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Using Other Applications 223
Manage Contacts
Your contact list appears as soon as you sign in. The contact list allows you
to see with a single glance which of your contacts are online or available,
busy, away, and offline or unavailable. Contacts are sorted into categories
based on a combination of availability status and alphabetical order, or into the
groups you’ve set up (depending on both your device and service provider).
To add, delete or block contacts
•
To add a contact, tap
Menu >
Add
Contact
, and follow the instructions on
the screen.
•
To delete a contact, select a contact and
tap
Menu > Delete Contact
or tap and
hold the contact's name, and tap
Delete
Contact
. Tap
Yes
to confirm.
•
To block a contact, select a contact and
tap
Menu > Block
or tap and hold the
contact's name, and tap
Block
.
To view contact information
•
Select a contact and tap
Menu > Contact Info
or tap and hold the
contact's name, and tap
Contact Info
.
Send and Receive Messages
To send an instant message
1.
Tap the contact to whom you want to send a message.
2.
Enter your message in the text entry area at the bottom of the screen,
and tap
Send
.
Tips
• To quickly add common phrases, tap
Menu
>
Insert Quick Text
and
select a phrase from the list. You can also edit a Quick Text phrase by
tapping
Menu > Edit Quick Text
or save your message as a Quick Text
phrase by tapping
Menu > Save as Quick Text
.
•
To add smileys or emoticons, tap
Menu
>
Insert Emoticon
and select a
emoticon from the list.