Accessing Blackberry Messenger; Using Blackberry Messenger - Blackberry dummies 2 Manual

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Part II: Getting Organized and Online with Your Storm

Accessing BlackBerry Messenger

Figure 9-1:
Launch
BlackBerry
Messenger
here.

Using BlackBerry Messenger

You access BlackBerry Messenger in the Applications folder from the Home
screen, as shown in Figure 9-1. The first time you run BlackBerry Messenger,
a welcome screen asks you to enter your display name. This display name is
the one you want other people see in BlackBerry Messenger when you send
them a message.
The next time you open BlackBerry Messenger, you see a contacts list, as
shown on the left in Figure 9-2. (Okay, the picture here displays some con-
tacts, but your list should be empty; we'll show you how to populate the list
in a minute.)
Consider this a friendly warning rather than a tip. After you have BlackBerry
Messenger in your life, it's difficult to live without it. Because it's always con-
nected and you can see when messages have been successfully delivered and
read, it's the ultimate form of text-based communication.