Blackbe;rry 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

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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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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Receive notification when a Buddy is online
You can receive a message when the Buddy is online. Depending on the sound profile that is set on your device, you might also receive an
audible notification.
1. On the Buddy List® screen, in a Buddy group, highlight an offline Buddy.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Set Alert.
4. Click OK.
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Buddies
Add a Buddy
1. On the Buddy List® screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Add Buddy.
3. To specify a Buddy group, change the Group Name field.
4. Type a screen name.
5. Click OK.
6. To link the Buddy with a contact in the contacts application, perform one of the following actions:
• If the Buddy is already in the contacts application, click Select Contact. Click a contact.
• If the Buddy is not yet in the contacts application, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click
Save.
View a Buddy's information
1. On the Buddy List® screen, highlight a Buddy.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Buddy Info.
Link a Buddy with a contact in the contacts application
When you link a Buddy with a contact in the contacts application, you might be able to perform additional tasks. For example, during a
conversation, you might be able to call or send an email message to the Buddy quickly from the menu.
1. On the Buddy List® screen, in a Buddy group, highlight a Buddy.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Link to BlackBerry Contact.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
• If the Buddy is already in the contacts application, click Select Contact. Click a contact.
• If the Buddy is not yet in the contacts application, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click
Save.
Delete a Buddy
1. On the Buddy List® screen, in a Buddy group, highlight a Buddy.
2. Press the Menu key.
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3. Click Delete Buddy.
4. Click Delete.
Block a Buddy
If you block a Buddy, you appear as offline in that user's Buddy List®.
1. On the Buddy List screen, in a Buddy group, highlight a Buddy.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Block.
To unblock a Buddy, click Unblock.
Hide blocked Buddies
1. On the Buddy List® screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Blocked Buddies field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
To view blocked Buddies again, change the Show Blocked Buddies field to Yes.
Hide offline Buddies
1. On the Buddy List® screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Offline Buddies field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
To view offline Buddies again, change the Show Offline Buddies field to Yes or Group.
A Buddy no longer appears in my Buddy List
Try performing the following actions:
• If you have set the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices to hide offline Buddies, organize offline Buddies so that you can view offline
Buddies.
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• If you have collapsed the group that the Buddy is in, expand the group. On the Buddy List® screen, click the group.
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