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Wii Message Board let us keep in touch with friends and family through the Wii console. Having a broadband internet connection, we can exchange pictures and messages with other users and receive news on upcoming games, events, etc.

How to access the Wii Message Board
1. With the Wii console connected, power ON the console to reach the Wii Channel menu.
2. Use the Wii Remote to move the cursor over the Wii Message Board icon (the envelope in the bottom-right corner) and press the A Button.
3. Now, we can open a message by moving the cursor over it and pressing the A Button.

How to write a Memo
“Memos” are created when we send messages to our friends who use the same Wii console as us. They are visible to anyone who has access to your Wii console. They are not sent over the internet.
1. From the Wii Message Board main menu, select the “Create Message” icon.
2. Select the “Memo” icon.
3. Move the cursor over the text area of the message and press the A Button to open the virtual keyboard.
4. Enter the text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.
5. To attach a Mii, select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to use. What are Miis? Miis are customizable player characters that you and your friends can create. Here are just some of the fun things you can do with Miis:
* You can choose one of your Miis to be “you” in Mii-compatible games.
* You can store up to 100 Miis in your Mii Plaza
* You can carry Miis in your Wii Remote to exchange them with Miis in friends’ Wii consoles. Yours will then appear in their games, and vice versa!
* You can exchange Miis with friends around the world via WiiConnect24 and Mii Parade.
6. Select “Post” to post your memo. It will then be visible by anyone with access to the Wii console.

How to use the Calendar
1. From the Wii Message Board main menu, select the Calendar icon.
2. Select a date on the Calendar to to open the Message Board for that day.

How to write a Message
“Messages” are created when we send messages over the Wii Network Service to our friends’ Wii console or email address. In order to do so, we must have a broadband internet connection and register your Wii Friend in the Address Book.
Kindly take note that if you want to send a message to someone in the same household as you, that is a “Memo.”
1. From the Wii Message Board main menu, select the “Create Message” icon.
2. Select the “Message” icon.
3. Select a Wii Friend to send a message to from the address book, and then press the A Button.
4. Move the cursor over the text area of the message and press the A Button to open the virtual keyboard.
5. Enter the text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.
6. To attach a Mii, select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to use. Please note: This feature only works when sending a Message to another Wii console.
7. Select “Send” to send your Message.

How to reply to a Message
“Messages” are received over the Wii Network Service from Wii Friends you have added to your Address Book. In order to send or reply to a Message, you must have a broadband internet connection and have registered your Wii Friend in the Address Book.
Kindly note that we can’t reply to “Memos” posted locally on the Message Board.
1. Access the Wii Message Board.
2. Use the Wii Remote to move the cursor over the Message you would like to reply to, and press the A Button.
3. From the Message screen, select “Reply.”
4. Move the cursor over the body of the Message and press the A Button to open the virtual keyboard.
5. Enter text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.
6. To attach a Mii, select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to use. (This option only works when sending your Message to another Wii console).
7. Select “Send” to send your message.

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