Start an instant messaging session
Open the
Instant Messages
menu, and connect to the service. Start the service in
different ways. Select
Conversations
to view the list of new and read instant messages or invitations to
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
the read instant messages.
indicates the new and
read group messages.
indicates the invitations.
The icons and texts on the display may vary, depending on the instant messaging
service.
IM contacts
includes 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
, page
48
.
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
. The list of bookmarks to public groups provided by the
network operator or service provider is displayed. 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
, page
49
.
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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
, page
62
.