Im—instant messaging, See "im—instant messaging," p. 77, My own – Nokia N80 User Manual

Page 78: Receive im settings, Connect to an im server, Modify your im settings

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My own

77

Default shortcuts are the following:

opens

Calendar

,

opens

Inbox

, and

opens

Notes

.

IM—instant messaging

Press ,

and

select

My own

>

IM

.

Instant messaging (network service) allows you to
converse with other people using instant messages and
join discussion forums (IM groups) with specific topics.
Various service providers maintain IM servers that you can
log in to after you register to an IM service. Service
providers may differ in their support of features.

Select

Conversations

to start or continue a conversation

with an IM user;

IM contacts

to create, edit, or view the

online status of your IM contacts;

IM groups

to start or

continue a group conversation with multiple IM users; or

Record. chats

to view a previous instant messaging

session that you saved.

Receive IM settings

You must save the settings to access the service that you
want to use. You may receive the settings in a special text
message from the network operator or service provider
that offers the IM service. See ‘Data and settings’, p. 49.

You can also enter the settings manually. See ‘Instant
messaging server settings’, p. 79.

Connect to an IM server

1 To connect to the IM server in use, open

IM

, and select

Options

>

Login

. To change the IM server in use and

save new IM servers, see ‘Instant messaging server
settings’, p. 79.

2 Enter your user ID and password, and press

to log

in. You obtain the user ID and password for the IM
server from your service provider.

3 To log out, select

Options

>

Logout

.

Modify your IM settings

Select

Options

>

Settings

>

IM settings

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 invitations from

—To allow invitations only from

your IM contacts, select

IM contacts only

. IM invitations

are sent by IM contacts who want you to join their groups.

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