Custom 'Status'

[jel183 \(UK\)]

Is there anyway to create a custom 'Status'? for Windows Messenger 5.0

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jel183 (UK)

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

No, you can't really create your own status. However, what you can do is just add your away
reason to your display name. To do so, open up the main Messenger window, click the Tools
menu, then Options, and add a reason to your display name (probably in brackets). So if your
display name now is Sam, change it to:
Jel (Went Shopping)
and then set yourself as away -- you'll then appear to your contacts as:
Jel (Went Shopping) (Away).

You can also use Messenger Plus to add this automatically for you, like this:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/screens/msgplusaway.gif (under the Name tag suffix)

You can find Messenger Plus here:
http://www.msgplus.net
(if you are installing Messenger Plus, you probably don't want to install the 'Sponsor' as
doing so will install ad-software on your PC)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"jel183 (UK)" > wrote in message ...
> Is there anyway to create a custom 'Status'? for Windows Messenger 5.0
>
> --
> HTH, Any advice appreciated... Please reply to Newsgroup
>
> jel183 (UK)
>
>

[jel183 \(UK\)]

Thank you, i'll give that a try

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HTH, Any advice appreciated... Please reply to Newsgroup

jel183 (UK)


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings,
>
> No, you can't really create your own status. However, what you can do is
just add your away
> reason to your display name. To do so, open up the main Messenger
window, click the Tools
> menu, then Options, and add a reason to your display name (probably in
brackets). So if your
> display name now is Sam, change it to:
> Jel (Went Shopping)
> and then set yourself as away -- you'll then appear to your contacts as:
> Jel (Went Shopping) (Away).
>
> You can also use Messenger Plus to add this automatically for you, like
this:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/screens/msgplusaway.gif (under the Name
tag suffix)
>
> You can find Messenger Plus here:
> http://www.msgplus.net
> (if you are installing Messenger Plus, you probably don't want to install
the 'Sponsor' as
> doing so will install ad-software on your PC)
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "jel183 (UK)" > wrote in message
...
> > Is there anyway to create a custom 'Status'? for Windows Messenger 5.0
> >
> > --
> > HTH, Any advice appreciated... Please reply to Newsgroup
> >
> > jel183 (UK)
> >
> >
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"jel183 (UK)" > wrote in message ...
> Thank you, i'll give that a try
>
> --
> HTH, Any advice appreciated... Please reply to Newsgroup
>
> jel183 (UK)
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings,
> >
> > No, you can't really create your own status. However, what you can do is
> just add your away
> > reason to your display name. To do so, open up the main Messenger
> window, click the Tools
> > menu, then Options, and add a reason to your display name (probably in
> brackets). So if your
> > display name now is Sam, change it to:
> > Jel (Went Shopping)
> > and then set yourself as away -- you'll then appear to your contacts as:
> > Jel (Went Shopping) (Away).
> >
> > You can also use Messenger Plus to add this automatically for you, like
> this:
> > http://messenger.jonathankay.com/screens/msgplusaway.gif (under the Name
> tag suffix)
> >
> > You can find Messenger Plus here:
> > http://www.msgplus.net
> > (if you are installing Messenger Plus, you probably don't want to install
> the 'Sponsor' as
> > doing so will install ad-software on your PC)
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> > "jel183 (UK)" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Is there anyway to create a custom 'Status'? for Windows Messenger 5.0
> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH, Any advice appreciated... Please reply to Newsgroup
> > >
> > > jel183 (UK)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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