msn

[what???]

Hey - I[ve just got MSN and I don't know what all the symbols mean next to people's names. I assume the red man signifies that they're offline and the green man signifies they're online but what about the green man with the clock? Thanks

[~Wingnut~]

That means the person is marked as away from their computer. If you look closely it should say, in a bit fainter text in brackets, away.

If you click on your name (it should say online next to it in brackets too) on MSN, a drop down list will appear with all the settings you can set yourself as. The symbols are there too so you work out what each one means :o)

[mattfox]

If you click the down arrow on your MSN where it says "YourName (online)" - online being your current status - it has a symbol and a description.

The green man with the clock means they're away/busy.

[~Wingnut~]

Sorry it can mean, AWAY, BE RIGHT BACK or OUT TO LUNCH.

[~Wingnut~]

opps cross posted there mattfox, you explained it so much better than me too :o)

[mattfox]

Just means I spend far too much time on Messenger :D LOL!!