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Figure 4-3
Your webcam may let
you change the color
balance or lighting??”or
distort your face in
assorted ways.
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Figure 4-4
The five tabs of the
Add A Contact dialog
box let you maintain a
full set of information
about the contact. The
key settings for creating
a contact are on the
General tab.
Step 4: Add Contacts
You??™re all set to make a call??”but you don??™t have any contacts to call. In order to call
someone using Messenger, you need to add a contact for them:
Click the Add A Contact button,
shown here, to display the Add A
Contact dialog box (see Figure 4-4).
On the General tab, type the essential
information for the contact:
Instant Messaging Address
You need this address to reach
the contact.
Personal Invitation Type a message that will enable the contact to
identify you if they don??™t recognize your instant-messaging name and
that will persuade them to add you as a contact. Select the Also Send An
E-mail Invitation To This Contact check box if you want to send an e-mail
invitation as well as the instant-messaging invitation.
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Figure 4-5
Once Messenger
establishes the
connection, you see
your contact??™s video
feed.
Your video
Switch To
Full Screen
button
Mute your contact
Emoticon
Wink
Nudge
Message
area
Mute
yourself
Start or stop
your webcam
Options
for your
contact
Options for
yourself
Start Or
Stop A
Video Call
button
Send
button
Your contact??™s video
Nickname
Type the name by which you want to refer to the contact.
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