Blackberry 8703e User Guide - Page 177

BlackBerry Messenger Contacts Add a contact You must invite contacts to use BlackBerry® Messenger before they are added to your contact list. 1. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Add a Contact. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • If the contact is not in your address book, highlight [Use Once]. Click the trackwheel. Click Request by Email or Request by PIN. Type an email address or PIN. Press the Enter key. • If the contact is in your address book, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Request (Email) or Request (PIN). 4. Perform one of the following actions: • If you want to set a password, and have turned on invitation passwords, type a question and answer. Click OK. • If you do not want to set a password, and have turned on invitation passwords, click Cancel to proceed to the next step. 5. Perform one of the following actions: • To add a custom message to your invitation, type a message. Click OK. Click OK. • To use the default invitation message, click OK. Click OK. Note: If you invite a contact using a PIN and the contact is in your address book, the contact's display name appears instead of the PIN. Turn on invitation passwords If you turn on invitation passwords, a question and password screen appear each time you invite a contact. 1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Options. 3. Set the Ask Password Question When Adding Contacts field to Yes. 4. Click the trackwheel. 5. Click Save. Note: To turn off invitation passwords again, set the Ask Password Question When Adding Contacts field to No. Respond to an invitation 1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, in the Requests group, highlight an invitation. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click one of the following menu items: • Accept. 175