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Chapter 5 : Email and other messages 73
Set up an instant messaging (IM) account
To use an IM account on your phone, you must already have the account
online—such as a GoogleTalk IM account. If you have an IM account with a
provider that takes advantage of the Synergy feature, that IM account is
automatically added to your phone when you enter your username and
password for that provider in Email, Calendar, or Contacts.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Do one of the following:
• The first time you open Messaging: Tap Add An Account.
• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &
Accounts. Tap Add IM Account.
3 Tap the account type and enter your username and password.
4 Ta p Sign In.
Sign in to an IM account
1 Open Messaging .
2 Ta p Buddies.
3 Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available.
Sign out of an IM account
1 Open Messaging .
2 Ta p Buddies.
3 Tap the status icon to the left of your online status (Available or Busy)
and tap Sign off.
Send and receive IM messages
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re
inside a coverage area (see Turn wi re less serv ices o n).