Scroll to the desired contact in the contact list. An icon
indicates the availability of the contact. To start a
conversation with the contact, press the scroll key.
When you have selected a contact, the conversation view will
open with the editor box in focus, and you can start to type
your message in the editor box.
View and start conversations
Under the Conversations heading you can see a list of the
contacts with whom you have an ongoing conversation.
Ongoing conversations are automatically closed when you
exit IM.
To view a conversation, scroll to a participant, and press the
scroll key.
To continue the conversation when you are viewing it, write
your message, and press the scroll key.
To return to the conversations list without closing the
conversation, select Back.
To close the conversation, select
conversation.
To start a new conversation, select
conversation.
Change your own status
To change your own IM status that is seen by other IM users,
in the application main view, scroll to the first item.
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Options
End
>
Options
New
>
To select a new status, press the scroll key. Scroll to the new
status, and press the scroll key.
Modify your personal IM
preferences
Select
Options
Settings
>
following:
Use screen name
(shown only if IM groups are supported
•
by the server) — To enter a nickname, select Yes.
Show my availability
•
online, select
To
everyone.
Allow messages from
•
select All.
Allow messages from
•
your contacts, select
IM contacts
sent by contacts who want you to join their groups.
Sort IM contacts
— Select how your contacts are sorted:
•
Alphabetically
or
By online
Availability reloading
•
information about whether your contacts are online or
offline, select
Automatic
Offline contacts
— Select whether contacts with an
•
offline status are shown in the contacts list.
Own message color
•
messages you send.
Received message color
•
messages you receive.
Show date/ time info
•
the instant messages in conversations, select Yes.
Preferences
and from the
>
— To allow others to see if you are
— To allow messages from all,
— To allow messages only from
only. IM invitations are
status.
— To select how to update
or Manual.
— Select the color of the instant
— Select the color of the instant
— To view the date and time of
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