Start an instant messaging session
Open the
Instant messages
menu, and connect to the service. Start the service in
different ways.
Conversations
— to view the list of new and read instant messages or invitations
for instant messaging during the active instant messaging session. Scroll to the
message or invitation that you want, and select
Open
to read the message.
indicates the new and
read group messages.
indicates the new and
the read instant messages.
indicates the invitations.
The icons and texts on the display may vary, depending on the instant messaging
service.
IM contacts
— to view the contacts that you have added. Scroll to the contact
with whom you would like to chat and select
Chat
or
Open
if a new contact is
shown in the list. To add contacts see
“Contacts for instant messaging,”
p.
47
.
indicates the online and
the offline contacts in the phone contacts
memory.
indicates a blocked contact.
indicates a contact that has been
sent a new message.
Groups
>
Public groups
— to display the list of bookmarks to public groups
provided by the service provider. To start a instant messaging session with a
group, scroll to a group, and select
Join
. Enter your screen name that you want to
use in the conversation. When you have successfully joined the group
conversation, you can start a group conversation. To create a private group, see
“Groups,”
p.
47
.
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Search
>
Users
or
Groups
— to search for other instant messaging users or public
groups on the network by phone number, screen name, e-mail address, or name. If
you select
Groups
, you can search for a group by a member in the group or by
group name, topic, or ID.
To start the conversation when you have found the user or the group that you
want, select
Options
>
Chat
or
Join group
.
Start a conversation from
Contacts
, see
“View the subscribed names,”
p.
61
.