Windows Live Messenger 2011: Always Show the Menu Bar
The menu bar is turned off in WLM 2011 by default. This step by step guide shows how to display the menu bar in both the main window and the chat window.
To display the menu bar in main WLM window:
1. Sign in to your account.
2. Left click on your name.
3. Choose Show the menu bar. After that, the menu bar will appear by default.
To display the menu bar in chat window:
1. When you are in, open a new chat window.
2. Click on the small arrow->Show the menu bar.
3. From now on, the menu bar will appear in chat window by default.
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December 29, 2010 at 5:49 am, avoidz said:
Is it possible to still press the Alt key to show the menu bar temporarily?
December 29, 2010 at 8:13 am, Anonymous said:
Yes it is possible
September 07, 2011 at 8:44 pm, anonymous said:
What if when i click on the show menu bar to hide it. it stays in view