Many users don’t know how to display the menu bar in Windows Live Messenger, which is widely use to add emoticons. There is one quick method that opens the bar to the Tools, Contacts, File tabs, and the other method checks the option to fix the menu bar, both in conversation screens and the main msn window. Read the tips below to activate the msn menu bar:
How to Show the Menu Bar in Windows Live Messenger 2011.
WML 2011 Main Screen
- Click on your name, right below the avatar pic, and in the dropdown menu, check the option “Show the Menu Bar” (you can find it almost reaching the bottom)
WLM Conversation Screen (chat, messaging window)
- Below the chat box, there’s a series of icons like emoticons, send files, etc. On the right hand side, you will see a >> button. Once you click on it you will the option to show the bar.
How to Show the Menu Bar in MSN Messenger 2010 and 2009.
MSN Main Screen
MSN Conversation Screen (chat, messaging window)
- On top of the window, where the block, call, etc icons are located, there’s a dropdown menu on the right side, click on it and check the option “Show the Menu Bar”
Quickest Method to open the menu bar in all MSN Messenger versions.
- Just pressing the ALT key, both in the main window or the contact chat window will display the menu bar (will remain active until you close that screen)
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