenger?

Hi,

Yes, a contact list and buddy list are the same. Unfortunately most people at Microsoft
refer to it as the latter, when it's been dubbed the contact list since the dawn of time.
Drives me crazy.

Forget these instructions and just double-click the Messenger icon in the notification area
(by the clock on the taskbar) to bring up the main contact list. Where you see the 'Find a
contact' field, click the button directly to the right of that -- it will appear to be a
Messenger icon with a + next to it. Now just type the Windows Live ID e-mail address of the
person you want to add (or just their e-mail), click Add Contact and you're good to go. You
can ignore the other fields, although I personally like to select a group to keep things
organized.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
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"Saffy" <> wrote in message
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> 1. Sign in to Windows Live.
> 2. On the main screen, click Windows Live Messenger.
> 3. Click Buddy List (option number 1).
> 4. Click the Menu softkey.
> 5. Click Add Buddy (option number 5).
> 6. Enter the e-mail address of the contact.
> 7. Click the Add softkey.
> Note The contact will be notified that you have requested to add the contact
> to your contact list. If the contact accepts your invitation, the contact
> will appear online in your contact list. This is the invitation which is show
> automatically to your new contact.
>
> That's the instructions I was sent. But I don't have "buddy list". I do
> have contacts - is that the same? What is the "menu softkey"? And Option 1
> and 5 - I don't see that either... (I'm on MSN 8.1)
>
> "Betty102448" wrote:
>
>> How do you invite someone to accept you on their Windows Live Messenger?

"Saffy" wrote:

> 1. Sign in to Windows Live.
> 2. On the main screen, click Windows Live Messenger.
> 3. Click Buddy List (option number 1).
> 4. Click the Menu softkey.
> 5. Click Add Buddy (option number 5).
> 6. Enter the e-mail address of the contact.
> 7. Click the Add softkey.
> Note The contact will be notified that you have requested to add the contact
> to your contact list. If the contact accepts your invitation, the contact
> will appear online in your contact list. This is the invitation which is show
> automatically to your new contact.
>
> That's the instructions I was sent. But I don't have "buddy list". I do
> have contacts - is that the same? What is the "menu softkey"? And Option 1
> and 5 - I don't see that either... (I'm on MSN 8.1)
>
> "Betty102448" wrote:
>
> > How do you invite someone to accept you on their Windows Live Messenger?