Google Talk - Alcatel One Touch Shockwave User Manual

4.3

Google Talk .................................................

Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate
with your friends whenever they are connected to this service.
To access this feature and sign in, touch Application tab from the Home
screen, then touch Talk. All friends added by using Google Talk from the
web or cellphone will be displayed in your friends list.
Touch the account to set your online status.
Touch the text box below your online status to enter your status message.
To sign out, touch Menu key from Friends list to display options, then
touch Sign out.
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 selecting 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, touch Menu key, then touch Friends list.
4.3.2 To add a new friend
From Friends list, touch Menu key to open options 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.
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You can also check all invitations you have sent or received by pressing
Menu key from Friends list and touching More/Invites.
4.3.3 To close a chat
When you want to end a chat, the following two ways are available:
• From Friends list screen, touch and hold the friend you want to stop
chatting with to open Option menu, and then touch End chat.
• Touch Menu key from chatting screen directly, and then touch End chat.
4.3.4 To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are
available for your choice:
• To view all By default, only friends that you frequently
friends/ communicate with are displayed in Friends list.
most popular To view all friends, touch Menu key, then touch
friends All friends. To return to displaying most popular
friends screen, touch Menu key again, then touch
Most popular.
• To make a friend
To ensure a friend is always displayed in your Most
popular popular list, touch and hold the friend's name until
the options menu pops up, then touch Always
show friend. To remove a friend from Always
show friend, touch and hold the friend, and touch
Auto show friend.
• To block a friend To block a friend from exchanging messages and
remove them from your friends list, touch and
hold the friend, then touch Block friend. All
blocked friends can be viewed by pressing Menu
key and touching More/Blocked. To unblock a
friend, touch the name of this friend and touch
OK when prompted.
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