Open IM.

With instant messaging (network service), you can converse with other people using instant messages and join discussion forums (IM groups) with specific topics. Various service providers maintain IM servers that you can log on to after you register to an IM service. Service providers may differ in their support of IM features.

To start using IM, you must define an IM server. Select Options > Settings. Accept the confirmation query and enter the required settings. Contact your service provider for the correct settings.

When you have defined an IM server, select Options > Log in to log on to the IM service, to converse with IM users, and to view and edit your IM contacts.

Upon registration to the service, your service provider gives you your user name, password, and other settings.

Tip:

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

To view saved IM conversations, select Options > Saved conversations.