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Chapter 6 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging 73
1 Open Messaging .
2 Do one of the following:
• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes
advantage of the Synergy feature: Tap Skype .
• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the
Synergy feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add an
Account and tap Skype .
• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &
Accounts . Tap Add an Account and tap Skype .
3 Tap Create Account .
4 Tap Accept to agree to Skype’s terms and conditions.
5 Enter the following details:
• Full Name: Enter your full name.
• Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to
other Skype users.
• Password: Enter a password and then enter it again.
• Email Address: Enter your email address and then enter it again.
6 Tap Create Account .
7 You are presented with options for which apps should download
data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off , and then tap
Create Account .
8 Tap Done .
Sign in to an IM account
1 Open Messaging .
2 Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available .
Chat with a group
Group chat is available only with Skype mobile. To set up your Skype
account in Messaging, see Set up an instant messaging (IM) account. If
you have already set up your Skype account in Phone, Contacts, or
Accounts, it is set up in Messaging automatically.
All members of a group chat must be Skype buddies.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Do one of the following:
• To start a new group chat: In Conversations or Buddies view, tap
. Enter two or more Skype buddies or tap to search for
Skype buddies. Enter a message to create the initial chat topic
and tap to set up the chat. In Conversations view, tap the new
chat you created.
• To continue an existing group chat: In Conversations view, tap the
conversation.
3 Enter a message, and tap .
4 When one of the message recipients replies, the reply appears
below your message in the conversation. Repeat step 3 to reply to
the entire group.
5 (Optional) Do any of the following:
• To add or change a topic for the chat: Tap the conversation, open
the application menu, and tap Set Topic . Enter or edit the topic,
and tap Set Topic .
• To add another buddy to a chat: Tap the conversation, open the
application menu, and tap Add Buddy to this Chat . Enter the
buddy’s Skype name or tap to search for a Skype name and
tap .
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