Starting an instant messaging conversation
Enter the
Instant messages
menu, connect to the instant messaging service, and
you can start a conversation in different ways.
• Select
Conversations
. The list of new and read messaging sessions or
invitations to instant messaging during the currently active session is
displayed. Scroll to a message or an invitation, and press
Open
.
indicates the new and
the read instant messages.
indicates the new and
the read group messages.
indicates the invitations.
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The icons and texts on the display may vary depending on the instant
messaging service.
• Select
IM contacts
. The contacts that you have added from the phone’s
contacts memory are displayed. Scroll to the contact with whom you would
like to start instant messaging, and press
Chat
.
indicates that you have received a new message from a contact.
indicates an online contact and
an offline contact in the contact
memory of the phone.
indicates a blocked contact. Refer to
Blocking and unblocking messages
on
page
66
.
You can add contacts to the list. See
Contacts for instant messaging
on page
66
.
• Select
Groups
and
Public groups
(dimmed if the group functionality is not
supported by the network). The list of bookmarks to public groups provided by
the network operator or service provider is displayed. To start a conversation,
scroll to a group, and press
Join
. Enter the screen name that you want to use as
a nickname in the conversation. When you have successfully joined in the
group conversation, you can start a group session. You can also create a
private group. See
Groups
on page
67
.
• Select
Search
and
Users
or
Groups
to search for other instant messaging users
or public groups on the network by phone number, screen name, e-mail
address, or name. If you select
Groups
, you can search for a group by a member
in the group or by group name, topic or ID.
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To start the session when you have found the user or the group that you want,
press
Options
, and select
Chat
or
Join group
.
• You can start a session from Contacts. See
Viewing the subscribed names
on
page
83
.