Blackbe;rry YAHOO! MESSENGER FOR SMARTPHONES User manual

User Guide
Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry Smartphones
BlackBerry Smartphone with a Touch Screen
Version: 2.2

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Contents
Basics............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
About Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Sign in to Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Change your nickname......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Change your display picture................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Delete Yahoo! 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
Rename a contact.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Delete a contact..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Ignore a user........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
View ignored users................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Save a contact's display picture to your device................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Hide display pictures in the contact list............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Organize offline contacts..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
A contact no longer appears in my contact list................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Groups........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Add a group............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Move a contact to a different group................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Rename a group..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Delete a group........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Conversations.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Send a message..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Send a message to a user that is not in your contact list................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Open a conversation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Add an emoticon.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Send a file to a contact......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Accept or decline a file from a contact............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Prevent conversations from appearing in the main message list.................................................................................................................................................. 12
Switch conversations............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Call or send an email message to a contact quickly during a conversation................................................................................................................................. 12
Send a conversation as an email message......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Copy a conversation.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Clear a conversation.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

End a conversation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Start a conference................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
View a list of conference participants................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Stop grouping messages in conversations........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
I am not receiving notification for incoming messages................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Text sometimes changes after I type it............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Conversation history.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
View the conversation history for a contact...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Delete a conversation history.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Availability.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
About the availability status................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Change your availability status........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Create a custom availability status..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Delete custom availability statuses.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Appear offline to a contact................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Receive notification when a contact becomes available................................................................................................................................................................. 18
About sound profiles............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Change a sound profile......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Legal notice.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Basics
About Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
You can use Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other Yahoo! Messenger users from your device. To use Yahoo!
Messenger for BlackBerry devices, you must have a Yahoo! ID and the Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices application installed on
your device. To get a Yahoo! ID, visit edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register. For more information about Yahoo! Messenger, visit
messenger.yahoo.com.
Sign in to Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click Yahoo! Messenger.
2. Type your Yahoo!® ID and password.
3. Click Sign In.
Note: If you cannot remember your Yahoo! ID or password, visit edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_forgot_pw.
To sign out, press the Menu key. Click Sign Out.
Change your nickname
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Details.
3. Change your nickname.
Change your display picture
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Details.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Change Display Image.
5. Click a picture.
6. Center the picture in the box.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Crop and Save.
Delete Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.
2. Click Applications.
3. Highlight the Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® devices application.
4. Press the Menu key.
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5. Click Delete.
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Contacts
About contacts
The contact list displays your list of individual contacts, or Yahoo!®Messenger users. Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® devices uses
your existing contact list from your Yahoo! Messenger account.
Add a contact
When you add a contact, that contact must accept or decline your invitation. If the contact accepts your invitation, the name and availability
status of the contact appear in the Yahoo!® Messenger contact list.
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Add a Contact.
3. In the Group drop-down list, click a group.
4. In the user name field, perform one of the following actions:
• Type a user name.
• Type part of the name for a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry® device. Click a contact name.
5. Click OK.
6. Type a message.
7. Click OK.
8. To associate the contact with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device, perform one of the following actions:
• If the contact is in your main contact list, click Select Contact. Click an email address.
• If the contact is not in your main contact list, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
View a contact's information
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Contact Details.
Associate a contact with contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device
You can associate a contact with a contact in your main contact list who has an email address, phone number, or both. You can then call
or send an email message to the contact quickly during a conversation.
1. In the contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Link to BlackBerry Contact.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
• If the contact is in your main contact list, click Select Contact. Click an email address.
• If the contact is not in your main contact list, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
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Rename a contact
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Edit Nickname.
4. Type a name.
5. Click OK.
Delete a contact
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Delete Contact.
4. Click Delete.
Ignore a user
You must delete a user from your contact list before you can ignore the user.
When you ignore a user, the user cannot add you to the contact list. If you ignore a user who has already added you, you appear as offline
to the user and the user cannot view your availability status. You will not receive any messages from ignored users.
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Ignore a User.
3. Type the user name or the email address of the user that you want to ignore.
4. Click OK.
To unignore a user, in the Ignored List, highlight an ignored user. Press the Menu key. Click Un-ignore.
View ignored users
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Select Show Ignored Contacts.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
Save a contact's display picture to your device
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Contact Details.
4. Press the Menu key.
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5. Click Save Display Image.
6. Click Save.
Hide display pictures in the contact list
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Display Images field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
To view display pictures again, change the Show Display Images field to Yes.
Organize offline contacts
1. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
• To group offline contacts, change the Show Offline Contacts field to Group.
• To hide offline contacts, change the Show Offline Contacts field to No.
• To view offline contacts, change the Show Offline Contacts field to Yes.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
A contact no longer appears in my contact list
Try performing the following actions:
• If you have set your client to hide offline contacts, organize offline contacts so that you can view offline contacts.
• If you have collapsed the group that the contact is in, expand the group. On the Contact list screen, click the group.
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Groups
Add a group
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Create New Group.
3. Type a group name.
4. Click OK.
Move a contact to a different group
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Move.
4. Click a group.
Rename a group
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a group.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Rename Group.
4. Type a group name.
5. Click OK.
Delete a group
You must move all contacts from a group to a different group before you can delete a group.
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a group.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Delete Group.
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Conversations
Send a message
1. In the Contact list, click a contact.
2. Type a message.
3. Press the Enter key.
Send a message to a user that is not in your contact list
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Send Message To.
3. Type a user name.
4. Click OK.
Open a conversation
Conversations appear in the Conversations group and in the main message list on your BlackBerry® device.
On the Contact list screen, in the Conversations group, click a contact.
Add an emoticon
1. When you are composing a message, press the Emoticon key.
2. Click an emoticon.
Send a file to a contact
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight an online contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Send File.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
• To send a picture file, click Picture. Click a picture.
• To send a document file, click File. Click a file.
• To send a voice note, click Voice Note. Record your message. Click Send.
• To send a vCard® contact attachment, click Address.
• To send multiple files, click Multiple. Click a file. To add more files, click Add another file. Click another file. Click Send.
Note: To cancel a file transfer, click Cancel.
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Accept or decline a file from a contact
1. On the Contact list screen, click a conversation.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
• To accept the file in the original format, click Accept. Click Save.
• To accept the file in an optimized format, select the Optimize for viewing check box. Click Accept.
• To decline the file, click Decline.
Prevent conversations from appearing in the main message list
1. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Conversations in Message List field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
Switch conversations
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Switch Conversation.
3. Click a contact.
Call or send an email message to a contact quickly during a conversation
To perform this task, the contact must be associated with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry® device.
During a conversation, perform any of the following actions:
• Press the Menu key.Click Call <Contact Name>.
• Press the Menu key.Click Email <Contact Name>.
Send a conversation as an email message
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Email Conversation.
Copy a conversation
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Copy Conversation.
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Clear a conversation
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Clear Conversation.
End a conversation
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click End Conversation.
Start a conference
1. In the the contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Invite to Conference.
4. In the Message field, type a message.
5. Click OK.
6. On the conference screen, press the Menu key.
7. Click Invite to Conference.
8. In the Yahoo! ID drop-down list, click a contact.
9. In the Message field, type a message.
10. Click OK.
View a list of conference participants
1. During a conference, press the Menu key.
2. Click View Participants.
Stop grouping messages in conversations
In a conversation, by default, consecutive messages that you send or receive are grouped together.
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. In the Group Messages In Conversation drop-down list, click No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
I am not receiving notification for incoming messages
In the sounds application, try performing the following actions:
• Verify that the All Alerts Off sound profile is not selected.
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• Verify that the Volume fields for the Yahoo! Messenger New Message item are not set to Silent.
• Change the notification options for the Yahoo! Messenger New Message item.
Text sometimes changes after I type it
If AutoText recognizes specific text, it is designed to replace the text that you type with the AutoText entry automatically.
• To view or change AutoText entries, during a conversation, press the Menu key. Click Edit AutoText.
For more information about AutoText, click Help on your BlackBerry® device.
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Conversation history
View the conversation history for a contact
To perform this task, on the Options screen, the Save Message History field must be set to save conversations on your BlackBerry® device
or on a media card.
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click View History.
4. Click a conversation history.
Delete a conversation history
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click View History.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
• To delete the conversation history for an individual contact, click Delete Contact's History.
• To delete the conversation history for all contacts, click Delete Complete History.
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Availability
About the availability status
Your availability status is made up of a status message and an availability indicator. You can create a custom availability status by typing
your own status message and choosing an availability indicator. By default, the availability indicator appears as available.
Change your availability status
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Status.
3. Click an availability status.
Create a custom availability status
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Status.
3. Click New Status.
4. Type a status message.
5. Perform any of the following actions:
• To change the availability indicator that appears beside your status message to busy, select the Show busy icon check box. By
default, the availability indicator appears as available.
• To add the custom availability status to the status list, select the Add to status list check box.
6. Click OK.
Delete custom availability statuses
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Status.
3. Click Clear All Status Messages.
Appear offline to a contact
1. In the contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Appear Offline to.
4. To appear offline to the contact permanently, select the Permanently check box.
5. Click Yes.
To appear online to the contact again, highlight the contact. Click Appear Online to.
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Receive notification when a contact becomes available
1. In the contact list, highlight an offline contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
• To turn on an availability alert, click Set Alert. Click OK.
• To turn off an availability alert, click Clear Alert.
About sound profiles
You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for Yahoo!® Messenger in the sounds application. The Yahoo! Messenger Alert
sound profile specifies how you are notified when a contact that you have set an availability alert for becomes available. The Yahoo!
Messenger New Message sound profile specifies how you are notified of incoming Yahoo! Messenger messages.
Change a sound profile
1. In the sounds application, perform one of the following actions:
• To change the Normal sound profile, click Ringtones.
• To change a custom sound profile, click Custom Profiles. Click a profile.
2. Click the application or item that you want to change.
3. Change the notification information.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
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