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| Subyek: How to Use a Webcam in Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:39 pm | |
| Instructions1. Configuring a Webcam in Yahoo! Messengero 1 Launch Yahoo! Messenger and sign in. Click the "Messenger" menu at the top of the screen, then click "Preferences."o 2 Click "Webcam Broadcast" on the left side of the window.o 3 Use the slider bar at the top of the window to adjust whether your webcam image should be faster, or higher in quality. High-quality webcam images may not display smoothly on the other person's computer unless you have a high-speed Internet connection.o 4 Use the radio buttons in the middle of the window to specify who should be allowed to view your webcam. You may have Yahoo! Messenger display your video feed to anyone who would like to view it. Alternatively, you can restrict the video feed so that you must give your permission every time it is viewed. Click the "Edit" button if you want to put certain friends on an unrestricted list so they do not have to request permission.o 5 Place a check in the box labeled "When I show my webcam, change my status message" to have your status message change on your friends' contact lists when you are broadcasting a webcam feed.o 6 Click "OK" to save your settings.2. Starting Your Webcam and Accepting Viewing Requestso 7 Click the "Messenger" menu at the top of the screen, then click "Webcam." If you have never used your webcam with Yahoo! Messenger before, a privacy notice appears.o 8 Read the privacy notice, then click "OK." Your webcam turns on, and a "View My Webcam" link appears below your name on your friends' contact lists. A new window also appears showing your webcam feed as it is seen by others, who may now request to view it. When another person asks to view your webcam, a new window appears asking if you would like to grant the request.o 9 Click "Yes" to allow the person making the request to view your webcam feed. The feed opens in a new window on his or her computer.o 10 Close your open webcam window to stop broadcasting.3. Inviting Someone to View Your Webcamo 11 Click the "Actions" menu at the top of the screen. Hover the mouse pointer over "More Actions" and select "Invite to View My Webcam."o 12 Click "Video Call" if you would like to have a full video chat with audio, or click "Webcam" to invite the other person to view your webcam image only.o 13 Click the name of the contact that you would like to send an invitation to, then click "OK." If you have never used your webcam with Yahoo! Messenger before, a privacy notice appears.o 14 Read the privacy notice, then click "OK." Your webcam turns on and begins broadcasting, and the other person is sent an invitation to view it. If he/she clicks "Yes," a new window opens on that person's computer to view your video feed.o 15 Close your open webcam window to stop broadcasting.Tips & Warnings
- These instructions are specific to version 10 of Yahoo!
Messenger. Although previous versions of Yahoo! Messenger are able to utilize a webcam, the method for doing so may differ slightly from the steps described here.
- If you are unable to get your webcam to work with
Yahoo! Messenger, check to make sure that it works in other applications, such as any programs bundled with the webcam. The webcam driver may not be properly installed.
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