Nokia 6301 Nokia 6301 User Guide in English - Page 36

Begin an IM session, Receive and reply to messages, recent message appears at the bottom of the menu

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You can choose to save your password so you do not have to enter it each time you sign in, or you can choose to log in automatically and skip the login menu when you select the IM application. Begin an IM session You can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person's unique ID and you use the same IM service. To begin an IM session, do the following: 1. From your contacts list, select a contact who is online. Some IM service providers also allow sending instant messages to contacts who are not online. 2. To send a message to a person who is not in your contacts list, select Options, the option to send a message, and enter the unique ID of the person. A conversation menu is displayed, with the contact's name displayed at the top. 3. Enter a message. When you finish the message, select Send. Receive and reply to messages If you have an active IM conversation open and receive an instant message from the contact with whom you are chatting, the new message notification sound plays and the message appears in the conversation. As the conversation progresses, the most recent message appears at the bottom of the menu, causing the previous messages to move up if the screen is full. To reply, enter your message and select Send. If you receive an instant message when you have the IM application open, but do not have an active conversation open, the new message notification sound plays. Also, a new IM icon is displayed next to the name of the message sender under the conversations section of the contacts list. 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 35

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You can choose to save your password so you do not have to enter it each time you
sign in, or you can choose to log in automatically and skip the login menu when you
select the IM application.
Begin an IM session
You can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person’s unique ID and you
use the same IM service.
To begin an IM session, do the following:
1.
From your contacts list, select a contact who is online.
Some IM service providers also allow sending instant messages to contacts who
are not online.
2.
To send a message to a person who is not in your contacts list, select
Options
, the
option to send a message, and enter the unique ID of the person.
A conversation menu is displayed, with the contact’s name displayed at the top.
3.
Enter a message. When you finish the message, select
Send
.
Receive and reply to messages
If you have an active IM conversation open and receive an instant message from the
contact with whom you are chatting, the new message notification sound plays and
the message appears in the conversation. As the conversation progresses, the most
recent message appears at the bottom of the menu, causing the previous messages to
move up if the screen is full. To reply, enter your message and select
Send
.
If you receive an instant message when you have the IM application open, but do not
have an active conversation open, the new message notification sound plays. Also, a
new IM icon is displayed next to the name of the message sender under the
conversations section of the contacts list.
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