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The icons and texts on the display depends on the IM service.
Online — shows the number of contacts that are online
Offline — shows the number of contacts that are offline
To start a conversation, expand the Online or the Offline 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 and scroll to the contact to whom you would
like to chat and select Open. To add contacts, see “Add IM contacts,”
p. 41.
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. 41.
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 reject 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 reject 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.