80 Chapter 5 : Email and other messages
2Tap Buddies.
3Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available .
Sign out of an IM account
1Open Messaging .
2Tap Buddies.
3Tap the status icon to the left o f your online status (Avai lable or Busy)
and tap Sign off.
Send and receive IM messages
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re
inside a coverage area (see Turn wi re le ss se rv ic es on ).
1Open Messaging .
2Do one of the following to start or continue a conversation:
•In Conversations or Buddies view: Tap to start a new
conversation.
•In Conversations view: Tap an existing conversation and enter a new
message.
•In Buddies view: Tap a buddy name and enter a new message.
3Tap Te x t or an IM account name in the upper-right corner of the
screen, and tap the IM account you want to use.
4Enter the message text and tap .
5When the message recipient replies, the reply appears below your
message in the conversation. Repeat step 4 to send another message.
Change your online status
1Open Messaging .
2Tap Buddies.
3Tap the status icon to the left of the status description, and tap your
new status.
4Tap to confirm your status.
Change your custom message
Your custom message is seen by your IM buddies. It appears next to your
IM screen name and status. It can contain any text you want.
1Open Messaging .
2Tap Buddies.
TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a
message).