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Change a contact's display picture

You can replace a contact's display picture in BlackBerry Messenger with the contact picture from the contacts application. If the contact picture changes, the display picture in BlackBerry Messenger is updated automatically to match the contact picture.
Before you begin: To perform this task, you must have linked the BlackBerry® Messenger contact with the contacts application.
  1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
  2. On the contact list screen, in a contact category, highlight a contact.
  3. Press the Menu key.
  4. Click View Contact Profile.
  5. Change the Use BlackBerry Contacts Image field to Yes. If you do not see this option, the contact picture is already showing in BlackBerry Messenger.
  6. Press the Menu key.
  7. Click Save.
To view the current display picture that the contact has set, change the Use BlackBerry Contacts Image field to No.
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