Samsung R225M Cell Phone User Manual


 
Sending and Receiving Messages
Using AIM Service on the Samsung R225M 11
Send instant messages to a screen name not in your Buddy List feature
To send messages to AIM users who are not listed in your Buddy List, complete the following
steps:
1. From the Buddy List screen, press the Menu softkey.
2. Scroll to Send IM to ... and press the Select softkey.
3. Enter the screen name and press the OK softkey. The Conversation view appears and you
can begin exchanging messages.
4. Enter your message at the < prompt, and press the Options softkey.
5. Press the Send key to send each message.
Receive new instant messages
When you receive a new instant message:
The New IM icon displays .
Depending on your phone's settings, the phone may vibrate or produce an audible alert.
On your phone’s main screen, a New IM alert is displayed. Press the View softkey to read
the message.
If you are at the Buddy List screen, the icon appears next to the screen name of the
sender. Scroll to the screen name and press the Menu softkey, then select View Conver-
sation to read the message.
If you receive an instant message from someone who is not saved in your Buddy List fea-
ture, you will be asked first whether you want to Accept or Decline the message.
Note: If you are signed in to the Buddy List feature on your AOL desktop,
instant messages will appear on your PC and not your phone.
Reply to instant messages
You can reply to instant messages in the following ways:
From a screen name saved in your Buddy List feature
From an unlisted AIM screen name
Outside the AIM service
Exchange messages with several screen names
Reply to instant messages from a screen name saved in your Buddy List
feature
In the Buddy List screen, the New IM icon appears next to the screen name of the person who
sent you the message. Scroll to the name, press the Menu softkey, and then select View Con-
versation. A new Conversation view appears.
1. Enter your response at the < prompt.
2. Press the Send key to send the message. Your response is sent and appears in the top
part of the screen.