I n s t a n t m e s s a g e s ( C h a t )47Note: To set the phone to automatically connect to the instantmessaging service when you enter the Instant messages menu,connect to the service, select My settings, Automatic login andOn IM start-up.To disconnect from the service, select Logout.■ Starting an instant messaging conversationEnter the Instant messages menu and connect to a service. You canselect• Conversations to view the list of new and read messages orinvitations to instant messaging during the active session. Scroll tothe message or invitation that you want and select Open to read themessage.indicates the new and the read instant messages.indicates the new and the read group messages.indicates the invitations.• IM contacts includes the contacts that you have added. Scroll to thecontact to whom you would like to send instant messages and selectChat or select Open if a new message is shown in the list.If you have received a new message from a contact, it is indicatedwith .indicates the online and indicates the offline contacts in thephone’s contacts memory. indicates a blocked contact. For moreinformation, see ”Blocking and unblocking messages” on page 49.• Groups and Public groups. The list of bookmarks to public groupsprovided by the service provider is displayed. To start a conversation,scroll to a group and select Join. Enter the screen name that youwant to use in the conversation. When you have successfully joinedin the group conversation, the phone shows Joined group: and thegroup name. To create a private group, see ”Groups” on page 49.• Search and select Users or Groups to search for other users or publicgroups on the network. To start the session when you have found the