IM—instant messaging
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To prevent receiving messages from certain participants,
select
Options
>
Blocking options
.
Record chats
To record the messages that are exchanged during a
conversation or while you are joined in a IM group, select
Options
>
Record chat
. To stop recording, select
Options
>
Stop recording
. To view the recorded chats, in
the main view, select
Recorded chats
.
View and start conversations
The
Conversations
view shows a list of the individual
conversation participants that you have an ongoing
conversation with. Ongoing conversations are
automatically closed when you exit
IM
.
To view a conversation, scroll to a participant, and press
.
To continue the conversation, write your message, and
press .
To return to the conversations list without closing the
conversation, select
Back
. To close the conversation, select
Options
>
End conversation
.
To start a new conversation, select
Options
>
New
conversation
.
To save a conversation participant to your IM contacts,
select
Options
>
Add to IM contacts
.
To send automatic replies to incoming messages, select
Options
>
Set auto reply on
. You can still receive
messages.
IM contacts
In the
IM contacts
view, you can retrieve chat contact lists
from the server, or add a new chat contact to a contact list.
When you log in to the server, the previously used chat
contact list is retrieved from the server automatically.
Instant messaging server settings
Select
Options
>
Settings
>
Server settings
. You may
receive the settings in a special text message from the
service provider that offers the chat service. You obtain the
user ID and password from your service provider when you
register to the service. If you do not know your user ID or
password, contact your service provider.
Servers
—View a list of all defined IM servers.
Default server
—Change the IM server to which you want
to connect.
IM login type
—To log in automatically when you start
IM
,
select
On app. start-up
.
