Instant Messaging
February 12, 2002
T-Mobile Device Owner’s Manual
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• Change the group in which you’ve filed the buddy.
• Set alerts (notifications) for when your buddy signs on, signs off, or sends you a new message.
3
After making your edits, click the Menu button to open the menu:
• Click
Discard
to cancel all changes.
• Click
Save
[
+
S
] to save your changes.
Delete a Buddy
To delete a buddy from your list, do the following:
1
From the Buddy List screen, scroll to highlight the screen name of the buddy you wish to delete.
2
Open the menu and click
Delete
. A confirmation dialog opens.
3
If you’re sure you want to remove this buddy, click
Delete
. Otherwise, to cancel the action and keep the
buddy on your list, press the Back button.
Block/Unblock Buddies
If you want to block messages from a particular buddy, you can easily do so:
1
On the Buddy List screen, use the wheel to highlight the name of the buddy you want to block.
2
Open the menu and click
Block
:
3
The buddy’s name still appears on your Buddy List, but now it’s in the Offline group and the “forbidden” icon
appears to next to the buddy’s name:
.
4
To unblock the buddy’s messages, highlight the buddy name and click
Unblock
from the menu. Their name
moves under the group you had previously assigned to them and you will start receiving messages from this
buddy again.
Conversations
Conversations are one-on-one chat sessions you have with your online buddies. With AIM, you can have up to 10
online conversations going at the same time. This section explains how to start and end conversations, as well as
how to keep track of all the conversations you have going at one time!
Start/End a Conversation
To send a message to one of your buddies, follow the instructions below.
1
You can open a conversation screen in either of two ways:
