Fans asked for them, so here they are: all the buddies around the world will be able to add an image that will identify them to their friends online.
Do you feel a little like Batman today? Maybe Neo or Yoda? Whatever you’re in the mood for, you can change your display image as often as you like.

 Change my Display Image
1- in the Tools menu, click on Change Display Picture
2- Choose an image from the list, then click OK or click on Browse to find an image on your hard disk.
Tip: MSN Messenger automatically adjusts the size of the images. But if you choose an image from your hard disk, make sure its dimensions are 96 x 96 pixels to guarantee the best quality. They also show well in 50 x 50 pixels and 24 x24 pixels.

 Hide my display image
If you’d like to hide your image from certain users, or don’t want to see other users’ images, do the following:
1- In the Tools menu, click Options, then the Personal tab.
2- In the ‘My Display Picture’, check or uncheck the relevant options.

Decorate your MSN Messenger with an extravagant background and share it with your Buddy List. A mysterious planet, a secluded beach, or a typical western town… anything you like!

Change the background
1- In the Tools menu on the chat window, click on Create Backgrounds.
2- Select an image from the list, then click OK.

Create your background
1- In the Tools menu on the chat window, click on Create Backgrounds.
2- Click on Browse and select the image you would like to use from your hard disk. Then click on Open.
Tip: MSN Messenger automatically resizes your images to adapt them into backgrounds. But, for best results, we advise you to resize the image to the following dimensions: 723 x 586 pixels.

Share my background
Proud of your background? Share it! When you feel like sharing a background, your friends will receive an invitation with a miniature image of your work. If your friend accepts it, the background is automatically added to his Messenger for your future conversations!
In the Actions menu on the chat window, click on Share Current Background.
Note: if you change your back ground you will have to share it again (resend an invitation to share a background).

Smileys, emoticons, those little miniature expressions allow millions of Buddies everyday to add different tones to their conversations; ironic, sad, happy or menacing.
With MSN Messenger V6, not less then 70 emoticons are available for you, but that that’s not all… for the first time you will be able to insert the image of your choice or make your own series of personal emoticons and share it with your buddies!
The JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG formats are accepted. But make sure that your image stays legible and expressive at the size of 19 x 19 pixels.

Add my emoticons
1- In the Tools menu, click on Create Emoticons.
2- Click Add
3- Click Find Image and select an image from your hard disk.
4- Enter a keyboard shortcut for that emoticon. (for example: “: )”)
5- Name the emoticon (for example: “Smiley”)
6- Click OK when done.

Tip: For easier access, arrange the 10 personal emoticons you use the most on the top of your list. In the chat window, the first 10 personal emoticons are accessible to click on beside the official emoticons.

One of the latest innovations of version 6, the Launch Site allows Buddies to launch a shared application with their friends. But what for? A game of Tic Tac Toe, or Bejeweled for example.

You shared unforgettable sweet words with your loved one? Now you can treasure those amazing conversations!
You can save a particular conversation or choose to automatically save all your conversations (up to 8,000 messages). Here’s how to do it:

Save a specific conversation
1- In the chat window, in the File menu, click Save or Save As.

Automatically save all your conversations
1- In the main window, in the Tools menu, click on Options.
2- In the Messages tab, check the option: Automatically keep a history of my conversations.
In a chat window, go to File menu, and then click Open Message History. Or, right-click on one of the contacts on your list of friends, and select Open Message History.

With the MSN Messenger version 6, the happy users of Tablet PC will be able to send hand-written messages instantly!
1- In the chat window, click the Pencil icon and select Hand Write rather than Keyboard.
2- Simply use your Tablet PC to write your message.
3- Click Send.
Note: If your friends don’t have a Tablet PC, they will still receive your hand-written messages. However, if they don’t have MSN Messenger version 6, they will receive a typed message.