48■ Begin an IM sessionYou can send instant messages to anyone if you have the person’s unique ID and you use thesame IM service.To begin an IM session, do the following:1. From your contacts list, select a contact who is online.Some IM service providers also allow sending instant messages to contacts who arenot online.2. To send a message to a person who is not in your contacts list, select Options, the optionto send a message, and enter the unique ID of the person.A conversation menu is displayed, with the contact’s name displayed at the top.3. Enter a message. When you finish the message, select Send.■ Receive and reply to messagesIf you have an active IM conversation open and receive an instant message from the contactwith whom you are chatting, the new message notification sound plays and the message appearsin the conversation. As the conversation progresses, the most recent message appears at thebottom of the menu, causing the previous messages to move up if the screen is full. To reply,enter your message and select Send.If you receive an instant message when you have the IM application open, but do not havean active conversation open, the new message notification sound plays. Also, a new IM iconis displayed next to the name of the message sender under the conversations section of thecontacts list.If you receive an instant message when you are logged in to the IM service, but do not have theIM application open on your phone, a message is displayed telling you that a new IM messagehas been received. Select Start to open the IM application, and view the new message.■ Return to chat sessionFrom the IM contacts list, select Conversations. This list displays all IM conversations andgroup chats in which you are currently participating. To view a conversation or continuechatting, select a group name or contact name.■ ContactsYou can add the names of contacts with whom you interact frequently by IM to the contacts list.Add a new contactTo add a contact to the contacts list, select Options > Add contact. Enter the contact’sunique ID for the IM service and select OK.
