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Backgrounds

Customize your environment and share your window with others!
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Choose display pics and backgrounds created exclusively for Windows Live Messenger.

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How it works

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Click Backgrounds icon

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Choose your background

Choose from My Dynamic Backgrounds, My backgrounds or What’s Hot right now.
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Share your background

If you like, select Share Current Background to share with your contact.
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Display Picture

Choose a display picture to reflect the real you.
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How it works

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Click the arrow next to your name

From the contact pane window, click the arrow next to your name. From the pull down menu click Change My Display Picture.
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Change your picture

From My Display Picture window choose from Dynamic Display Picture, Regular Pictures, or Browse your computer for digital pictures of your own.
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Or, from a conversation window

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Personal Status Message

In addition to your name, post a personal message that all your contacts see.
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How it works

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Type a personal message

From the contact pane window, just click and type your own personal message.
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Or, click the arrow next to your name, and select Personal Settings.

From the Options window you can customize settings such as Phone, Tabs, Alerts and Sounds and more!
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Add Personal Message

In My Display Name add a Personal Message.
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