Instant MessagingApril 15, 2003 T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual 78The Buddy List ScreenThe Buddy List screen is your main view into the AOL Instant Messaging service. The screen shows a groupedlisting of all your buddies:At the very top of the screen in the title bar you’ll see your screen name.Next, all the groups you have created are listed and marked with a group icons, with the buddies in collapsiblelists.• To open (expand) a group’s list, scroll to highlight the group name, then press the wheel. The group icon“opens”: .• To collapse the list, press again: the buddy names disappear and the group icon “closes”: .With the group contents expanded, to the far left of each buddy screen name you’ll see their open conversationnumber (if you have a conversation open with them), and to the left there is an availability/status icon:Buddies who are “offline” are shown in the Offline folder in italic font face.Running vertically down the right side of the screen, all the conversations with unread messages are symbolizedby little balloons, with the conversation number in the balloon. Note also that if you have an unread message,you will see the AIM icon in the title bar:Buddy is away (start a conversation to view their away message).You’ve blocked this “buddy”.The buddy is idle.You have a new message from this buddy.The buddy has signed on (icon displays only a few seconds).The buddy has signed off (icon displays only a few seconds).
