Nokia 6280 User Guide - Page 41

Join an instant messaging conversation, Edit your availability status, Options, Write - menu screen

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Messaging with an active conversation, New instant message is displayed. To read it, select Read. If more than one message is received, the number of messages, followed by new instant messages, is displayed. Select Read, scroll to a message, and select Open. New messages received during an active conversation are held in Instant messages > Conversations. If you receive a message from someone who is not in IM contacts, the sender ID is displayed. If the sender is in the phone memory and the phone recognizes it, the name of the person is displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone memory, select Options > Save contact. Join an instant messaging conversation To join or start a conversation, select Write or start writing. Tip: If you receive a new message during a conversation from a person who is not taking part in the current conversation, is displayed, and the phone sounds an alert tone. Write your message. To send it, select Send, or press the call key. The message stays on the display, and the reply message appears below your message. Edit your availability status 1. Open the Instant messages menu, and connect to the instant messaging service. 2. To view and edit your own availability information or screen name, select Settings. 3. To allow all the other instant messaging users to see when you are online, select Availability > Available for all. To allow only the contacts on your instant messaging contact list to see when you are online, select Availability > Available for contacts. To appear as being offline, select Availability > Appear offline. When you are connected to the instant messaging service, indicates that you are online and that you are not visible to others. 41

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Messaging
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with an active conversation,
New instant message
is displayed. To read
it, select
Read
.
If more than one message is received, the number of messages, followed
by
new instant messages
, is displayed. Select
Read
, scroll to a message,
and select
Open
.
New messages received during an active conversation are held in
Instant messages
>
Conversations
. If you receive a message from
someone who is not in
IM contacts
, the sender ID is displayed. If the
sender is in the phone memory and the phone recognizes it, the name of
the person is displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone
memory, select
Options
>
Save contact
.
Join an instant messaging conversation
To join or start a conversation, select
Write
or start writing.
Tip: If you receive a new message during a conversation from a
person who is not taking part in the current conversation,
is
displayed, and the phone sounds an alert tone.
Write your message. To send it, select
Send
, or press the call key. The
message stays on the display, and the reply message appears below your
message.
Edit your availability status
1.
Open the
Instant messages
menu, and connect to the instant
messaging service.
2.
To view and edit your own availability information or screen name,
select
Settings
.
3.
To allow all the other instant messaging users to see when you are
online, select
Availability
>
Available for all
.
To allow only the contacts on your instant messaging contact list to
see when you are online, select
Availability
>
Available for contacts
.
To appear as being offline, select
Availability
>
Appear offline
.
When you are connected to the instant messaging service,
indicates
that you are online and
that you are not visible to others.