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Note: To refresh your Buddy List, press
while viewing the list.
Sending and Receiving Instant Messages
After you open your Buddy List to find people online, you
can exchange messages.
Press
S
1
2 SEND IM (
+
)
or
VIEW (
+
)
3 keypad keys
4 SEND (
+
)
Your phone displays the conversation history, where you
can see the text you sent and the person's replies as they
arrive. In the conversation display, you can:
Press
WRITE (
+
)
BACK (
-
)
O
M
> Get Buddy Info
M
> Add Buddy
M
> End Conversation
> Decline IMs
M
Note: If you sign off of AIM, you can still view the
conversation text by pressing
the home screen. Turning off your phone erases the
conversations.
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> Refresh List
M
To
scroll to a name on your
Buddy List
start a conversation with the
person
open a conversation in
progress
Press WRITE (
+
) to enter new
text.
enter message text
send the message
To
enter and send more text
return to the Buddy List,
where you can open more
conversations
Note: You can have up to
5 open conversations.
return to the home screen,
without signing off of AIM or
closing the conversation
Note: Your phone displays
New IM if you receive a
#
message while on the
home screen or in another
application.
view the screen name and
online status of the person
in this conversation
add the screen name to
your Buddy List
end the conversation
block messages from the
screen name for the
current session
M
> AIM > Offline Convs. from
Setting Up AOL Instant Messenger
Adding and Removing Buddies
Your Buddy List can contain 30 names.
To add a name, open your Buddy List or a conversation and
M
> Add Buddy. If you are not in a conversation,
press
enter the new screen name and press OK (
an error if it cannot verify the name on the server.
To remove a name from your Buddy List, highlight the name
M
> Remove Buddy.
and press
Tip: To send a message to someone not on your Buddy List,
M
> Send IM To...
open the list and press
Declining Buddies
To decline messages from someone on your Buddy List,
highlight the name and press
remains active until you sign off of AIM.
Setting an Alert for Offline Buddies
To receive notification when someone signs on to AIM,
highlight the name in your Buddy List and press
M
> Alert Me.
Setting Your Away Message
If you are signed on to AIM but not responding to new
F
messages, you can set the
next to your name in everyone else's Buddy List. From the
AIM Online menu, select Away Message > On or Off.
Note: The AIM Online menu displays when you sign on, and
when you press BACK (
+
) from your Buddy List.
Setting Your AIM Alert
AIM plays an alert when new messages arrive, or when a
person for whom you have set an alert signs on to AIM.
To turn off the AIM alert, select Settings > Set Sounds from the
AIM Online menu.
Changing Your Password
To change the password for your sign-on name, select
Settings > Change Password from the AIM Online menu.
Signing Off of AIM
To sign off, select Sign Off from the AIM Online menu.
+
). AIM returns
M
> Decline IMs. This setting
(away) indicator to display
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