User Guide

Instant messages
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■ Begin a group chat
You can create your own private chat groups. The participants must be entered
into IM contacts. See ”IM contacts” on page 44.
1. From the I M online menu, select Create group.
2. Enter the group name (up to 10 characters), and select OK.
3. After your screen name appears, select OK.
The group chat screen is displayed.
4. To add group members, select Options > Group members.
5. Select the contact whom you want to invite to the group chat.
6. Enter the invitation text, and select Send.
■ Receive and reply to messages
If you have an active chat open and receive an instant message from the contact
or group member with whom you are chatting, the new message is displayed on
the conversation screen in the sequence in which they are received. Select Write
to reply.
If you receive an instant message when you have the IM application open but do
not have an active chat open, a screen appears showing you have a new instant
message with the name of the sender. Select Open to open the conversation screen
with that contact’s new message displayed. To reply, select Write, enter a message,
and select Send.
If you receive an instant message when you are logged in to the IM service but do
not have the IM application open on your phone, a message is displayed telling you
that a new IM message has been received. Select Start to open the IM application
and view the new message.
■ Return to chat session
From the I M online menu, select Conversations. This list displays all IM conversations
and group chats in which you are currently participating. To view a conversation
or continue chatting, scroll to a group name or contact name, and press Select.
■ IM contacts
You can add the names of contacts with whom you interact frequently by instant
messaging to the IM contacts list.