Yahoo Messenger controls

Now you can chat with all of your Yahoo buddies and never leave Paltalk.  You don't even need Yahoo Messenger to be installed on your machine!

note:  you need a previously existing account with Yahoo

Paltalk  allows you to add Yahoo buddies, and enter into private chats with them, just as if they were logged into Paltalk. Yahoo buddies will have the Yahoo 'smiley face' icon displayed to the left of their names on your 'pal list'.

Paltalk / Yahoo interoperability is kept as safe and secure as possible. Paltalk only allows simple text messaging and never allows direct connections between users. This helps to insure safe messaging between both Paltalk users, and Yahoo users.

Login to Yahoo

You can 'login to other IM programs' from the 'actions' menu on your pal list window. Or, you can click the Yahoo icon on the top of the pal list area.

Step 1
enter your existing Yahoo nickname

Step 2
enter your Yahoo password

Step 3
press the 'log in to Y!' button to log in to Yahoo

Creation of Yahoo accounts is not supported.  Visit http://www.yahoo.com to create a Yahoo! account.

 

Adding Yahoo Messenger pals

Step 1
you must first be logged into Yahoo messenger thru Paltalk (see above)

note:  once logged into a messenger service, the icon for that service will be 'lit up' in color rather than being 'grayed out'

Step 2
select Yahoo as the messenger you want to add a pal from

1- go to the main 'pal list window'

2 - select the 'actions' menu

3 - select 'add a pal from other IM programs'

the home tab of the interoperability module is displayed
 

4 - click the 'add a pal' link in the Yahoo area

note:  you may use the Yahoo button located on the top of the pal list area instead of using the 'actions' menu - this will bypass the screen above and take you directly to the 'add pal' area for the selected messenger

the 'add pal' area of the interoperability module appears
 

Step 3
enter your pal's Yahoo nickname into the 'Add Yahoo Pal' text entry box

Step 4
press the 'add Yahoo pal' button

When your pal comes online they will show on your 'pal list' with the Yahoo 'smiley face' icon displayed to the left of their nickname..

Offline Yahoo pals are displayed under the offline pals area in your 'pal list'