I cant find my buddy list on messages!

my friend told me one way, but it was not working for me... HELP!!!!

Hi,
Various Menu items depend on certain windows being open.
When you start Messages for the first time you are asked for an Apple ID which "registers" it for iMessages.
If you then go to the app's Preferences > Accounts you will see two Accounts.
The iMessages one and the default Bonjour one that goes with it. (everyone has these irrespective if they are Active or not)
The default state of the Bonjour one is be Un-enabled in the check box.
At this point the Buddies Menu will list the Messages (CMD +0) option.
If you enable the Bonjour account the Window Menu also shows Buddies (CMD+1)
The Bonjour Account shows Buddies that are in fact other Macs on your LAN with iChat and the Bonjour account enabled.
i.e. you can't add Buddies to this list and the Buddies > Add Buddy is not active (Greyed out)
IF you then add an AIM, Jabber or Yahoo account to Messages then the Buddies List is a combined one (it can be unlinked in the General Section of the Preferences).
The Window Menu will now look a bit like this:-
The Names of the accounts depends on the Description used in Message > Preferences > Accounts.
The Order depends on the order in the Preferences list as well.
At this point you need to Display the Buddy Lists and then it will depend on Account type as to whether the Buddies > Add Buddy is active.
You can also Add Buddies from the Chat window.
If there are several Chats (Buddy Lists) or Conversations (iMessages) you will need to select one.
The actual Chat (not an iMessage) will need to be AIM, Jabber or Yahoo as above.
This pic is test Conversations (iMessages) between my Apple ID and iPhone number highlighted and the Buddies Menu in drop down.
I send from this computer with the pic from Messages (the sig pic I use here). The sync back from the iPhone also shows this.
Incoming iMessages started at the iPhone end show the Contacts app pic (Top Hat) that the iPhone uses.
As an Apple ID and therefore iMessages it has no Buddy List so Add Buddy cannot work.
(As you can see Screen Sharing also does not work.)
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