Basics
About Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
You can use Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other Yahoo!® Messenger users from your device. To use Yahoo! Messenger
for BlackBerry devices, you must have a Yahoo! ID. To get a Yahoo! ID, visit
edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register
. For more information about
Yahoo! Messenger, visit
messenger.yahoo.com
.
Sign in to Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
1.
On the Home screen or in the application list, click
Yahoo! Messenger
.
2. Type your Yahoo!® ID and password.
3. Click
Sign In
.
To sign out, press the
Menu
key. Click
Sign Out
.
Change your nickname or display picture
1.
On the contact list screen, press the
Menu
key.
2. Click
My Details
.
3. Perform any of the following actions:
• To change your nickname, type a name.
• To change your display picture, press the
Menu
key. Click
Change Display Image
. Click a picture. If necessary, center the picture in
the box. Press the
Menu
key. Click
Crop and Save
.
4. Press the
Menu
key.
5. Click
Save
.
About sound profiles
You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® devices in the sounds application. The Yahoo!
Messenger Alert item specifies how you are notified when a contact that you have set an availability notification for becomes available. The
Yahoo! Messenger New Message item specifies how you are notified of incoming Yahoo!® Messenger messages.
Depending on the sound profile that is set in the sounds application on your device, you might not hear the audible notification that you have
set for Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices. For more information about sounds, click the
Help
icon on the Home screen of your BlackBerry
device.
User Guide
Basics
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