Using hot key for opening yahoo from the taskbar

It might happen to you often that your yahoo messenger disappeared from the screen during the use of other application. Similar kind of problem can occur while minimizing the IM system to the tray or taskbar. Well, you can use hot key for opening it again to resume the job from the condition where you left it. The idea of pressing windows key with y will bring your IM system on the top to exclude the use of mouse totally. This will not irritate you by the complication of double clicking the mouse over the yahoo icon or opening it manually from the list of programs.

Sharing videos with friends : Watch it together on Yahoo Messenger

An exclusive pug in offers you the simplicity of sharing the desired video with your friends in IM window. Either you want to play the video from google video or you are interested in youtube; you would be able to play it online by using  a Zync plug in. its greatest advantage resides on the feature of allowing you the chance of sharing the video with friends simultaneously with playing it.

Facility of tracking the status of yahoo messenger friends

A tracker service has been provided to the users by yahoo which is a web based application. It helps you tracking the activities of your friends during their online and offline status. One can enjoy tracking the status about 12 online buddies at a time by registering into the yahoo tracker without any cost.

Setting Nickname or Name change in yahoo messenger

Yahoo messenger offers you the opportunity of configuring your name by using the messenger menu. What all you have to keep in mind that even after configuring your name in the contact list, the application would not be able to alter the manner in which you appear on other persons’ list. Another thing to know is that to write your nick name in the special box.

Saving Chat history in yahoo messenger archives

The most useful feature of yahoo messenger is its archiving service. It is helpful for connecting the user with previous chat logs. Using the YIM archive plug in will be helpful to access the archive when you would not be online. One more idea of accessing with the chat logs certainly is to get software called yahoo messenger software decoder.

Sending text messages on cellular phones/mobiles via Yahoo messenger

It’s a wonderful idea to send sms from yahoo IM system to your friends. It just requires entering the mobile no.  Of your friend on the regular IM chat log and type the sms. Selecting the send option will lead the message to visit the inbox of the recipient. As soon as you will be get the reply of the message, your friend will be appeared on the chat box over yahoo IM system.

Use of exciting yahoo messenger emoticons/smileys

Yahoo IM system provides a whole range of amazing emoticons to make your chat easier. They are useful for expressing your mood to the friend on the chat window of yahoo. The list of emoticons can be discovered on the secret emoticon menu. The emoticons can be typed on the chat window by typing the secret key shortcuts described in the list. In this way, you can create a cup of coffee, rose, a dog and a bug etc.

Enabling the yahoo mail alert

You can enable a new mail alert in your yahoo IM system by following this menu; select log in and go to preferences, then select alerts. By using the sound category, you can choose the alert sound of interest.

These were some of the essential yahoo messenger tips. We keep posting more tips and tricks related to your favorite messenger, so keep visiting our website for more updates!

How to find out if your Yahoo Messenger is the latest Version ?

The best way is to launch YM, sign in and then go to Help menu and then hit “Check for Updates” option. As soon as you press this, a new browser window/tab will open taking you to official yahoo messenger website and if a newer version is available, it’ll prompt you to download it else it would show you a “Congratulations !” message indicating that you’re using the latest version of yahoo messenger.

If you want to update it on multiple computers, we would suggest you to download standalone offline setup installer from our website homepage so that you can save bandwidth and hassles.

Go to yahoo messenger online to chat with your friends.

How to Log in Yahoo Messenger and Logout successfully

• Fire ym i.e. launch it. Go to start – all programs – yahoo messenger Or you may click yahoo messenger icons located on your desktop or quick launch bar near start button.
• Enter your id and password into the respective box and click on Sign in button. Untick the three checkboxes if you’re on public pc or if your pc is accessed by other person also. Click on the image below to see the image in full size.
• If your login details are correct, you’ll be successfully in. Start chatting with your yahoo friends or in chatrooms.
• Now, how to logout – Just click on Messenger menu and chose sign out. Alternatively, you can also click on your id displayed below menu and icons bar and chose sign out from there.
• That’s it. You’re done! If you face any problem while logging in, then try again by carefully entering id and password, check spellings. Remember passwords are case sensitive so remember to check caps lock button status and whether you’re writing in small or large caps.

If you still face any login problems, comment here and we’ll try to figure out!

Guide to Install Yahoo Messenger :

• Download yahoo messenger latest version. To download, just visit http://yahoomessengerdownload.net and you’ll get links of the latest version.
• After downloading, open it. Click on NEXT button as shown in the image below.

• It will display License Agreements and Terms. You need to accept the same to proceed. Tick the checkbox – Yes, I accept. Then click on Next button again.

• Now, it will present privacy policy and the links to read it. Proceed by clicking on the next option.

• It will then ask you to chose location. Hit on Next button, it will start the installation. Be patient.

• Once the installation is completed. It will notify you and then you should click on Finish button. That’s it. Yahoo Messenger is now installed.

• Now, go to start – all programs – yahoo messenger and launch the program from there. The program will open and now you can connect with your ym buddies and go for chatting, texting, voice or video calls, whatever you want. Enjoy!

DO leave your comment if you get any problem. Keep reading our website for more ym related tips.

All links have been updated with links to yahoo messenge 11 final version and not beta version.
Well, you might be among such users who refrain from using beta products as you think that beta are not for serious people and power user like you but you may be missing a lot when it comes to yahoo messenger 11 beta version as this one really features a lot more intuitive advanced UI with some really cool and exclusive features including facebook chat.

Features of Yahoo Messenger 11 Download:

• Stay connected. With this, I mean, yahoo messenger team have really done well in making this application available for pc, laptop, tablet, android, smartphone, ios. On any devices anywhere, you can always stay connected.
• Recent conversation archive is available on any pc from where you sign in. Well, this was what I had always wanted. I wanted all conversation archive to be stored not locally but on web privately in my ym account.
• Facebook chat : They implement fb chat integration. With this, we can easily connect our messenger with our fb account so that facebook chat is available and fb friends are visible in online lists of our buddies on yahoo messenger.
• One point to all post i.e. We can easily update all our networking accounts i.e. fb, twitter, yahoo pulse simultaneously by just posting updates on yahoo messenger.
• Video calls on android devices.
• With 11th version, yahoo messenger has become more social than it ever was. Integration and simplifying experience has been core objective.
• Play socially i.e. play with your friends and family from anywhere to add fun and fulfillment of life and happiness even when you’re away from frnds and family.

Download Yahoo Messenger 11 :

To download yahoo messenger 11, just visit http://messengerdownload.org i.e. the main home page of this website, there you’ll get links to download complete setup of latest version of yahoo messenger. You can also download from http://messenger.yahoo.com/ but this is web installer i.e. you need to remain online till the installation doesn’t complete successfully.

Download Yahoo Messenger 11 from here

Download old version of Yahoo Messenger

Following versions of yahoo messenger are available for download.

TO download old version of yahoo messenger listed above, follow this link : http://www.oldapps.com/yahoo_messenger.php . Just go to this website by copy pasting the link in your browser, chose your version and then download it.

Delete yahoo account

Note: This will delete all yahoo services associated with that account be it yahoo mail or yahoo messenger or any other services.

I hope this trick of yahoo messenger helped you!