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To begin swapping small talk, er, philosophical conver-
sations with your online friends, follow these steps:
1. From the Start screen, click the Messaging tile.
The Messaging app appears, shown in Figure 5-11.
Figure 5-11: The Messaging app lists previous conversations
on the left edge; click a conversation to see its contents on
the right.
2. Click the New Message link.
Shown in the top-left corner of Figure 5-11, the
New Message link lets you see which of your
friends are currently online in their own messag-
ing programs. If a friend doesn’t appear here,
she’s either not online, or she’s not listed in your
People app.
3. Click the person you’d like to chat with.
When the messaging window appears, begin
typing, as shown in Figure 5-12. Your friend will
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