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You can use the other functions of the phone, while you have an active instant messages session in the
background. Depending on the network, the active instant messages session may consume the phone’s
battery faster and you may need to connect the phone to a charger.
Instant messages uses shared memory, see Shared memory on page 19.
Basic steps for instant messaging
• To enter the instant messages menu (offline), see Entering the instant messages menu on page 73.
• To connect to the instant messages service (online), see Connecting to the instant messages service
and disconnecting on page 74.
• To start an instant messages session with a contact, see IM contacts in Starting an instant
messages session on page 74.
To create your own instant messages contact lists, see Contacts for instant messaging on page 77.
• To join a public instant messages session, see Groups in Starting an instant messages session on
page 74.
To join a group instant messages session via invitation message, see Accepting or rejecting an
instant messages invitation on page 75.
To create your own instant messages groups, or to join or delete a public group, see Groups on page
79.
• To edit your own information, see Editing your own information on page 77.
• To search users and groups, see Search in Starting an instant messages session on page 74.
• To read a message for a new instant messages session, see Reading an instant message on page 76.
• To write and send messages during an active instant messages session, see Participating in an
instant messages conversation on page 76.