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list to see you when you are 
online, select Availability > Avail. 
for contacts.
To appear as being offline, select 
Availability > Appear offline.
When you are connected to the 
instant messaging service,   
indicates that you are online, and   
indicates that you are not visible to 
others.
Contacts for instant 
messaging
To add contacts to the instant 
messaging contacts list, connect to 
the instant messaging service, and 
select IM contacts. To add a contact 
to the list, select Options > Add 
contact, or if you have no contacts 
added, select Add. Select Enter ID 
manually, Search from serv., Copy 
from server, or By mobile number. 
Scroll to a contact, and to start a 
conversation, select Chat or 
Options > Contact info, Block 
contact or Unblock contact, Add 
contact, Remove contact, Change 
list, Copy to server, or Availability 
alerts.
Block and unblock messages
To block messages, connect to the 
instant messaging service, and select 
Conversations > IM contacts; or join 
or start a conversation. Scroll to the 
contact from whom you want to 
block incoming messages, select 
Options > Block contact > OK.
To unblock the messages, connect to 
the instant messaging service, and 
select Blocked list. Scroll to the 
contact from whom you want to 
unblock the messages, and select 
Unblock.
Groups
You can create your own private 
groups for an instant messaging 
conversation, or use the public 
groups provided by the service 
provider. The private groups exist 
only during an instant messaging 
conversation. The groups are saved 
on the server of the service provider. 
If the server you are logged on to 
does not support group services, all 
group-related menus are dimmed.
Public groups
Groups — You can bookmark public 
groups that your service provider 
may maintain. Connect to the 
instant messaging service, and select 
Public groups. Scroll to a group with 
which you want to chat, and select 
Join. If you are not in the group, 
enter your screen name as your 
nickname for the group. To delete a 
group from your group list, select 
Options > Delete group. 
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