password for the IM server from your service
provider.
3. To log out, select
Start a new conversation
To start a new IM conversation, in the application main
view, scroll to an IM contact list. If the list is closed,
press the scroll key to expand it to show the contacts
in the list.
Scroll to the desired contact in the contact list. An icon
indicates the availability of the contact. To start a
conversation with the contact, press the scroll key.
When you have selected a contact, the conversation
view will open with the editor box in focus, and you
can start to type your message in the editor box.
View and start conversations
Under the Conversations heading you can see a list of
the contacts with whom you have an ongoing
conversation. Ongoing conversations are
automatically closed when you exit IM.
To view a conversation, scroll to a participant, and
press the scroll key.
To continue the conversation when you are viewing it,
write your message, and press the scroll key.
To return to the conversations list without closing the
conversation, select Back.
To close the conversation, select
58
conversation.
Options
Log
out.
>
Options
End
>
To start a new conversation, select
conversation.
Change your own status
To change your own IM status that is seen by other IM
users, in the application main view, scroll to the first
item.
To select a new status, press the scroll key. Scroll to the
new status, and press the scroll key.
Modify your personal IM
preferences
Select
Options
Settings
>
the following:
Use screen name
(shown only if IM groups are
•
supported by the server) — To enter a nickname,
select Yes.
Show my availability
•
you are online, select
Allow messages from
•
all, select All.
Allow messages from
•
from your contacts, select
invitations are sent by contacts who want you to
join their groups.
Sort IM contacts
— Select how your contacts are
•
sorted:
Alphabetically
Availability reloading
•
information about whether your contacts are online
or offline, select
Automatic
Options
New
>
Preferences
and from
>
— To allow others to see if
To
everyone.
— To allow messages from
— To allow messages only
IM contacts
only. IM
or
By online
status.
— To select how to update
or Manual.