What's new in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2009/06/02/what%e2%80%99s-new-in-yahoo-me ssenger-90/ A lot of users are just now discovering Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 after upgrading. If you are new to 9.0, here are some tips on what's new, and how to customize it to your liking.
Contact list view When you signed into 9.0 for the first time, you probably noticed the changes in your contact list right away. This is the new "detailed" view of the contact list which shows a larger display image, status message and latest update from each contacts. If you prefer the older look of the contact list, just click the menu to the right of the contact search box and select "Compact List". Similarly, you can click on the Contacts menu at the top of your main Messenger window to find these options. Conversation / message formatting In the IM conversation window, we switched to a format where your friend's name appears on a line, and their IM message appears on the line right below, creating an extra line. If you don't like the extra space this takes up in the window, there is a keyboard shortcut you can use to change it back to the old style. Click here for instructions on how to change your message format Status menu makeover We made a few changes to let you more easily share what you're up to, what you're into or what you're thinking with your friends. One of the problems we wanted to address was being able to show you're available or busy but still be able to share something with your friends like a website, video or funny thought. With this new status menu, you can indicate whether you're busy or available and separately, provide a status message and even link to something interesting. Yes, the "canned" status messages are gone, but the last nine status messages you used will be listed in the dropdown menu. Click here for more details on the new status message menu New skins We added eleven new skins to 9.0. To switch skin designs, click the gold dot to the left of the minimize/maximize/close buttons in the upper right corner of the main Messenger window. Updates from your friends Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 now displays updates from your contacts alongside their status messages when they make updates on the Yahoo! network at places like Yahoo! Movies, Sports, Shopping, Travel, or on other social websites like Twitter, YouTube, Last.fm, and more. The same goes for you - you can instantly share your own updates with your friends on Yahoo! Messenger. Click here for more details on Updates in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Want to find out more about our latest version? Click here to read more blog articles about Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 . Sarah Bacon Product Manager (END FORWARDED EMAIL) Lenny Vasbinder http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your computer.
