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Ogo Manual
8. Instant Messaging (IM)
The IM screen allows you to chat with your contacts in the premium portals (AOL, MSN, and
Yahoo!) for which you are registered. You can go to the IM screen at any time by pressing
the Instant Messaging shortcut key. You may be prompted to log on or sign in if you have not
already done so.
The IM screen shows your IM contacts and the status of each contact. You can chat with an
IM contact by pressing Enter on an IM contact’s name.
You can navigate between the IM community tabs using the outer ring of the 8-Way
Navigation key. For example, selecting the MSN tab switches to the MSN Messenger
community.
When you select a community tab (AIM, MSN, or Yahoo!), your contacts from that
community are displayed (see Figure 12). Each line shows the contact’s nickname and IM
status (Away, Online, etc.). Each community has its own status icons.
Yahoo!) for which you are registered. You can go to the IM screen at any time by pressing
the Instant Messaging shortcut key. You may be prompted to log on or sign in if you have not
already done so.
The IM screen shows your IM contacts and the status of each contact. You can chat with an
IM contact by pressing Enter on an IM contact’s name.
You can navigate between the IM community tabs using the outer ring of the 8-Way
Navigation key. For example, selecting the MSN tab switches to the MSN Messenger
community.
When you select a community tab (AIM, MSN, or Yahoo!), your contacts from that
community are displayed (see Figure 12). Each line shows the contact’s nickname and IM
status (Away, Online, etc.). Each community has its own status icons.
Note:
The maximum number of active chats is 20.
Figure 12: IM Screen
Community Tabs
Chat Alert
IM Status
Contact’s
Nickname
When one of your contacts sends you an IM, you will receive a chat alert next to that
contact’s online status indicator. Chat alerts are animated if the chat message is unread.
contact’s online status indicator. Chat alerts are animated if the chat message is unread.
8.1.
Reading and Composing Chat Messages
8.1.1.
Accessing Chat Messages Using the Ogo Shortcut Key
An easy way to read and respond to chat messages is to use the Ogo shortcut key. You can
press this key at any time to access a list of your current chats as well as recent e-mail and
SMS messages. For more information about the Ogo shortcut key, see Section 3.2.1.
press this key at any time to access a list of your current chats as well as recent e-mail and
SMS messages. For more information about the Ogo shortcut key, see Section 3.2.1.
8.1.2.
Sending an Instant Message (Starting a Chat Session)
To send an instant message or start a chat session:
1. Press the Instant Messaging shortcut key or, from the Home screen, select IM.