Operation Manual

106 Chapter 7 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging
• In Conversations view, tap an existing conversation.
• In Conversations or Buddies view, tap to start a new message.
Enter an IM address, or tap to search for a contact.
3 Enter the message text and tap .
4 When the message recipient replies, the reply appears below your
message in the conversation. Repeat step 3 to reply to that person.
5 (Optional) Do any of the following from a message you receive:
• To call a number: Tap the number, and tap .
• To add a number to Contacts: Tap and hold the number, and tap
Add to Contacts. Tap Save As New to create a new contact, or tap
Add To Existing to add this number to an existing contact.
• To send an email: Tap the email address.
• To go to a web address: Tap it.
Add a buddy
To add a buddy to an IM account, you must send a buddy request and be
accepted as a buddy by the invitee.
To send a buddy request:
1 Open Messaging .
2 Open the application menu and tap Add Buddy.
3 Ta p the IM Service field and tap the account in which you want to add
the buddy.
4 In the Buddy Name field, enter the buddy's IM address.
5 (Optional, if available) Tap the Message field and enter a message for
your buddy invitee.
6 Ta p Add Buddy.
Receive a buddy request
1 Open Messaging .
2 Tap the conversation containing the invitation.
3 Do one of the following:
• To accept a buddy request: Tap .
• To decline a buddy request: Tap and tap Delete.
Block a message sender
You can block a person from contacting you by IM if you don’t want to
receive any further messages from them.
You cannot, however, block a person if they are on your IM buddy list. To
block an IM buddy you first need to delete them from your buddy list (see
Delete a buddy).
1 Open Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation with the person you want to block.
3 Open the application menu and tap Delete This Person.
4 Ta p Delete.
Delete a buddy
1 Open Messaging .
TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a
message).