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Begin an im session – Nokia 6085 User Manual

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You must select the IM service every time you log in.

2. Enter your screen name and password if they are not already displayed.

3. Select

Options

>

Sign In

.

Depending on your IM service, you may not need to enter your user name and
password manually every time you log in.

You can choose to save your password so you do not have to enter it each time
you sign in, or you can choose to log in automatically and skip the log in window
when you select the IM application. Scroll to

Save password

or

Automatic

sign-in

and select

Mark

.

Icons and menu items

Each IM service provider has its own unique interface, so the IM menu items, display
text, and icons on your phone may appear differently for each IM service. If you have
questions about the differences in the various IM service providers’ text and icons,
contact your wireless service provider for more information.

IM menus

IM PROVIDER SELECTION MENU

When you select

IM

from your phone menu, a list of available IM services is displayed.

Select the desired IM service to access the offline menu options:

Sign On

,

Saved

Conversations.

, and

Network settings

. Depending on the IM service provider you

are using, these may not be the exact menu items displayed.

ONLINE MENU

After you log into IM, the following IM online options appear:

Conversations

,

Online

contacts

, and

Offline contacts

. Depending on the IM service provider you are using,

these may not be the exact menu items displayed.

Begin an IM session

You can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person’s user name and
you use the same IM service. As the conversation progresses, the most recent
message appears at the bottom of the window, causing the previous messages to
move up one level (some IM services may do this in the opposite direction).

If you want to chat with a person, you must first add that person to

Online contacts

.

See "Contacts," p. 37.

To begin an IM session, do the following:

1. From the

IM

online menu, select a contact who is online.

2. A conversation window is opened, and the contact’s name is displayed at the top.

3. Enter a message. When you finish the message, select

OK

.