Read An Instant Message; Participate In A Conversation; Add Im Contacts; Block Or Unblock Messages - Nokia 7500 Prism User Manual

Read an instant message

If you receive a new message that is not a message
associated with an active conversation, New instant
message is displayed. To read it, select Read. If more than
one message is received, select a message and Open.
New messages received during an active conversation are
held in IMs > Conversations. If you receive a message
from someone who is not in IM contacts, the sender ID is
displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone
memory, select Options > Save contact.

Participate in a conversation

To join or start an IM session, write your message, and
select Send.
If you receive a new message during a conversation from
a person who is not taking part in the current
conversation, is displayed, and the phone sounds an
alert tone. Write your message, and select Send. Your
message is displayed, and the reply message is displayed
below your message.

Add IM contacts

When connected to the IM service, in the IM main menu,
select Options > Add contact > By mobile number,
Enter ID manually, Search from server, or Copy from
server (depending on the service provider). To start a
conversation, scroll to a contact, and select Chat.

Block or unblock messages

When you are in a conversation and want to block
messages, select Options > Block contact.
To block messages from a specific contact in your contacts
list, scroll to the contact in Conversations, and select
Options > Block contact > OK.
To unblock a contact, in the IM main menu, select
Options > Blocked list. Scroll to the contact you want to
unblock, and select Unblock > OK.

Groups

You can use the public groups provided by the service
provider or create your own private groups for an IM
conversation.
You can bookmark public groups that your service
provider may maintain. Connect to the IM service, and
select Groups > Public groups. Select a group and
Join. If you are not in the group, enter your screen name
as your nickname for the group.
To delete a group from your list, select Options > Delete
group.
To search for a group, select Groups > Public groups >
Search groups.
To create a private group, connect to the IM service, and,
from the main menu, select Options > Create group.
Enter the name for the group and the screen name that
you want to use as your nickname. Mark the private group
members in the contacts list, and write an invitation.

Voice messages

The voice mailbox is a network service to which you may
need to subscribe. For more information, contact your
service provider.
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