Section 3B: Your Email and Other Messages 265
Email & Messaging
Sign Out of an IM Account
1. Open Messaging .
2. Tap Buddies.
3. Tap the status icon to the left of your online status (Available or Busy), and tap Sign off.
Send and Receive IM Messages
1. Open Messaging .
2. Do one of the following to start or continue a conversation:
䡲 In Conversations or Buddies view, tap to start a new conversation.
䡲 In Conversations view, tap an existing conversation and enter a new message.
䡲 In Buddies view, tap a buddy name and enter a new message.
3. Tap Text or an IM account name in the upper-right corner of the screen, and tap the IM
account you want to use.
4. Enter the message text and tap .
5. When the message recipient replies, the reply appears below your message in
Conversations view. (Repeat step 4 to send another message.)
Change Your Online Status
1. Open Messaging .
2. Tap Buddies.
Before You
Begin
Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see
“Turn Wireless Services On” on page 23).
Tip
You can include emoticons in your message (see “Use Emoticons in a
Message” on page 260).