Start an instant messaging conversation
Open the
Instant messages
menu, and connect to the instant messaging
service. You can start a conversation in different ways:
• Select
Conversations
. The list of new and read messaging sessions or
invitations to instant messaging during the active conversation is
displayed. Scroll to a message or an invitation, and select
Open
.
indicates new and
read instant messages.
indicates new and
read group messages.
indicates invitations.
The icons and texts on the display may vary, depending on the
instant messaging service.
• Select
IM contacts
. The contacts that you added to the list are
displayed. Scroll to the contact with whom you would like to start
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instant messaging, and select
Chat
, or if a new contact is shown on
the list, select
Open
.
indicates an online contact and
an offline contact in the
contact memory of the phone.
indicates a blocked contact. See Block and unblock messages on
page 43.
indicates that you have received a new message from a contact.
You can add contacts to the list. See Contacts for instant messaging
on page 43.
• Select
Groups
>
Public groups
(dimmed if groups are not supported
by the network). The list of bookmarks to public groups provided by
the network operator or service provider is displayed. To start a
conversation, scroll to a group, and select
Join
. Enter the screen
name that you want to use as a nickname in the conversation. When
you have successfully joined the group conversation, you can start a
group conversation. You can also create a private group. See Groups
on page 43.
• Select
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
on page 56.