View and start conversations
Under the Conversations heading you can see a list of
the contacts with whom you have an ongoing
conversation. Ongoing conversations are
automatically closed when you exit IM.
To view a conversation, scroll to a participant, and
press the scroll key.
To continue the conversation when you are viewing it,
write your message, and press the scroll key.
To return to the conversations list without closing the
conversation, select Back.
To close the conversation, select Options > End
conversation.
To start a new conversation, select Options > New
conversation.
Change your own status
To change your own IM status that is seen by other IM
users, in the application main view, scroll to the first
item.
To select a new status, press the scroll key. Scroll to the
new status, and press the scroll key.
Modify your personal IM
preferences
Select Options > Settings > Preferences and from
the following:
• Use screen name (shown only if IM groups are
supported by the server) — To enter a nickname,
select Yes.
• Show my availability — To allow others to see if
you are online, select To everyone.
• Allow messages from — To allow messages from
all, select All.
• Allow messages from — To allow messages only
from your contacts, select IM contacts only. IM
invitations are sent by contacts who want you to
join their groups.
• Sort IM contacts — Select how your contacts are
sorted: Alphabetically or By online status.
• Availability reloading — To select how to update
information about whether your contacts are online
or offline, select Automatic or Manual.
• Offline contacts — Select whether contacts with
an offline status are shown in the contacts list.
• Own message colour — Select the colour of the
instant messages you send.
• Received message colour — Select the colour of
the instant messages you receive.
• Show date/ time info — To view the date and time
of the instant messages in conversations, select
Yes.
• IM alert tone — Change the tone that sounds when
you receive a new instant message.
Retrieve IM contact lists
You can retrieve contact lists from the server, or add a
new contact to a contact list. When you log in to the
server, the previously used contact lists are retrieved
from the server automatically.
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