User Guide > Send text and instant messages

Select > Conversations.

In Conversations, you can send text messages and instant messages.

The services share the main view, where text message and instant message conversations are listed. Select a conversation to see the messages in it.

You can send instant messages to one contact, or have a group conversation with several participants.

You can see your recent messages in the Conversations main view. The messages are indicated with the following icons:

You have one or more unread text messages in the conversation.

You have replied to this text message (the latest message in the conversation is sent by you).

You have one or more pending text messages in the conversation.

You have one or more failed text messages in the conversation.

You have one or more unread instant messages in the conversation.

You have replied to this instant message (the latest message in the conversation is sent by you).

Tip: To call a contact from the conversations main view, select and hold a conversation, and from the pop-up menu, select Open contact card and the call type.

Tip: To copy text from a received or sent text or instant message, activate selection mode. Drag from the left of the touch screen onto the screen, and select . Drag your finger on the text to select, and, to copy the text, press ctrl + C. To copy an entire text or instant message, select and hold the message, and from the pop-up menu, select Copy.

1. Select > Conversations.

2. Select New SMS.

3. To add a recipient, select To and a contact, or enter a phone number.

4. Write your message in the message body.

   To add a smiley, select the desired smiley.

5. Select Send.

Text messages are displayed in the main view as a conversations list.

1. Select > Conversations.

2. Select the conversation and then the text message.

3. Select Forward.

1. Select > Contacts and a contact.

2. Open the menu, and select from the following:

   • Send contact card - Send all the contact details.
   • Send contact detail - Send a specific contact detail only.

3. Select whether the card is sent as a text message, using Bluetooth connectivity, or as a mail message.

4. Select the message recipient, or enter a phone number.

5. Select Send.

1. Select > Conversations.

2. Open the conversation with the received text message, and select the contact card link.

3. Select if you want to save the contact card as a new contact or update existing contact card information.

Select > Conversations, open the Conversations menu, and select Accounts.

Create an instant messaging account

1. Select New.

2. Select a service and Register new account.

3. Enter your user details. Depending on the service, you may have to set up an account using a web browser. Follow the instructions.

Sign in to an existing instant messaging account

1. Select New and a service.

2. Enter your user details, and select Sign in.

When an existing account is activated, your contacts are automatically fetched from the account server and added to your contacts list.

1. Select > Conversations.

2. Select New IM and a contact, or open the menu, select Send IM to, and enter an instant messaging address.

3. Write your message in the message editor. You cannot use the enter key to move to the next row (if you press the enter key, the message will be sent).

   To add a smiley, select the desired smiley.

4. Select .

1. Select > Conversations.

2. To start a conversation with the first participant, open the menu, select Send IM to, and enter an instant messaging address.

3. Select Use account and an instant messaging account supporting group conversations.

4. To invite additional participants to the conversation, open the menu, and select Invite.

• Participants - View conversation participants.
• Set topic - Set a topic for a group conversation.
• Leave - Leave a group conversation.

Select > Conversations.

• Respond to a chat room invitation

  If you are invited to a chat room, a notification is displayed. To join the chat room, select the notification and Yes.

Join a chat room

1. Open the Conversations menu, and select Join chat room.

2. Enter the address of the chat room.

3. Select an account and Join.

To view your instant messaging history, select > Conversations and a conversation.

An avatar is a small image that you can use to represent yourself when sending instant messages.

1. Select > Conversations.

2. Open the menu, and select Accounts and the account for which you want to change the avatar image.

3. Select the avatar placeholder and the desired avatar, or select Browse to browse your device memory for images.

4. To save the avatar, select Save.

You can also change your avatar in the account settings.

Tap the status area to open the status menu, and select Availability and from the following:

• Online,Busy, orOffline - Set your availability status.
• Type your status message - Enter your availability status message.
• My location - Define your current location.
• New status - Add a new availability profile. With availability profiles, you can modify your availability separately for each account.

Select > Conversations, open the Conversations menu, and select Accounts.

Select an account, and define the following:

• User name and Password - Enter your user name and password.
• Screen name - Enter your screen name.
• Avatar - Select an avatar image.
• Edit personal info - Edit your personal information.
• Enabled - Activate or deactivate the account.

Select > Conversations.

Delete a text message

1. Select a conversation and a text message.

2. Select Delete.

Delete all messages in one conversation

1. Open the conversation.

2. Open the menu, and select Clear conversation.

Delete conversations

1. Open the menu, and select Delete conversations.

2. Select the desired conversation or conversations and Delete.

Select > Conversations.

To find a conversation with a specific recipient, start entering the recipient's name using the keyboard. Conversations with recipients starting with the entered characters are displayed in the conversations list view.

Select > Conversations.

Open the Conversations menu, and select Settings and from the following:

• Receive text message delivery reports - Select whether to receive text message delivery reports.
• SMS center number - Use the text message center number stored on your SIM card, or define another number.
• Smileys theme - Select a theme for smileys.
• IM theme - Select a theme for the conversations view.