Motorola C256 - Manual (Page 63)

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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
(see “Finding Other People Online” on page 57) 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 , select it and
press M > Remove Buddy .
Tip: To send a message to someone not on your
Buddy List , open your list and press M > Send IM To...
Declining Buddies
To decline messages from someone on your Buddy List ,
select the name and press M > Decline IMs . This setting
remains until you sign off of AIM .
Setting an Alert for Offline Buddies
For AIM to notify you when someone signs on, select 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 “away” icon (
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) to appear
next to your name in everyone else’s Buddy List . From
the AIM Online menu, select Away Message > On or Off .
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