Nokia 8600 - Luna Cell Phone 128 MB, User Manual

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The icons and texts on the display may vary, depending on the IM service you have selected.
Online —shows the number of contacts that are online
Offline —shows the number of contacts that are offline
To start a conversation, expand the Online or the Offline folder, scroll to the contact with
whom you would like to chat, and select Chat . To answer an invitation or to reply to a
message, expand the Conversations folder, scroll to the contact to whom you would like to
chat, and select Open . To add contacts, see "Add IM contacts," p. 35.
Groups > Public groups —the list of bookmarks to public groups provided by the service provider
is displayed, but not visible if groups are not supported by the network. To start an IM session
with a group, scroll to a group, and select
Join . Enter the screen name that you want to use as
your nickname in the conversation. When you have successfully joined the group conversation,
you can start a group conversation. You can create a private group. See "Groups," p. 35.
Search > Users or Groups — to search for other IM users or public groups on the network by
phone number, screen name, e-mail address, or name. If you select Groups , you can search
for a group by a member in the group, or by group name, topic, or ID.
Options > Chat or Join group — to start the conversation when you have found the user or
the group that you want.
Accept or reject an invitation
In the standby mode, when you are connected to the IM service and you receive a new
invitation,
New invitation received is displayed. To read it, select Read . If more than one
invitation is received, scroll to the invitation you want, and select Open . To join the private
group conversation, select Accept , and enter the screen name you want to use as your
nickname. To reject or delete the invitation, select Options > Reject or Delete .
Read an instant message
In the standby mode, when you are connected to the IM service, and you receive a new message
that is not a message associated with an active conversation,
New instant message is displayed.
To read it, select Read .
If you received more than one message, the number of new instant messages appears in the
display. Select
Read , scroll to a message, and select Open .
New messages received during an active conversation are held in Instant messages >
Conversations . If you receive a message from someone who is not in IM contacts , the sender ID is
displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone memory, select Options > Save contact .
Participate in a conversation
To join or start an IM session, write your message; and select Send , or press the call key.
Select Options to view the available options.
If you receive a new message during a conversation from a person who is not taking part in
the current conversation,
is displayed, and the phone sounds an alert tone.
Write your message; select Send , or press the call key. Your message is displayed, and the
reply message is displayed below your message.