Nokia 6170 User Guide - Page 62

Participating in an instant messaging conversation, Editing your own settings

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Participating in an instant messaging conversation Join or start a conversation by pressing Write, or start writing. Tip: If you receive a new message during a session from a person who is not taking part in the current session, the icon is displayed, and the phone sounds an alert tone. Key in your message, and press Send or to send it. The message stays on the display, and the reply message appears below your message. Editing your own settings 1. Enter the Instant messages menu, and connect to the instant messaging service. 2. To view and edit your own availability information or screen name, select My settings. • To allow all the other instant messaging users to see you as being online, select Availability and Available for all. • To allow only the contacts on your instant messaging contact list to see you as being online, select Availability and Avail. for contacts. • To appear as being offline, select Availability and Appear offline. When you are connected to the instant messaging service, indicates that you are online and that you appear as offline to others. Contacts for instant messaging You can add contacts to the instant messaging contacts list. Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. 62

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Copyright ©
2005 Nokia. All rights reserved
.
Participating in an instant messaging conversation
Join or start a conversation by pressing
Write
, or start writing.
Tip:
If you receive a new message during a session from a person who is
not taking part in the current session, the icon
is displayed, and the
phone sounds an alert tone.
Key in your message, and press
Send
or
to send it. The message stays on the
display, and the reply message appears below your message.
Editing your own settings
1.
Enter the
Instant messages
menu, and connect to the instant messaging
service.
2.
To view and edit your own availability information or screen name, select
My
settings
.
To allow all the other instant messaging users to see you as being online,
select
Availability
and
Available for all
.
To allow only the contacts on your instant messaging contact list to see you
as being online, select
Availability
and
Avail. for contacts
.
To appear as being offline, select
Availability
and
Appear offline
.
When you are connected to the instant messaging service,
indicates that you
are online and
that you appear as offline to others.
Contacts for instant messaging
You can add contacts to the instant messaging contacts list.