Nokia N6270 manual Edit your availability status, Block and unblock messages

M e s s a g i n g

Participate in an instant messaging conversation

To join or start a conversation, select Write or start writing.

Tip: If you receive a new message during a conversation from a person who is not taking part in the

current conversation, is displayed, and the phone sounds an alert tone.

Write your message. To send it, select Send, or press the call key. The message stays on the display, and the reply message appears below your message.

Edit your availability status

1.Open the Instant messages menu, and connect to the instant messaging service.

2.To view and edit your own availability information or screen name, select My settings.

3.To allow all the other instant messaging users to see when you are online, select Availability > Available for all.

To allow only the contacts on your instant messaging contact list to see when you are online, select Availability > Available for contacts.

To appear as being offline, select Availability > Appear offline.

When you are connected to the instant messaging service, indicates that you are online and that you are not visible to others.

Contacts for instant messaging

To add contacts to the instant messaging contacts list, do the following:

1.Connect to the instant messaging service, and select IM contacts.

2.Select Options > Add contact, or if you have no contacts added, select Add. Select Enter ID manually, Search from server, Copy from server, or By mobile number. When the contact is successfully added, the phone confirms it.

3.Scroll to a contact, and to start a conversation, select Chat.

Block and unblock messages

To block messages, connect to the instant messaging service, and select Conversations > IM contacts, or join or start a conversation. Scroll to the contact from whom you want to block incoming messages, and select Options > Block contact > OK.

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