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Define IM settings

To define the IM application settings, select Options >

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Settings > IM settings. 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 > Server settings > Servers.

 

Ask your service provider for the correct settings. To set

 

the server as the one to which your device

 

automatically logs in, select Options > Settings >

 

Server settings > Default server.

 

To define how your device connects to the IM server,

 

select Options > Settings > Server 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.

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To search for IM users and user IDs, select IM

Search.

 

contacts > Options > New IM contact >

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.

IM groups

Open IM groups. IM groups is available only if you are logged into an IM server, and the server supports IM groups.

To create an IM group, select Options > Create new group.

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