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3 Do one of the following:
• If you already have a custom message, tap the current message and
enter the new message text.
• If you’re creating a custom message for the first time, tap the status
text (Available or Busy) and enter the custom message text.
Change your IM account username and password
If you change the username or password for your IM account online, you
need to enter the updated information for the account on your phone.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3 Tap the account name.
4 Enter the new information and tap Sign In.
Delete an IM account
1 Open Messaging .
2 Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3 Tap the account name.
4 Ta p Remove Account and tap Remove Messaging Account.
Customize messaging notifications
You can set your phone to show a notification and/or play a sound when a
new message arrives. These settings apply to all your Messaging accounts.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3 In Show Notifications, tap On or Off.
4 When Show Notifications is on, tap Alert, and tap any of the
following:
Vibrate: The phone vibrates with no other sound.
System Sound: The system sound plays. If the ringer is off, the phone
vibrates.
Ringtone: Tap a ringtone. To change a ringtone for messages, below
Alert, tap Ringtone. Tap a ringtone name. To hear the ringtone: Tap
to the right of its name
Mute: No sound plays and the phone does not vibrate.