Microsoft Corporation RM-68 User Manual
I n s t a n t m e s s a g e s
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Login
,
Saved convers.
, and
Settings
. Depending on the IM service provider you are
using, these may not be the exact menu items displayed. See ”IM icons and menu
items” on page 45 .
items” on page 45 .
Online
After you log into IM, the following IM online menu options appear:
Conversations
,
IM contacts
,
Add contact
,
Create group
,
Saved convers.
,
Availability
,
Settings
,
Blocked list
,
Logout
. Depending on the IM service provider
you are using, these may not be the exact menu items displayed. For more
information, see ”IM icons and menu items” on page 45 .
information, see ”IM icons and menu items” on page 45 .
■ Log in
1. Select
Menu
>
I M
.
2. Select the IM service you want to log into.
You must select the IM service every time you log in.
3. Select
Login
.
4. At the prompt, enter your user name if it is not already displayed, and select
OK
.
5. At the prompt, enter your password, and select
OK
.
Depending on your IM service, you may not need to enter your user name and
password manually every time you log in.
password manually every time you log in.
After you have logged into IM the first time, you can choose to log in
automatically or you can continue logging in manually. See the
automatically or you can continue logging in manually. See the
Automatic login
option under ”IM settings” on page 49 .
■ Begin an IM session
You can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person’s user name and
you use the same IM service. As the conversation progresses, the most recent
message appears at the top of the screen, causing the previous messages to move
down one level (some IM services may do this in the opposite direction).
you use the same IM service. As the conversation progresses, the most recent
message appears at the top of the screen, causing the previous messages to move
down one level (some IM services may do this in the opposite direction).
If you want to chat with a person, you must first add that person to
IM contacts
.
See ”IM contacts” on page 48 .
To begin an IM session with one contact, do the following:
1. From the
I M
online menu, select
IM contacts
.