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Signing into Your IM Account
Although each account type differs, the initial sign in procedure is
common to all supported IM clients. Before beginning the sign in
procedure, you must complete the previous procedures for
selecting your default IM Community to which you are
subscribed.
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Instant Messaging
.
2. Tap an IM client of your choice (AIM, Windows Live
Messenger, or Yahoo! Messenger). A checkmark will
appear by your selection. You may select more than one.
3. Tap OK.
Note: If you select more than one IM client, the IM screen will appear with a
tab for each IM client that you selected. You can then change IM clients
by tapping the tabs.
4. Tap the available fields to enter your information such as
Screen Name, Email Address, or Yahoo! ID, and Password.
Select any additional fields.
5. Tap Sign In to continue.
After selecting an Instant Messaging service and signing in, you
can choose from the following options:
• Refresh Contact List: updates and displays the IM contact
information.
• Add Contact: allows you to add an IM contact to the list.
• More:
– Settings: allows you to change your Community settings.
– Send IM to: allows you to send an IM to a selected contact.
– Saved Conversations: shows permanent records of your Instant
Messaging conversations.
– Minimize: minimizes the IM window.
– Sign Out: allows you to log off or disconnect from this IM session.
Google Talk
Google Talk is a free Windows and web-based application for
instant messaging offered by Google. Conversation logs are
automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail account. This
allows you to search a chat log and store them in your Gmail
accounts.
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Talk .
2. Press Next to set up a Google account or to Sign in.
3. Tap Create to create a new Google account.
– or –
Tap Sign in if you have an existing Google account.