text: i must just be dumb as heck...exactly how do i use yahoo messenger? i have a yahoo email address now, but i don't know how to send or receive im's don't put yourself down...  first - go to www.yahoo.com, and download the yahoo messenger software. it will first download an exe file. after downloading the exe file, run it (its a set up file).  after that you will have an icon on your desktop which you can click and access yahoo messenger.  yahoo website itself has some faqs which you can have a look at which can help you out...  rgds *gazer