Nokia 8801 - Manual (Page 30)

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Connect
To connect to the instant messaging service, open the Instant messages menu,
activate an instant messaging service, and select Login . When the phone has
successfully connected, Logged in is displayed.
To disconnect from the instant messaging service, select Logout .
Sessions
Connect to the instant messaging service and select one of the following
Conversations to view the list of new and read instant messages or invitations to
instant messaging during the active instant messaging session. Scroll to the
message or invitation that you want and select
Open to read the message.
• indicates a new group message
• indicates a read group message
• indicates a new instant message
• indicates a read instant message
• indicates an invitation
The icons and texts on the display may vary, depending on the instant messaging
service you have selected.
IM contacts includes the contacts that you have added. Scroll to the contact
with whom you would like to chat and select Chat or Open if a new contact is
shown in the list. To add contacts see "IM contacts" on page 31.
indicates the online and the offline contacts in the phone contacts
memory. indicates a blocked contact. indicates a contact that has been
sent a new message.
Groups > Public groups . The list of bookmarks to public groups provided by the
service provider is displayed. To start a instant messaging session with a group,
scroll to a group, and select
Join . Enter the screen name that you want to use in the
conversation. When you have successfully joined the group conversation, you can
start a group conversation. To create a private group, see "Groups" on page 31.
Search > Users or Groups to search for other instant messaging users or public
groups on the network by phone number, screen name, e-mail address, or name.
If you select
Groups , you can search for a group by a member in the group, or by
group name, topic, or ID.
To start the conversation when you have found the user or the group that you
want, select
Options > Chat or Join group .