User's Manual

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Messaging
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To change your own status
} Messaging } My friends } Myself } Change status
and edit your status according to the options.
To send a message from My friends
} Messaging } My friends and select a contact. If
the contact is linked to your phonebook } More }
Send instant msg } Send. If not, select the contact
} Send IM.
Receiving a message
When you receive a message, a message alert
sounds or an icon appears in the status bar.
Contact list
You can create nicknames for the contacts in your
list that are connected to the My friends server.
You can also link a contact to the phonebook, and
get access to information saved in the phonebook.
To enter a nickname
} Messaging } My friends, and select a contact. }
More } Manage contact } Edit nickname. Enter the
nickname for that contact } Save.
To link a contact to the phonebook
} Messaging } My friends and select a contact. }
More } Manage contact } Link to contacts and
select a phonebook contact.
Blocking contacts and strangers
A stranger is someone who is not in your list of
contacts. An icon indicates a message from a
stranger. You can block a contact or stranger so
that they cannot view your status or send you
messages.
You can also add the stranger to your list of con-
tacts or block them. If you do not do either, the
stranger disappears when you log out from the My
friends server.
To block or unblock a contact
} Messaging } My friends and select a contact. }
More } Manage contact. Select Block contact or
Unblock contact.
To block a stranger
} Messaging } My friends and select the stranger }
More } Block user.
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