Send a File or Photo Using Windows Messenger
Send a File or Photo
Updated: November 1, 2002
Using Windows Messenger, you can simultaneously communicate and collaborate with others. This section shows how to send and receive files or photos in Windows Messenger.
To send a file or photo
1. | Start Windows Messenger and sign-in. Double-click on the name of a contact. |
2. | Click Send a File of Photo in the Conversation window as shown in Figure 1 below.  Figure 1. Windows Messenger window: Send a file |
3. | Select a file to send, and then click Open. |
4. | When your contact accepts the file, you will receive a notice such as:  Transfer of file "Picture1.jpg" has been accepted by Jim. Starting transfer...
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To receive a file
1. | When someone starts to send you a file, you receive a notice such as:  Jim would like to send you the file "Picture1.jpg" (119 Kb). Transfer time is less than 1 minute with a 28.8 modem. Do you want to Accept (Alt+T) or Decline (Alt+D) the invitation?
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2. | Click Accept. You will receive a warning notice that some files may contain harmful viruses or scripts. If you trust the source, click OK. |
3. | When the transfer is complete, you will receive a notice such as:  You have successfully received C:\Picture1.jpg from Jim. Before opeing this file, you may want to scan it with a virus-scanning program.
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You can click on the link to open the file. Or browse to the folder and scan the file before opening it.
To change the folder in which Windows Messenger receives files
| • | Click on the Tools menu, click Options, click the Preferences tab, and select a folder under File Transfer. |
