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To start a conversation, expand the Online (N) or the Offline (N) folder, and scroll
to the contact with whom you would like to chat, and select Chat. To answer an
invitation or to reply to a message, expand the Conversations folder, scroll to the
contact to whom you would like to chat, and select Open. To add contacts,
see "Add IM contacts," p. 33.
Groups > Public groups (not visible if groups are not supported by the network) —
The list of bookmarks to public groups provided by the service provider is displayed.
To start a IM session with a group, scroll to a group, and select Join. Enter the
screen name that you want to use as your nickname in the conversation. When
you have successfully joined the group conversation, you can start a group
conversation. You can create a private group. See "Groups," p. 33.
Search > Users or Groups — to search for other IM 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.
Options > Chat or Join group — to start the conversation when you have found
the user or the group that you want
Accept or decline an invitation
If you receive a new invitation, to read it, select Read. If more than one invitation
is received, select an invitation and Open. To join the private group conversation,
select Accept, and enter the screen name you want to use as your nickname.
To decline or delete the invitation, select Options > Reject or Delete.
Read an instant message
If you receive a new message that is not a message associated with an active
conversation, New instant message is displayed. To read it, select Read. If more
than one message is received, select a message and Open.
New messages received during an active conversation are held in Instant messages >
Conversations. If you receive a message from someone who is not in IM contacts,
the sender ID is displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone memory,
select Options > Save contact.
Participate in a conversation
To join or start an IM session, write your message, and select Send.
If you receive a new message during a conversation from a person who is not
taking part in the current conversation, is displayed, and the phone sounds
an alert tone.
Write your message, and select Send. Your message is displayed, and the reply
message is displayed below your message.