Yahoo MessengerShortcut Keys

Yahoo Messenger Shortcut

Keys Yahoo Messenger is

one of the most user IM

clients in the world, and

many users use it for to IM

at work, IM with friends

and family and more.

Yahoo messenger has

several shortcut keys, using

which you can buzz a

person, add emoticon/

smileys to your messages

and more. These Shortcut

Keys will help you to Chat

Fast. General Use Shortcut

Key * Windows Key + Y –

Bring Yahoo Messenger to

Focus, works even if Yahoo

Messenger is sitting in the

system tray. * Ctrl + G –

Buzzes the contact you are

chatting with. * Ctrl + H –

Show or Hide offline

contacts in main

messenger Window. * Ctrl

+ Shift + P – Open

preferences window. * Ctrl

+ M – Provides a option to

send a Instant message. *

Ctrl + T – Provides a option

to send a SMS message. *

Ctrl + L – Provides a option

to make a call. * Ctrl + K –

Provides options to Call a

phone number. * Ctrl + Y –

Send a email message. *

Ctrl + Shift + A – Provides

options to add a contact. *

Ctrl + Shift + 0,1 or 2 –

Switches between different

messaging formats

provided by Yahoo

Messenger 9 and above. *

Esc key – Closes a active

message window. * Ctrl +

D – Sign out of Yahoo

Messenger. * Ctrl + Shift +

D – Sign out of Yahoo

Messenger client and sign in

to your mobile device. *

Ctrl + Shift + F8 – Change

your display Image. * Ctrl +

Shift + C – Send you

contact info in a active chat

window. * Ctrl + Shift + M –

Send you messenger friend

list in a active chat window.

* Ctrl + Shift + R – Request

contact details in a active

chat window. Messaging

Window Editor Shortcut

Keys * Ctrl + B – Toggle

bold on or off, or convert

selected text to bold. * Ctrl +

I – Toggle italic on or off, or

convert selected text to

italic. * Ctrl + U – Toggle

underline on or off, or

convert selected text to

underline. Yahoo

Messenger Emoticons /

Smiley Shortcut Keys All

the emoticons Yahoo has

can be sent using your

keyboard, most of the

popular are :) for happy, :

( for sad, ;) for winking, :D

for big grin and so on.

Yahoo messenger provides

you with a complete list of

shortcuts for typing in

emoticons, in addition to

the normal emoticons there

are also several hidden

emoticons which are not

even available from Yahoo

Messenger and requires

you to use keyboard

shortcuts. Want more such

hidden emoticons, check

out the Yahoo Messenger

page for hidden emoticons.

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