Wildfire Cell Phone User Manual

87 Social
Chatting in Google Talk
Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with
other people that also use Google Talk.
From the Home screen, tap > Talk.
If you signed in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are
already signed in to Google Talk.
To sign out from Google Talk, press MENU while in the Friends list, and then tap More > Sign out.
Chatting with friends
Starting a chat
Tap a friend in the Friends list.
Chat with your friend by entering text in the text box at the bottom of the
screen.
To insert a smiley, press MENU, and then tap More > Insert smiley. Tap a smiley to
insert it into your message.
3. After entering your message, tap Send.
Accepting an invitation to chat
When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you receive a notification. Their entry
in the Friends list turns white and displays the message.
Do one of the following:
In the Friends list, tap the friend who sent you the invitation to chat.
Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the chat notification. See “Opening
the Notifications panel” in the Getting started chapter.
Returning to the Friends list
While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Friends list.
Switching between active chats
You can switch between chats if you have more than one chat going.
While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Switch chats.
On the screen that opens, tap the friend you want to chat with.
Inviting a friend to join a group chat
While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Add to chat.
Tap the friend you want to invite. The friend you invited and the current
participants receive an invitation to a group chat. Each one who accepts the
invitation joins the group chat.
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