Palm PDA CentroTM Smart Device manual Signing on, Sending a Message, Receiving a Message

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Signing on

1If you are signing on to your existing IM account on your Centro, sign on to the community using your existing username or email address (whichever your IM provider requires) and password.

NOTE Some IM providers allow you to sign on to multiple devices at the same time, for example, both your Centro and your computer. With other IM providers, signing on to an existing IM account on your Centro may automatically sign you out of another currently running IM session.

1Press Applications and select

Instant Messaging .

2Select an IM community.

3Enter your username and password in the form requested by the IM community.

4(Optional) Select Save Password to have your password stored in IM.

5(Optional) Select Auto Sign On to automatically sign on to the IM community whenever you select it.

6Select Done or Sign On.

Once you sign on, you can add contacts to establish a list of people you want to correspond with via Instant Messaging. You can also indicate whether or not you are available for Instant Messaging.

Sending a Message

You can select Quick Text and Smileys to make your messages quick and easy to enter or you can simply enter text in the usual way.

1Sign on to an IM community.

2Select Send Message To and select a recipient from your contacts list.

3Enter the text of your message and select Send.

Receiving a Message

You can receive messages as long as you are signed on to an IM community. A beep announces the arrival of an IM message.

1When you hear a beep, press

Applications and select Instant

Messaging .

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