Alcatel OT-980 Manual page 55

4.3.1 Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter
your message and finally touch Send.
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by pressing Menu key,
touching Add to chat and then select the friend you want to add.
When chatting with more than one friend, you can switch screens by
pressing Menu key, then touching Switch chats.
To return to Friends list screen, press Menu key, then touch Friends
list.
4.3.2 To add a new friend
From Friends list, press Menu key to open Option list and touch Add
Friend to add a new friend. Enter the Google Talk ID or Gmail address of
the friend you want to add, and then touch Send invitation.
A notification with this invitation will be received by the friend. By touching
the invitation, the friend can select Accept or Cancel in response.
You can also check all invitations you have sent or received by pressing
Menu key from Friends list and touching Invites.
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