Nokia N6270 manual Start an instant messaging conversation

M e s s a g i n g

Connection settings — to edit the

settings needed for messaging and presence connection

Connect to and disconnect from the instant messaging service

To connect to the instant messaging service, access the Instant messages menu, select the desired instant messaging service if needed, and select Login. When the phone has successfully connected, Logged in is displayed.

To disconnect from the instant messaging service, select Logout.

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 instant messaging, and

select Chat, or if is shown next to a contact, 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 26.

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 26.

•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.

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