Sony Ericsson S700i - Manual (Page 44)

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Messaging
List of Contacts
You can create a list of contacts - people you want to
send messages to on a regular basis. You can add
contacts from your phonebook or from your
My friends server.
To Add a Contact From the Phonebook
1 } Messages } My Friends } More } Add Contact
} From Contacts .
2 Enter the first letter of the contact and then select
a contact.
3 When you have selected a contact, you can
choose to subscribe to status information for
that contact. To subscribe
} Yes and follow the
instructions that appear. } No if you do not want
to subscribe.
To Add a Contact From a Network
Server
} Messages } My Friends } More } Add Contact
} From Server and follow the instructions that appear.
Status
You can view the status of your contacts and choose
to show your own status to others. You can also
change your own status with the help of the following
options:
• Picture – select a picture from Pictures or take a
picture with the camera. You can change or remove
pictures.
• About Me – write a short text about yourself.
• Availability – select what to show others when
you are online, Available , Busy , Away , or Invisible .
If you select Invisible , you will appear offline to
others.
• Mood – select a mood from the list.
• Show My Status – } To All if you want to show full
status to friends but limited status to others, and
} Only To Contacts if you want to show full status
to friends but nothing to others.
• Username: – view your username.
To View the Status of a Contact
} Messages } My Friends and select a contact
} More } View Status .
To Change Your Own Status
} Messages } My Friends } Myself } Change Status
and edit your status according to the options.
To Send a Message From My Friends
} Messages } My Friends and select a contact.
If the contact is linked to your phonebook } More
} Send Instant Msg. } Send . If not, select the contact
} Send IM .