Delete the AIM service for BlackBerry devices....................................Buddies................................................About Buddies................................................ Add a Buddy................................................View a Buddy's information..........................................Associate a Buddy with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device......................Delete a Buddy............................................... Block a Buddy................................................. View blocked Buddies............................................Hide offline Buddies..............................................
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View the conversation history for a contact...................................... Delete a conversation history..........................................Availability..............................................About the availability status..........................................Change your availability status........................................... Create a custom availability status........................................Delete custom availability statuses........................................Receive notification when a contact becomes available................................. About sound profiles............................................. Change a sound profile............................................Legal notice..............................................
About the AIM service for BlackBerry devices You can use the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other AIM® service users from your BlackBerry device. To use the AIM service for BlackBerry devices, you must have an AIM screen name. To get an AIM screen name, visit https://reg.my.screenname.aol.com/...
The Buddy List® displays your list of individual contacts, or Buddies. The Buddy List groups Buddies automatically according to whether they are using the AIM® service from a mobile device or a computer. The AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices uses your existing Buddy List from your AIM service account.
A Buddy no longer appears in my Buddy List Try performing the following actions: • If you have set the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices to hide offline Buddies, on the Options screen, change the Show Offline Buddies field to view offline Buddies. •...
User Guide Groups Groups Add a group In the Buddy List®, press the Menu key. 2. Click Add Group. 3. In the Group Name field, type a group name. 4. Click OK. Rename a group In the Buddy List®, highlight a group. 2.
3. Type a screen name. 4. Click OK. Open a conversation Conversations appear in the Conversations list and, by default, in the main message list on your BlackBerry® device. In the Conversations list, click an online Buddy. Add an emoticon When you are composing a message, press the Emoticon key.
Call or send an email message to a contact quickly during a conversation To perform this task, the Buddy must be associated with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry® device. During a conversation, perform any of the following actions: •...
If AutoText recognizes specific text, it is designed to replace the text that you type with the AutoText entry automatically. • To view or change AutoText entries, during a conversation, press the Menu key. Click Edit AutoText. For more information about AutoText, click Help on your BlackBerry® device.
Conversation history View the conversation history for a contact To perform this task, on the Options screen, the Save Message History field must be set to save conversations on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card. On the Buddy List® screen, highlight a Buddy.
User Guide Availability Availability About the availability status Your availability status is made up of a status message and an availability indicator. You can create a custom availability status by typing your own status message and choosing an availability indicator. By default, the availability indicator appears as available. Change your availability status On the Buddy List®...
About sound profiles You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices in the sounds application. The AIM® Alert sound profile specifies how you are notified when a Buddy that you have set an availability alert for becomes available. The AIM®...
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User Guide Legal notice PUNITIVE, OR AGGRAVATED DAMAGES, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, FAILURE TO REALIZE ANY EXPECTED SAVINGS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, OR CORRUPTION OR LOSS OF DATA, FAILURES TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE ANY DATA, PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY APPLICATIONS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH RIM PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, DOWNTIME COSTS, LOSS OF THE USE OF RIM PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR ANY PORTION THEREOF OR OF ANY AIRTIME SERVICES, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, COSTS OF COVER, FACILITIES OR SERVICES, COST OF CAPITAL, OR OTHER SIMILAR PECUNIARY LOSSES, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN,...
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