While you are chatting with your contacts using Windows Messenger, you have the ability to send them a file at any time. You can also receive files from your contacts as well.

To send a file to a contact, start a conversation and then click on the Send a File or Photo link on the sidebar on the right.

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Select a file to send, and click Open to send it. Your contact will then receive a notice that will ask them if they want to either accept (Alt + T) or decline (Alt + D) your file.

You will also see a message in the conversation window where you can click on a link to cancel the file transfer if your contact is not responding. The file transfer will start once they accept.

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If your contact sends you a file, you will first receive a notice where you can either accept (Alt + T) or reject (Alt + D) their file.

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If you select to accept their file, you will receive a notice letting you know that some files may contain harmful viruses.

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Click on OK if you know the contact sending you the file and the transfer will start. When the transfer is complete you will receive another notice with a link you can click on to open the file.

You can send a file to a contact without opening a conversation window by selecting the contact in the contact list and then clicking on the Send a File or Photo link on the Actions Pane at the bottom of the Windows Messenger window (select Tools, Show Actions Pane if it is not visible).

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You can also right-click on a contact and select Send a File or Photo…

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To change the default folder where files are saved when you choose to accept them, go to Tools, Options, Preferences and select a folder under File Transfer.

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