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Buddy Icons are small pictures used with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) If you don't have AIM, download it here. Directions for using buddy icons are at the bottom of this page.
Directions:
First, right-click
and save the icon(s) you want.
Then do the following in Instant Messenger:
1. Select the People menu on the Buddy List
window.
2. Click Select Buddy Icon.
3. Click the Buddy Icon tab.
To
select a buddy icon for yourself, click My Buddy Icon. To select an icon for
your buddy, click your buddy’s screen name.
To choose an icon to be used for
all buddies within a group, select the group name, instead of a buddy’s name.
4. Choose Browse PC to go to the location of the image file, and select the
image that you want to use for your buddy.
5. Click OK.
The service sends your icon to your buddy during your instant message session after each person sends several messages back and forth.
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