User's Manual

22 Chapter 3 : Email and other messages
6 Enter the message text and tap .
Receive and view text and multimedia messages
1 Open Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation to view messages.
3 In a multimedia message, tap a music, video, or vCard file name to
view the attached file. (Attached pictures are displayed within the
message.) Tap Copy Photo to save an attached JPG picture.
Set up an instant messaging (IM) account
To use an IM account on your phone, such as a GoogleTalk IM account, you
must already have the account online. If you have an IM account with a
provider that takes advantage of the Synergy feature, that IM account is
automatically added to your phone when you enter your username and
password for that provider in Email, Calendar, or Contacts.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Do one of the following:
• The first time you open Messaging: Tap Add An Account.
• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &
Accounts. Tap Add IM Account.
3 Tap the account type and enter your username and password.
4 Ta p Sign In.
Sign in to an IM account
1 Open Messaging .
2 Ta p Buddies.
3 Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available.
Send and receive IM messages
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re
inside a coverage area (see Tu rn w i rel e s s s e r vi c e s o n).
1 Open Messaging .
2 Do one of the following to start or continue a conversation:
• In Conversations or Buddies view, tap to start a new
conversation.
• In Conversations view, tap an existing conversation and enter a new
message.
• In Buddies view, tap a buddy name and enter a new message.
3 Ta p Tex t or an IM account name in the upper-right corner of the
screen, and tap the IM account you want to use.
4 Enter the message text and tap .
5 When the message recipient replies, the reply appears below your
message in the conversation. Repeat step 4 to send another message.