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Note:
If you sign off of
AIM
, you can still view the
conversation text by pressing
M
>
AIM
>
Offline Convs.
from
the home screen. Turning off your phone erases the
conversations.
Setting Up AOL Instant Messenger
Adding and Removing Buddies
Your
Buddy List
can contain 30 names.
To add a name, open your
Buddy List
or a conversation and
press
M
>
Add Buddy
. If you are not in a conversation,
enter the new screen name and press
OK
(
+
).
AIM
returns
an error if it cannot verify the name on the server.
To remove a name from your
Buddy List
, highlight the name
and press
M
>
Remove Buddy
.
Tip:
To send a message to someone not on your
Buddy List
,
open the list and press
M
>
Send IM To...
Declining Buddies
To decline messages from someone on your
Buddy List
,
highlight the name and press
M
>
Decline IMs
. This setting
remains active until you sign off of
AIM
.
Setting an Alert for Offline Buddies
To receive notification when someone signs on to
AIM
,
highlight the name in your
Buddy List
and press
M
>
Alert Me
.
Setting Your Away Message
If you are signed on to
AIM
but not responding to new
messages, you can set the
F
(away) indicator to display
next to your name in everyone else’s
Buddy List
. From the
AIM Online
menu, select
Away Message
>
On
or
Off
.
Note:
The
AIM Online
menu displays when you sign on, and
when you press
BACK
(
+
) from your
Buddy List
.
Setting Your AIM Alert
AIM
plays an alert when new messages arrive, or when a
person for whom you have set an alert signs on to
AIM
.
To turn off the
AIM
alert, select
Settings
>
Set Sounds
from the
AIM Online
menu.
Changing Your Password
To change the password for your sign-on name, select
Settings
>
Change Password
from the
AIM Online
menu.
Signing Off of AIM
To sign off, select
Sign Off
from the
AIM Online
menu.
O
return to the home screen,
without signing off of
AIM
or
closing the conversation
Note:
Your phone displays
#
New IM
if you receive a
message while on the
home screen or in another
application.
M
>
Get Buddy Info
view the screen name and
online status of the person
in this conversation
M
>
Add Buddy
add the screen name to
your
Buddy List
M
>
End Conversation
end the conversation
M
>
Decline IMs
block messages from the
screen name for the
current session
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