10
Messages
Read and Save a Quick View Message
Quick view messages are short information service
messages that display in your screen. Your phone alerts
you when you receive a new quick view message.
If the message is more than 2 lines, you can press
Save
(
-
) to save it in your information services inbox. To
automatically save quick view messages, see page 8.
Note:
Broadcast or browser services send quick view
messages on quick view channels. To set up a quick view
channel, see page 8.
Using AOL
®
Instant
Messenger™
AOL Instant Messenger (
AIM
®
) lets you
exchange short messages, in real time, with
other users who are signed on to
AIM
from their
phones or PCs.
Setting Up an AIM Screen Name
You need a screen name to sign on to
AIM
. To set up a
screen name, see
http://www.aim.com
.
Tip:
If you have a screen name from the following, you can
use it with
AIM
: AOL, CompuServe2000, My News, AOL
Hometown, or Personal Finance Channel on AOL.com.
Finding Other People Online
To find out who else is online, sign on and check your
Buddy List
®
:
Your
Buddy List
is sorted by online status:
•
Conversations
display first. These are online
AIM
users
having active conversations with you. Press
VIEW
(
+
)
to open your conversation with them.
•
Online Buddies
are signed on to
AIM
. An
$
(away)
indicator shows if someone is away (see page 11).
Press
SEND IM
(
+
) to send the person a message.
•
Offline Buddies
are signed off of
AIM
. A
%
(declined
message) indicator shows that you have declined
messages from a person (see page 11). An
&
(alert)
indicator shows that you have set an alert for the
person (see page 11). You can press
SEND IM
(
+
) to
send a message, in case the person has signed on
since you refreshed your list.
Note:
To refresh your
Buddy List
, press
M
>
Refresh List
while viewing the list.
Sending and Receiving Instant Messages
After you open your
Buddy List
to find people online, you can
exchange messages.
Your phone displays the conversation history, where you
can see the text you sent and the person’s replies as they
arrive. In the conversation display, you can:
Store Number
or
Store Address
Open a new phonebook entry with
the message’s embedded number
or email address in the
No.
or
Email
field.
Delete
Delete the message.
Delete All
Delete all inbox messages.
Setup
Open the information services
message inbox setup menu.
Action
Read the quick view message, then press
O
to
delete it.
Find the Feature
M
>
AIM
>
Sign On
Press To
1
keypad keys enter your
Screen Name
2
OK
(
+
)submit your
Screen Name
3
keypad keys enter your
Password
(case-sensitive)
Option Description
4
OK
(
+
) submit your
Password
Tip:
To sign on automatically
next time, scroll to
Settings
>
Auto Sign On
after you
submit your password.
5
S
scroll to
Buddy List
6
SELECT
(
+
) view the
Buddy List
Press To
1
S
scroll to a name on your
Buddy List
2
SEND IM
(
+
)
or
VIEW
(
+
)
start a conversation with the
person
open a conversation in
progress
Press
WRITE
(
+
) to enter new
text.
3
keypad keys enter message text
4
SEND
(
+
) send the message
Press To
WRITE
(
+
) enter and send more text
BACK
(
-
) return to the
Buddy List
,
where you can open more
conversations
Note:
You can have up to
5 open conversations.
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