join discussion forums (IM groups) with specific topics.
Various service providers maintain compatible IM servers
that you can log in to after you register to an IM service.
Service providers may differ in their support of features.
Before you can use Instant messaging, you must save the
settings to access the service that you want to use. The
settings may be preconfigured in your device, or you may
receive the settings as a configuration message from the
service provider that offers the IM service. You can also
enter the settings manually.
IM views
In the application main view, select
•User ID — to view your own IM status and identity
•Conversations — to view a list of IM conversations,
chat groups, and received invitations, and to open a
chat group, conversation or invitation
To view your contacts, select a contact list name.
The following options are available:
•New conversation — Start or continue a conversation
with an IM user.
•New IM contact — Create, edit, or view the online
status of your IM contacts.
•Saved conversations — View a previous instant
messaging session that you saved.
When you open a conversation, the conversation view
shows the messages that have been sent and received. To
send a new message, type the message in the editing box
at the bottom of the screen.
Connect to an IM server
1. To connect to the instant messaging (IM) server in use,
open IM, and select Options > Log in.
2. Enter your user ID and password, and press the scroll
key to log in. You obtain the user ID and password for
the IM server from your service provider.
3. To log out, select Options > Log out.
Start a new conversation
To start a new IM conversation, in the application main
view, scroll to an IM contact list. If the list is closed, press
the scroll key to expand it to show the contacts in the list.
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.
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