What is MSN? Can any kind person tell me what it does and how to use it? Thank you!!!!

Msn Tutorial - Installation, Registration and Login

Network instant messaging has a bright future. Everyone is familiar with ICQ and OICQ. This MSN is an instant online messaging launched by Microsoft. Software, it wants to seize the world of OICQ and ICQ! Microsoft's stuff will definitely be superior.

In addition to using it to send and receive graphic messages in real time, you can also use MSN Messenger to have voice conversations with contacts from your computer, make calls to contacts from your computer, and send files. , hold multi-person online meetings or play Internet games. In addition, you can also receive notifications of events such as the arrival of new emails, and so on.

As an online instant messaging platform that has been integrated into the just-launched Windows XP operating system, MSN Messenger is gaining ground in the fiercely competitive market thanks to Microsoft's unswerving promotion and the software's excellent performance and easy operation. , and is becoming more and more popular, posing a huge threat to ICQ, OICQ, etc., which are in the limelight and occupy the market opportunities. With the continuous introduction and improvement of its related services, with Microsoft's strong strength and more than 20 years of development history, it is only a matter of time before MSN Messenger unifies the world of instant messaging software.

1. Operating environment:

Minimum system requirements: 486DX/66 or higher processor, 10 MB of available disk space for installation, and more than 8 MB of RAM memory , Microsoft? Internet Explorer version 4.01 or higher must be installed on your computer. MSN Messenger is mainly for Windows95, 98, Me, 2000 or NT 4 operating systems. If you are using Windows XP, then you already have the software you need, just select "Windows Messenger" in the "Start" menu "That's it.

2. Download and install

MSN Messenger has 26 different language versions. If you need the latest version of MSN Messenger 4.6 Chinese version, you can download it from the official MSN Messenger page. Size Only 1.6M. (Please click here for local download) Double-click the downloaded mmssetup.exe file to enter the installation. The first thing you see is a user agreement, click "Yes":

Then the MSN Messenger software main interface appears ( First time using the initial interface)

Click "Click here to log in" in the software interface pictured above, and the login window (pictured below) will pop up, requiring the user to fill in the "user name and password".

Get ".NET Passport"

To use Microsoft's MSN Messenger, you must first have Microsoft's network passport ".NET Passport". So what is ".NET Passport"? If you frequently log in to Microsoft websites, you will be familiar with Passport. Microsoft Passport is a security verification system that requires you to use the same login name and password to log in to multiple Internet sites and services in a unique and secure way. Of course, these sites are all members of the verification system, and MSN Messenger Service is one of them. If you have applied for a Hotmail account before, then the entire account is already your Passport. Here ".NET Passport" identifies the user through the user's unique email address and password.

If users who are using MSN Messenger for the first time do not have Passport, click "Get it here" in the login window and log in to the Passport site (Figure 3) to obtain Passport.

For the email address required in the form, you can use any of your current emails as the account name for applying for ".NETPassport", and the password can be reset. When you fill out this form and click "Agree", you have completed your ".NETPassport" registration. .NET Passport allows you to log in to any site that has a ".NET Passport Login" button using the email address and password you fill in the form.

Log in to MSN Messenger

After we obtain the msn passport. Enter the email address and password as ".NET Passport" in the login window to complete the login to MSN Messenger and enter the main interface of MSN Messenger (Figure 4).

I don’t know what impression you have when you see the main window of MSN Messenger. If OICQ and ICQ are Baleno and Giordano, then MMS should be Crocodile - not fancy, not fashionable. But he is definitely mature, steady and rich in tradition. In addition to the title bar, the main interface of MSN Messenger is divided into four parts from top to bottom, namely the menu bar, "My Status" pane, "Contact Status" pane and operation pane.

Okay, we have successfully installed, registered and logged in to msn. In the next article, we will add a contact and start communicating with friends!

Msn Tutorial - Contact

1. Adding Contacts

To use MSN Messenger to communicate with friends online, you must first add the other party to MSN Messenger from the contact list. Users can click "Add Contact" in the operation pane of the MSN Messenger main interface or "Add Contact" under the Tools menu (picture below) to start the Add Contact Wizard.

You can choose how to add a contact here (picture below). If the contact cannot be added to your list, the wizard will automatically help you invite him to start using this service.

Add a user using an email address or login name:

Select the "Use an email address or login name" option in the wizard, click "Next", and then add a contact In the person dialog box (picture below), you need to fill in the .Messenger login name of the other party's contact.

After filling in, click "Next", and a successfully added information window will appear (picture below). If the other party is not online at this time, only the login name of the other party's contact will be displayed after adding it, but the other party's nickname, contact information and other detailed information will not be displayed.

(2) If you select "Search Contacts" in the "Add Contact Wizard", the user can search based on last name, first name, country or region and other conditions in the subsequent dialogue window (below) Contact person.

If the contact you are searching for does not yet use MSN Messenger, the user must complete adding it. The system will generate an email for the user, which contains information on the installation, use and security issues of MSN Messenger. Note that users can add contacts to their friend list only after the other party receives the message and installs and uses MSN Messenger.

2. Contact management

After adding contacts, users can also manage the contacts (picture below). You can click "Group" in "Sort Contacts" under the "Tools" menu, and then you can classify and display contacts by colleagues, family, friends, etc. Users can also click "Group" under the "Tools" menu. The administrator can add new groups by himself or rename existing groups. In addition, you can also right-click on a friend's avatar in the contact list to manage individual friends based on the content on the right-click menu.

Added contacts, the next article will teach you how to use msn to communicate.

Like ICQ, QQ, etc., the main function of MSN Messenger is to chat online.

After starting MSN Messenger, the user's own status is displayed in the "My Status" pane in the upper part of the main window. You can click the inverted triangle to the left of the login name or "My Status" in the MSN Messenger icon menu on the taskbar to change it. Your own usage status, including 7 types of status: online, busy, and will be back soon (picture below).

If the user wants to chat with a contact, he can double-click the contact's avatar, or choose to send an instant message in the function bar of the main window, and select the person he wants to chat with in the pop-up dialog box. After determining the conversation partner, a conversation window will pop up (Figure 10). Unlike chat tools such as QQ, the conversation with the contact in MSN Messenger is continuous rather than time-sharing. You only need to fill in the chat content into the dialog box at the bottom of the window, and then click the "Send" button or press Enter to display the chat content in the conversation window between the other party and yourself.

If the other contact actively chats with the user, an information window (picture below) will pop up above the MSN Messenger icon on the taskbar, and the system will automatically generate a chat dialog box for both parties to chat.

Chatting using MSN Messenger is not limited to the user and the contact. Both the user or the contact can invite other friends to join the ongoing topic. The user only needs to click on the right side of the conversation window to invite someone to join the conversation.

Then click on the invitee's MSN Messenger username or nickname in the contact list of the pop-up window to make the invitee join the current conversation. The dialogue enables three parties or even multiple parties to chat online, which feels a bit like an online chat room. If you want to invite a friend who hasn't been added to your list yet, just press "Others" (picture below) and enter the email address of the MSN Messenger user you want to invite to the conversation in the pop-up window. . Be aware that a maximum of five people (including you) are allowed per conversation.

Not only that, similar to online chat rooms, MSN Messenger supports some chat actions with its own emoticon function (picture below). When you inadvertently enter a smiley face symbol ":)", a yellow smiley face icon will appear in the chat dialog box; or when your boyfriend is chatting with you and becoming more affectionate, he will give you a message in the chat dialog box. Send a cute little rose...it really gives a cool feeling!

Don’t you feel good? It seems that MSN is still good. Friends who are used to OICQ and ICQ may not be used to the operation of msn. In the next article, we will teach you how to set some options to make it more convenient to use msn!

MSN Messenger configuration and techniques

Use MSN Messenger without opening the main window

When you close the MSN Messenger main window, it will not close the program. The program will continue to run in the taskbar. You can continue to do most of your work using the icons in the taskbar (located next to the clock). If you want to open the main window, double-click the icon in the taskbar. By clicking the MSN Messenger Service icon on the taskbar, you can send instant messages, check who is online, log in or out, change your status, or exit the program. It is really the preferred tool for office workers to communicate online during working hours.

Making the window always visible

You can make the main window of MSN Messenger always in front of other program windows. The same setting can be done in the conversation window and "Phone" window. The method is: Just click and select the "Always on top" item on the "Tools" menu in the main window or "Phone" window, or on the "View" menu in the dialog window.

Change MSN Messenger sound settings

Click "Options" on the "Tools" menu and click the "Sound" button on the "Preferences" tab. In the Sound and Multimedia Properties dialog box, under Sound Events, scroll down to the MSN Messenger category.

You can then set up sound settings just like you would for any other Windows application, click on the sound you want to change, and then choose from the sounds provided by your computer. You can also find other sounds by clicking Microsoft Windows Start→Find→Files or Folders, and then search for "*.wav". If you have the Windows Plus! package installed, you can choose from a variety of sounds. Note the location of the sound file and follow the steps above to find the sound you want to replace.

Change the folder where MSN Messenger receives files

Click "Options" on the "Tools" menu, and then click the "Preferences" tab. In the "Preferences" option Under File Transfer on the card, click Browse. Open the folder where you want the file to be sent to you, click OK, and click OK again.

Using Windows Color Profiles

Applying Windows Color Profiles to MSN Messenger allows you to apply the colors you choose for Windows to different MSN Messenger screen elements such as the background and title bar )superior. As soon as you click Use Windows Color Profile on the Tools menu, a check mark will show that the Windows color profile has been applied to MSN Messenger, and clicking again will remove the check mark and restore the colors.

Prevent MSN Messenger from starting automatically

By default, MSN Messenger will start automatically whenever you turn on your computer. When connected to the Internet, MSN Messenger will automatically try to connect to the appropriate server and begin providing you with instant messaging services. If you want to change these settings, just click Options on the Tools menu, click the Preferences tab, and then clear the Run this program when Windows starts check box.

Save instant messages

Since MSN Messenger does not retain chat records, as long as you close the instant message window, all text records in the window will disappear without a trace. If you want to save an instant message, you can click the "File" menu in the instant message window, then click "Save As", go to the folder where you saved the text, enter a file name, and then click "Save" to save it. Your chat history is saved as a text file.

Use the blocking function

If we want to prevent someone from seeing or contacting us on OICQ, the most common method is to "log in invisibly" and drag the annoying guy to " Blacklist", but these are very uncivilized and impolite behaviors that are not beneficial to oneself or others. The blocking function of MSN Messenger can help you reject it gracefully and gracefully. For example, if the instant message conversation you participate in is from someone you want to block, just click the "Block" button in the instant conversation window. You can also right-click the name of the person you want to block in the main window and click "Block" in the right-click menu. To unblock, just right-click the name of the person you want to unblock in your Contacts and click Unblock.