Reading And Managing Stored Messages - Polycom SpectraLink 8440 User Manual

An incoming IM message that arrives while another chat is active is announced by a tone.
It will be appended to the IM History List as an unread message and the unread count
status icon is incremented.

Reading and Managing Stored Messages

IM history is stored under Messages > Instant Messages by contact. The History list displays a list of
contacts you have had IM sessions with since the last time the handset was turned on, starting with the
most recent.
When you turn your handset off, the IM history list is cleared. Only IM chats that you have
made during the current handset power cycle are displayed in the IM history list.
To view your IM chat history:
1 Select the Messages icon on the Home screen, and choose Instant Messages.
2 Highlight the cell of a contact you wish to view and press OK.
An IM chat window opens with the top window displaying all chats with that contact since the
handset was turned on.
To resume an IM session:
• Highlight the cell of the contact you wish to chat with and press OK.
An IM chat window opens.
To delete IM contact history:
• To delete an IM contact history from the IM history list, highlight the contact's cell and press the
Delete soft key.
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