Nokia N900 - Manual (Page 61)

Sign in to an existing instant messaging account
1 Select New and a service.
2 Enter your user details, and select Sign in .
When an existing account is activated, your contacts are
automatically fetched from the account server and added to
your contacts list.
Send an instant message
1 Select > Conversations .
2 Select New IM and a contact, or open the menu, select
Send IM to , and enter an instant messaging address.
3 Write your message in the message editor. You cannot
use the enter key to move to the next row (if you press
the enter key, the message will be sent).
To add a smiley, select the desired smiley.
4 Select .
Start a group conversation
Some instant messaging (IM) services support group
conversations. In a group conversation, you can have an IM
conversation among several participants.
1 Select
> Conversations .
2 To start a conversation with the first participant, open
the menu, select Send IM to , and enter an instant
messaging address.
3 Select Use account and an instant messaging account
supporting group conversations.
4 To invite additional participants to the conversation,
open the menu, and select Invite .
Open the menu, and select from the following:
Participants — View conversation participants.
Set topic — Set a topic for a group conversation.
Leave — Leave a group conversation.
Participate in a chat room conversation
You can receive and send chat room messages if you have
been invited to a chat room. To join a chat room, you can also
enter the address of the room.
Select
> Conversations .
Respond to a chat room invitation
If you are invited to a chat room, a notification is displayed.
To join the chat room, select the notification and Yes .
Join a chat room
1 Open the Conversations menu, and select Join chat
room .
2 Enter the address of the chat room.
3 Select an account and Join .
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