Nokia 6170 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Begin an IM session
You can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person’s user name
and you use the same IM service. As the conversation progresses, the most
recent message appears at the top of the screen, causing the previous messages
to move down one level (some IM services may do this in the opposite direction).
If you want to chat with a person, you must first add that person to IM Contacts.
See “IM contacts” on page 35.
To begin an IM session with one contact:
1 From the IM online menu, select IM contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact who is online, and press Select > Open.
A conversation screen is opened, and the contact’s name is displayed at
the top.
3 Select Write, and enter a message. See “Text entry” on page 25.
4 When you finish the message, select Send.
Begin a group chat
You can create your own private chat groups. The participants must be entered
into IM contacts. See “IM contacts” on page 35.
1 From the IM online menu, select Create group.
2 Enter the group name (up to 10 characters), and select OK.
3 After your screen name appears, select OK.
The group chat screen is displayed.
4 To add group members, select Options > Group members.
5 Select the contact whom you want to invite to the group chat.
6 Enter the invitation text, and select Send.
Receive and reply to messages
If you have an active chat open and receive an instant message from the contact
or group member with whom you are chatting, the new message is displayed
on the conversation screen in the sequence in which they are received. Select
Write to reply.
If you receive an instant message when you have the IM application open but do
not have an active chat open, a screen appears showing you have a new instant
message with the name of the sender. Select Open to open the conversation
screen with that contact’s new message displayed. To reply, select Write, enter
a message, and select Send.
If you receive an instant message when you are logged in to the IM service but
do not have the IM application open on your phone, a message is displayed
telling you that a new IM message has been received. Select Start to open the
IM application and view the new message.