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Old 05-01-2008   #1 (permalink)
dndkent


 
 

Message history

How do I save the message history to another location?

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Old 05-01-2008   #2 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP]


 
 

Re: Message history

Greetings,

You can adjust the message history location by opening any Messenger window, pressing the Alt
key on the keyboard to bring up the menu bar, choosing the Tools menu, then Options, then
Messages category and at the bottom, choose the Change button to change the folder.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"dndkent" <dndkent@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How do I save the message history to another location?

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Old 05-01-2008   #3 (permalink)
dndkent


 
 

Re: Message history

Ok I got that but I want to put them in a word file so that I can print them
off. How do I do that? Cause right clicking after I highlight them doesn't
work.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
Quote:

> Greetings,
>
> You can adjust the message history location by opening any Messenger window, pressing the Alt
> key on the keyboard to bring up the menu bar, choosing the Tools menu, then Options, then
> Messages category and at the bottom, choose the Change button to change the folder.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "dndkent" <dndkent@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:EF0E3C7F-E621-4EAA-A019-CCE834A9CB4D@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > How do I save the message history to another location?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-02-2008   #4 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP]


 
 

Re: Message history

Hi,

You can print them directly from the history viewer window in Messenger by just clicking
inside on the text and pressing Ctrl-P on the keyboard.

Although if you want to, you could also copy/paste to Word by using Ctrl-C (copy) and Ctrl-V
(paste) as opposed to right-clicking (which is disabled).

Finally, you could open them directly into Word as they're just XML files by noting the
folder listed in the dialog in my previous message, opening it up in Explorer, right-clicking
on the file in question (the file names are based on the Live ID's e-mail), choosing Open
With and then choosing Word. You'll also have to choose the MessageLog.xsl to format it
(where prompted).

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"dndkent" <dndkent@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AD5A14EE-9BEC-4F9F-855A-E7DBFB47302C@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Ok I got that but I want to put them in a word file so that I can print them
> off. How do I do that? Cause right clicking after I highlight them doesn't
> work.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Greetings,
>>
>> You can adjust the message history location by opening any Messenger window, pressing the
>> Alt
>> key on the keyboard to bring up the menu bar, choosing the Tools menu, then Options, then
>> Messages category and at the bottom, choose the Change button to change the folder.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>>
>> "dndkent" <dndkent@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:EF0E3C7F-E621-4EAA-A019-CCE834A9CB4D@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> > How do I save the message history to another location?
>>
>>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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