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I posted this on HF as well. I did not rip anyone. This tutorial has been made 100% by me. And I made the code used in the tutorial. All pictures were also created by me.

You ever want to send a message to all of your friends, but you don't want to get on xbox? Or you don't wanna buy that indie game "M2AF"?
Are you tired of going on xbox.com and selecting every single friend on that damn scroll box.
Well I came up with something pretty neat for you guys.

I found the easiest way to select every friend you have without you clicking on each of there names. All you have to do is follow the below steps.


Step 1. Go to xbox.com and sign into your xbox account, or simply click this link to get there. xbox.com

Step 2. Go to the compose message page, or simply click this link to get there. Compose Message

Step 3. What browser are you using? If your using Google Chrome go to Step 3a. If you are using Firefox go to Step 3b.

Step 3a. Google Chrome Users:
Well since you are using Google Chrome you can do this 2ways. The first way would be typing:
Code:
javascript:
into the URL bar and then copying and pasting the javascript code, I will provide you later on, into the URL bar, AFTER the word above, when on the compose message screen. (NOT PREFERED) This way allows you to do this a one time, when the second way (The Main Way), allows you multiple uses after the initial setup.

The Main Way:
Open up your Google Chrome internet browser.
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Once open right click somewhere along your bookmarks bar and select 'Add Page...'
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Once done a window should pop up saying 'Edit Bookmark'.
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The below fields are blank. This is where we fill them in.
For the name you can put anything you like. But as for me I will put 'XBFS' (Xbox Friend Selector)

The URL will be this below, lengthy javascript code:
Code:
javascript: Compose.ToggleFriend('friend1'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend2'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend3'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend4'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend5'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend6'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend7'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend8'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend9'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend10'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend11'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend12'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend13'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend14'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend15'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend16'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend17'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend18'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend19'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend20'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend21'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend22'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend23'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend24'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend25'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend26'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend27'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend28'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend29'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend30'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend31'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend32'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend33'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend34'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend35'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend36'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend37'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend38'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend39'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend40'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend41'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend42'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend43'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend44'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend45'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend46'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend47'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend48'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend49'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend50'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend51'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend52'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend53'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend54'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend55'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend56'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend57'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend58'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend59'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend60'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend61'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend62'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend63'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend64'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend65'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend66'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend67'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend68'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend69'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend70'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend71'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend72'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend73'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend74'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend75'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend76'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend77'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend78'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend79'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend80'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend81'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend82'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend83'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend84'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend85'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend86'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend87'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend88'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend89'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend90'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend91'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend92'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend93'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend94'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend95'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend96'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend97'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend98'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend99'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend100');
Copy and paste EVERYTHING in the above box, EXACTLY as is.

The end result should look like this:
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Name is what you selected and the URL, is everything from the box above. Now once you have completed that. Save the book mark to your 'Bookmarks Bar'.
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Now you can return to the Compose Message screen on xbox.com if your not already there. Once you are there click your bookmark we just made and BAM! It should already start selecting all of your friends in the list below. ^_^

Step 3b. Firefox Users:
It is really the exact same as the Google Chrome version above. Except you can only do the bookmark version. I made this second part of the tutorial for Firefox so those users can see a tut. made on the UI of there browser.

So the first thing you want to do is, once your browser is open, right click your 'Bookmarks Bar' and select 'New Bookmark...'.
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It will come up with a window like so:
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Now for the name you can make it anything you want, I will make mine 'XBFS' (Xbox Friend Selector).
The 'Location' field is really the URL. So what we will put in is this lengthy, javascript code:
Code:
javascript: Compose.ToggleFriend('friend1'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend2'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend3'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend4'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend5'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend6'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend7'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend8'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend9'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend10'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend11'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend12'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend13'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend14'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend15'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend16'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend17'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend18'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend19'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend20'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend21'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend22'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend23'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend24'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend25'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend26'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend27'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend28'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend29'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend30'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend31'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend32'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend33'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend34'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend35'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend36'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend37'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend38'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend39'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend40'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend41'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend42'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend43'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend44'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend45'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend46'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend47'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend48'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend49'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend50'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend51'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend52'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend53'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend54'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend55'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend56'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend57'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend58'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend59'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend60'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend61'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend62'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend63'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend64'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend65'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend66'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend67'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend68'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend69'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend70'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend71'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend72'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend73'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend74'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend75'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend76'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend77'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend78'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend79'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend80'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend81'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend82'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend83'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend84'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend85'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend86'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend87'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend88'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend89'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend90'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend91'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend92'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend93'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend94'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend95'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend96'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend97'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend98'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend99'); Compose.ToggleFriend('friend100');
Copy and paste EVERYTHING in the above box, EXACTLY as is.

The end result should look like this:
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Now save the bookmark to you 'Bookmarks Bar' and that should look like this:
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Now you can return to the Compose Message screen on xbox.com if your not already there. Once you are there click your bookmark we just made and BAM! It should already start selecting all of your friends in the list below. ^_^

Step 4. PROFIT?!?!?!


I spent a little time on xbox.com to find part of the script, and i typed the rest up. I felt it was very helpful for sending messages and that maybe you guys might want to try it.

I did not get this from anywhere else. I literally found the code 2 nights ago, and typed the tutorial up as of 3:00pm 8/29/2011.

Hopefully you guys enjoyed :smile:
 
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To bad I already purchased the Indie game "M2AF" :frown:. This will come in handy in the future. Thanks a lot for this!
 
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To bad I already purchased the Indie game "M2AF" :frown:. This will come in handy in the future. Thanks a lot for this!

Aw well it's not like just because you have M2AF that means you will never want to send a message as ur on ur pc. So it still 'could' help.
But thanks for the feedback. Hopefully others find this useful as well :smile:
 
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