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Originally posted by elena324
So if I get this right, 'Name tag' would put my personal status to, for example 'Elena (working)',
Your real status will still be what you choose in "Show me as:" part among 6 different default statuses (online, busy, be right back, away, in a call, out to lunch). Name tag is only
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Originally posted by the tooltip for this option
Label added next to your name to simulate the name of a new status in your contact's lists.
You may know that in Windows Messenger, contacts' statuses used to be shown in brackets and in a grey colour. But now in WLM, contacts' statuses are presented in the tooltip when you hover on them. But Messenger Plus! Live imitates that look on old Windows Messenger and simulates the tag you write in that box as a status.
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Originally posted by elena324
The 'Private Message', I guess, can be left blank (I don't really know what you'd need this part for),
Not Private Message, it is again the usual Personal Message of Messenger. When you write anything there, it will be replaced with the current one (if any) and when you remove the personalized status, the old personal message will be restored or your personal message area will be made blank again. You have to fill at least one field in the personalized status window in order to define a personalized status, that is the exact point of a personalized status, otherwise if you won't write anthing in any box, why don't you just select a status among default statuses from status selector menus of Messenger?
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Originally posted by elena324
And the 'Auto-Response' will automatically send the message I type to whoever IMs me. Do I need to redo this everytime I sign on?
You have to redo it if you NEED it. Normally you always have a status when you signin, you don't always need a personalized status. Also it has a filter option and also it has a delay option in Messenger Plus! Live Preferences window>Customize!>Personalized Status. You can change the automatic repeat delay of auto responder message.
I hope this is clearer now.
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