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Log in
Depending on your IM service, you may not need to enter your user name and
password manually every time you log in.
You can choose to save your password so you do not have to enter it each time
you sign in, or you can choose to log in automatically and skip the login window
when you select the IM application. Select
Save password
or Automatic sign-in
and select
Mark
.
Icons and menu items
Each IM service provider has its own unique interface, so the IM menu items,
display text, and icons on your phone may be different for each IM service. If you
have questions about the differences in the various IM service providers’ text and
icons, contact your wireless service provider for more information.
IM menus
When you select IM from your phone menu, a list of available IM services is
displayed. Select the desired IM service to access the offline menu options:
Sign On,
Saved Conversations
, and Network settings. Depending on the IM service
provider you are using, these may not be the exact menu items displayed.
After you log into IM, the following IM online options are displayed:
Conversations
,
Online contacts, and Offline contacts. Depending on the IM service provider you
are using, these may not be the exact menu items displayed.
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Begin an IM session
You can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person’s user name and
you use the same IM service. As the conversation progresses, the most recent
message appears at the bottom of the window, causing the previous messages
to move up one level (some IM services may do this in the opposite direction).
If you want to chat with a person, you must first add that person to online
contacts. See “Contacts”, page 37.
To begin an IM session, do the following:
1. In the standby mode, select
Menu
> IM.
2. Choose a service provider.
3. Select an online contact. You may be able to enter a new contact’s name
depending on your service provider.
4. A conversation window displays, and the contact’s name is listed.
5. Enter a message. When you finish the message, select
Send
.
