E51 User Guide - Nokia

Instant messaging
Select Menu > Connectivity > IM.
Instant messaging (IM) (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.
If IM is not available from your service provider, it may not
appear in the menu of your device. Contact your service
provider for more information about signing up for IM
services and costs of services. For more information on IM
settings, contact your service provider.
You may receive the settings in a special text message from
the service provider that offers the IM service. If not, enter
the settings manually.
Define IM settings
To define the IM application settings, select Options >
Settings > IM settings. You can, for example, set your
screen name and IM alert tones.
To converse with an IM user or users, and to view and edit
your IM contacts, you must log into an instant messaging
server. To add an IM server, select Options > Settings >
Servers. Ask your service provider for the correct settings. To
set the server as the one to which your device automatically
logs in, select Options > Settings > Default server.
To define how your device connects to the IM server, select
Options > Settings > IM login type. To establish a
connection between your device and the default server
automatically, select Automatic. To automate the
connection only when in your home network, select Auto in
home netw. To connect to the server when you open the IM
application, select On app. start-up. To connect to the server
manually, select Manual and log into the server in the IM
main view by selecting Options > Log in. Enter your user ID
and password at the prompt. You can obtain the user name,
password, and other settings to log in from your service
provider when you register for the service.
Start a conversation
Open Conversations.
To search for IM users and user IDs, select IM contacts >
Options > New IM contact > Search. You can search by
User's name, User ID, Phone number, and E-mail
address.
To view a conversation, select a participant.
To continue the conversation, enter your message, and select
Options > Send.
To return to the conversations list without closing the
conversation, select Back. To close the conversation, select
Options > End conversation.
To start a new conversation, select Options > New
conversation. You can start a new conversation with a
contact while you are inside an active conversation. However,
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