User's Manual

Chapter 6 Messaging Features
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6.6 Instant Messaging
You can use MSN Messenger on your Smartphone to
send and receive instant messages. MSN Messenger
on your phone provides the same chat environment as
MSN Messenger on your desktop computer. Features
of this environment include:
• Sending and receiving instant messages.
• Seeing the status of others on your Messenger
contacts list, or changing your own status (e.g.,
available, busy, out to lunch, etc).
• Inviting other people to a chat.
• Blocking contacts from seeing your status or
sending you messages.
Use Pocket MSN
MSN Messenger on your Smartphone provides the
same chat/instant message environment as MSN
Messenger on your desktop computer. Among other
things, you can use it to:
NOTE: You need either a .NET Passport account or a
Hotmail account to set up MSN Messenger. To set up a
Microsoft .NET Passport account, go to:
http://www.passport.com. Once you have an
account, you need to create a connection on your
Smartphone that allows you to connect to the Internet.
For more information about creating connections, see
Chapter 5.
To sign in and out of MSN Messenger:
1. Home screenStartMessagingPocket MSN
MSN MessengerSign In.
2. In E-mail address, enter the sign-in name that you
use for Hotmail or your .NET Passport