Blackberry 8707 manual BlackBerry Messenger, Contacts, Turn on invitation passwords

BlackBerry Messenger

Contacts

Add a contact

You must invite contacts to use BlackBerry® Messenger before they are added to your contact list.

1.In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel.

2.Click Add a Contact.

3.Perform one of the following actions:

•If the contact is not in your address book, highlight [Use Once]. Click the trackwheel. Click Request by Email or Request by PIN. Type an email address or PIN. Press the Enter key.

•If the contact is in your address book, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Request (Email) or Request (PIN).

4.Perform one of the following actions:

•If you want to set a password, and have turned on invitation passwords, type a question and answer. Click OK.

•If you do not want to set a password, and have turned on invitation passwords, click Cancel to proceed to the next step.

5.Perform one of the following actions:

•To add a custom message to your invitation, type a message. Click OK. Click OK.

•To use the default invitation message, click OK. Click OK.

Note: If you invite a contact using a PIN and the contact is in your address book, the contact's display name appears instead of the PIN.

Turn on invitation passwords

If you turn on invitation passwords, a question and password screen appear each time you invite a contact.

1.In BlackBerry® Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel.

2.Click Options.

3.Set the Ask Password Question When Adding Contacts field to Yes.

4.Click the trackwheel.

5.Click Save.

Note: To turn off invitation passwords again, set the Ask Password Question When Adding Contacts field to No.

Respond to an invitation

1.In BlackBerry® Messenger, in the Requests group, highlight an invitation.

2.Click the trackwheel.

3.Click one of the following menu items:

•Accept.

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