Nokia 8600 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Messaging
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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
In the standby mode, when you are connected to the IM service and you
receive a new invitation, New invitation received is displayed. To read it,
select Read. If more than one invitation is received, scroll to the
invitation you want, and select 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
In the standby mode, when you are connected to the IM service, and 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 you receive more than one message, N new instant messages appears
in the display, where N is the number of new messages. Select Read,
scroll to a message, and select 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, or
press the call key. Select Options to view the available options.
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.