Blackberry AOL INSTANT MESSENGER SPORT CASE User Manual
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM Service) for
BlackBerry Smartphones
Version: 2.5
User Guide
SWDT396951-561201-0706125437-001
Contents
Basics........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About the AIM service for BlackBerry devices........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Sign in to the AIM service for BlackBerry devices.................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
About sound profiles.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Availability................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
About your status....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Change your status.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Add a status message................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Create a custom status.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Receive notification when a Buddy is online.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Buddies........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Add a Buddy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
View a Buddy's information...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Link a Buddy with a contact in the contacts application...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Delete a Buddy........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Block a Buddy............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Hide blocked Buddies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Hide offline Buddies.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
A Buddy no longer appears in my Buddy List......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Buddy groups.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Add a Buddy group.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Rename a Buddy group............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Delete a Buddy group................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Conversations............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Send a message.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Send a message to a user that is not in your Buddy List....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Add an emoticon........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Send a picture to a contact....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Email a conversation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Copy a conversation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Clear a conversation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Switch conversations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
End a conversation..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Accept or decline picture transfers automatically................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Prevent conversations from appearing in the messages application.................................................................................................................................................. 12
Stop grouping messages in conversations.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
I am not receiving notification for incoming messages........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Text sometimes changes after I type it.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Conversation history.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Turn on conversation history.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
View the conversation history for a Buddy............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Search for text in a conversation history................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Delete a conversation history................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Provide feedback........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
User Guide
Basics
Basics
About the AIM service for BlackBerry devices
You can use the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other AIM® service users from your BlackBerry device. To use the AIM service
for BlackBerry devices, you must have an AIM screen name. To get an AIM screen name or for more information about the AIM service, visit
www.aim.com.
Sign in to the AIM service for BlackBerry devices
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click AOL Instant Messenger.
2. Type your AIM® screen name and password.
3. Click Sign In.
To sign out, press the Menu key. Click Sign Out.
About sound profiles
You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices in the sounds application. The AIM Alert
item specifies how you are notified when a Buddy that you have set an availability notification for becomes available. The AIM New Message
item specifies how you are notified of incoming AIM® messages.
Depending on the sound profile that is set in the sounds application on your device, you might not hear the audible notification that you have
set for the AIM service for BlackBerry devices. For more information about sounds, click the Help icon on the Home screen of your BlackBerry
device.
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User Guide
Availability
Availability
About your status
Your status is made up of a status indicator and a status message. You can create a custom status by typing your own status message and
choosing a status indicator.
Change your status
If you change your status to invisible, you appear as offline to your Buddies and they cannot send you messages.
1. On the Buddy List® screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Info.
3. Change the Status field.
Add a status message
1. On the Buddy List® screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Info.
3. Type a status message.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
Create a custom status
1. On the Buddy List® screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Info.
3. Change the Status field.
4. Click Edit Away Messages.
5. Type a status message.
6. To add the custom status to the status list, select the Add to message list check box.
7. Click OK.
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