45Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved.■ Flash messagesFlash messages are text messages that are instantly displayed upon reception.Write a messageSelect Menu > Messages > Create message > Flash message. Write your message.The maximum length of a flash message is 70 characters. To insert a blinking textinto the message, select Options > Insert blink char. from the options list to set amarker. The text after the marker blinks until a second marker is inserted.Receive a messageA received flash message is not automatically saved. To read the message, selectRead. To extract phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and Web site addresses fromthe current message, select Options > Use detail. To save the message, select Saveand the folder in which you want to save the message.■ Instant messaging (IM)Instant messaging (network service) is a way to send short, simple text messagesto online users.Before you can use instant messaging, you must subscribe to the service. To checkthe availability and costs, and to subscribe to the service, contact your serviceprovider, from whom you also receive your unique ID, password, and settings.