Instant MessagingApril 15, 2003 T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual 83Tip: If you want to Sign Off and end all your conversations at once, simply return to the Buddy List screen, pressMenu then select Sign Off.IM Conversation IndicatorsMost every screen you view within Instant Messaging, including the splash screen, contains balloon indicators, one for each active conversation in which you have an unread message.In addition, each open conversation is numbered and usually displays to the right of the buddy name in any ofthe lists . If you’re in the AIM application and you press Menu + , thatconversation will display on the screen and become active.Switch Between IM ConversationsThe easiest way to switch between conversations is to press Menu + .Set an Away MessageTip: To create new custom away message categories, you must go to your Web browser client on your computerand edit or create them there.To set an away message you must first be signed on to AIM (read more inSign On on page 76). Once you’resigned on:1 If your Buddy List isn’t displayed, press Menu then select Buddy List .2 Press Menu then select Away Messages...3 A pop-up menu opens listing all your possible away categories. The default categories are shown in theexample below. (You can create new categories only from the AIM Web browser client on your computer.)4 Scroll to highlight the away message you want to select, then press the wheel.5 If you select I’m Away, then a new dialog box will open in which you can type the message that will be sentto the sender while you’re away:
