Other instant messaging solutions, such as
WindowsLive and Yahoo, may be available in
Download.
Define IM settings
To define the IM application settings, select
Options
>
Settings
>
Preferences
. You can, for example, set
your screen name and IM alert tones.
To converse with an IM user or users, and to view and
edit your IM contacts, you must log into an instant
messaging server. To add an IM server, select
Options
>
Settings
>
Servers
. For the correct
settings, contact your service provider. To set the
server as the one to which your device automatically
logs in, select
Options
>
Settings
>
Default
server
.
To define how your device connects to the IM server,
select
Options
>
Settings
>
IM login type
. To
establish a connection between your device and the
default server automatically, select
Automatic
. To
automate the connection only when in your home
network, select
Auto in home netw.
To connect to the
server when you open the IM application, select
On
app. start-up
. To connect to the server manually,
select
Manual
and log into the server in the IM main
view by selecting
Options
>
Log in
. Enter your user
ID and password at the prompt. You can obtain the user
name, password, and other settings to log in from your
service provider when you register for the service.
Start a conversation
Open
Conversations
.
To search for IM users and user IDs, select
IM
contacts
>
Options
>
New IM contact
>
Search
.
You can search by
User's name
,
User ID
,
Phone
number
, and
E-mail address
.
To view a conversation, select a participant.
To continue the conversation, enter your message, and
select
Options
>
Send
.
To return to the conversations list without closing the
conversation, select
Back
. To close the conversation,
select
Options
>
End conversation
.
To start a new conversation, select
Options
>
New
conversation
. You can start a new conversation with
a contact while you are inside an active conversation.
However, you cannot have two active conversations
with the same contact.
To insert an image to an instant message, select
Options
>
Send image
, and select the image you
want to send.
To save a conversation participant to your IM contacts,
select
Options
>
Add to IM contacts
.
To save a conversation, while in the conversation view,
select
Options
>
Record chat
. The conversation is
saved as a text file that can be opened and viewed in
the Notes application.
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