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list to see you when you are
online, select Availability > Avail.
for contacts.
To appear as being offline, select
Availability > Appear offline.
When you are connected to the
instant messaging service,
indicates that you are online, and
indicates that you are not visible to
others.
Contacts for instant
messaging
To add contacts to the instant
messaging contacts list, connect to
the instant messaging service, and
select IM contacts. To add a contact
to the list, select Options > Add
contact, or if you have no contacts
added, select Add. Select Enter ID
manually, Search from serv., Copy
from server, or By mobile number.
Scroll to a contact, and to start a
conversation, select Chat or
Options > Contact info, Block
contact or Unblock contact, Add
contact, Remove contact, Change
list, Copy to server, or Availability
alerts.
Block and unblock messages
To block messages, connect to the
instant messaging service, and select
Conversations > IM contacts; or join
or start a conversation. Scroll to the
contact from whom you want to
block incoming messages, select
Options > Block contact > OK.
To unblock the messages, connect to
the instant messaging service, and
select Blocked list. Scroll to the
contact from whom you want to
unblock the messages, and select
Unblock.
Groups
You can create your own private
groups for an instant messaging
conversation, or use the public
groups provided by the service
provider. The private groups exist
only during an instant messaging
conversation. The groups are saved
on the server of the service provider.
If the server you are logged on to
does not support group services, all
group-related menus are dimmed.
Public groups
Groups — You can bookmark public
groups that your service provider
may maintain. Connect to the
instant messaging service, and select
Public groups. Scroll to a group with
which you want to chat, and select
Join. If you are not in the group,
enter your screen name as your
nickname for the group. To delete a
group from your group list, select
Options > Delete group.
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