Blackberry Live Messenger User Manual

User Guide

Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry Smartphones

BlackBerry smartphone with a trackwheel

Version: 2.1

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Contents

Basics........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

About Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices............................................................................................................................................................................3

Sign in to Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices .....................................................................................................................................................................3

Change your display name.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

Delete Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices ..........................................................................................................................................................................3

Contacts...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

About contacts..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Add a contact ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

View a contact's information..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Associate a contact with contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device..........................................................................................................................5

Delete a contact ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Block a contact.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6

View blocked contacts.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6

Organize offline contacts ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................6

A contact no longer appears in my contact list ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6

Conversations.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Send a message ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Open a conversation........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Add an emoticon ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Prevent conversations from appearing in the main message list ............................................................................................................................................................7

Switch conversations.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Call or send an email message to a contact quickly during a conversation...........................................................................................................................................7

Send a conversation as an email message...................................................................................................................................................................................................8

Copy a conversation........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

Clear a conversation........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

End a conversation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

Start a conference............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

View a list of conference participants ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................8

Stop grouping messages in conversations...................................................................................................................................................................................................8

I am not receiving notification for incoming messages ............................................................................................................................................................................9

Text sometimes changes after I type it ........................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Conversation history............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

View the conversation history for a contact................................................................................................................................................................................................11

Delete a conversation history........................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

Availability.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

About the availability status.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Change your availability status ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Create a custom availability status..............................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Delete custom availability statuses.............................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Receive notification when a contact becomes available..........................................................................................................................................................................13

About notification profiles............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14

Change a notification profile........................................................................................................................................................................................................................14

Legal notice...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15

User Guide

Basics

Basics

About Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices

You can use Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other Windows Live Messenger users from your BlackBerry
device. To use Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices, you must have a Windows Live ID. For more information about Windows
Live Messenger, visit get.live.com/messenger/overview.

You can send and receive email messages and use other applications on your device while the Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry
devices application is running. When you receive a new instant message, an indicator appears in the device status section of the screen.

Sign in to Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices

1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices.

2. Type your Windows Live™ ID and password.

3. Set the Domain field for the user name that you typed.

4. Click Sign in.

To sign out, on the Contact list screen, click the trackwheel. Click Sign out.

Change your display name

1. On the Contact list screen, click the trackwheel.

2. Click My Display Name.

3. Type a name.

4. Click OK.

Delete Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices

1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.

2. Click Applications.

3. Highlight the Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® devices application.

4. Click the trackwheel.

5. Click Delete.

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Contacts

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