Open IM.

With the Instant messaging (IM) network service, you can converse with other people using instant messages and join discussion forums (IM groups) with specific topics. Service providers may differ in their support of IM features.

Upon registration to the IM service, your service provider gives you your user name, password, and the appropriate settings to log on to the service.

To converse with IM users or view and edit your IM contacts, you must first log on to the IM service. Select Options > Log in

Tip:

To automatically connect to the IM server when you open the application, select Options > Settings > IM login type > On app. start-up.

To modify your online status that is shown to other IM users, select Availability.

To modify your online status that is shown to other IM users, select Options > Availability .

To view your open conversations, IM groups, and invitations to join groups, scroll to Conversations, and select Expand. IM groups and invitations are only available if supported by the IM server.

To view your open conversations, IM groups, and invitations to join groups, scroll to Conversations, and select Options > Expand. IM groups and invitations are only available if supported by the IM server.

To view your IM contact lists, scroll to a contact list folder, and select Expand.

To view your IM contact lists, scroll to a contact list folder, and select Options > Expand.

Scroll to a folder or another item, select Options and from the following:

The available options may vary.