Google Talk; Signing In To See Your Friends; Adding A Friend; Changing Your Online Status - Zte Whirl Z660G User Manual

Google Talk

Google Talk is Google's instant messaging service.
You can use it to communicate in real time with other
people who also use Google Talk on a phone, on the
web, or with a desktop application.

Signing In to See Your Friends

You must sign in to your Google account before you can
use Google Talk.
Press the Home Key > and select Talk. The first
time you launch Talk, tap the account you want to sign
in with. Your friends list is then displayed.
NOTE: You remain signed in to Google Talk after
launching the Talk app even if you switch to other
apps, until you explicitly sign out. To sign out, go
back to your friends list and press the Menu Key >
Sign out.

Adding a Friend

1. In the friends list, tap at the top right of the
screen.
2. Enter your friend's address and tap DONE.
Your friend's address in Google Talk is a Gmail or
other email address that is configured to connect to
Google Talk.
NOTE: If other people try to add you as a friend,
you will receive a notification in the status bar and the
invitation appears in your friends list. You can tap the
invitation to accept, decline, or block.
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Changing Your Online Status

1. Tap your own entry at the top of your friends list.
2. In the screen that opens, tap your current status to
change it (or to sign out of Talk).
3. Enter a status message, or if you already have one,
edit it. In addition to the standard status settings,
you can also tap Change to a recently-used
status to select a message that you've entered
previously.
4. Press the Back Key to return to your friends list.

Chatting With Friends

1. Tap a friend in your friends list. The chat screen for
that friend opens.
2. Type in a message and tap . You can also tap
to initiate a voice chat if the friend is online.

Switching Between Active Chats

If you have more than one chat going, you can switch
between these chats in one of the following ways:
• Press the Back Key to return from one chat to the
friends list. Then tap the other friend you want to
chat with.
• While you are in one chat screen with a friend,
swipe left or right to switch to the chat screen with
the other friend.
Using Group Chat
When you're chatting, you can invite additional
friends to join a group chat.
1. On a chat screen, press the Menu Key > Add
to chat.
2. Tap the name of the friend 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. In a group
chat, everyone can see everyone else's messages. Group
chats appear at the top of your friends list with a group
chat icon.
Ending the Chat
While on a chat screen, press the Menu Key >
End chat.
You can also press the Menu Key > End all chats
while in the friends list to end all active chats.
Changing Google Talk
Settings
On any chat screen or in the friends list, press the
Menu Key > Settings to change Google Talk settings
for your account.
Google Talk
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