T-Mobile T Mobile Color Sidekick Phone Instructions Manual

Instant Messaging
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3From this screen you can:
• Change the group in which you’ve filed the buddy.
• Set alerts (notifications) for when your buddy signs on, signs off, or sends you a new message.
4After making your edits, press Menu  then:
• Select Cancel [ + .] to cancel all changes.
• Select Done  to save your changes.
Discard a Buddy
To remove a buddy from your list, do the following while in the IM application:
1If your Buddy List isn’t displayed,...

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IM Conversations
Conversations are one-on-one chat sessions you have with your online buddies. With AIM, you can have up to 10 
online conversations going at the same time. This section explains how to start and end conversations, as well as 
how to keep track of all the conversations you have going at one time!
Start/End an IM Conversation
To send a message to one of your buddies, follow the instructions below.
1From the Jump screen,...

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Tip: If you want to Sign Off and end all your conversations at once, simply return to the Buddy List screen, press 
Menu  then select Sign Off.
IM Conversation Indicators
Most every screen you view within Instant Messaging, including the splash screen, contains balloon indicators 
, one for each active conversation in which you have an unread message.
In addition, each open conversation is numbered and usually displays to the right of...

Instant Messaging
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After you type your I’m Away message and press Set, the I’m Away dialog box will stay open until you return 
and select the I’m Back button:
6If you select one of the other unavailable messages, The I’m Away dialog box opens with a standard (but 
appropriate) message. This dialog box will remain on your screen in Instant Messaging until you press the 
I’m Back button.
7While you’re away, other device users will see the Away icon   next...

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•Manage Blocked Users List on page 85
Set Up Accept Messages
You can set up AIM so that if someone not on your Buddy List sends you an instant message, you will first see 
an alert asking you if you want to accept the message. To set this up, do the following:
1From the Buddy List screen, press Menu   then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
2The Show “Accept Message” Dialog Box section is at the top of the screen. If you...

Instant Messaging
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To  enable Buddy Alert Rings, scroll to highlight the Play Buddy Alert Rings check box, then press the 
wheel to select it. (To disable Buddy Alerts, select the check box again to clear it.)
3Once you enable Buddy Alert Rings, you can select different alert rings for the following events:
•Sign On - Ring sounds when a buddy signs on.
•Sign Off - Ring sounds when a buddy signs off.
•New Message - Ring sounds when you receive a new...

Email Messaging
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9.  Email Messaging
The Email application on your T-Mobile device is easy to use and rich in features. Not only do you get your own 
device email account, but you can also pull in other email from up to three of your POP3 accounts. Read the 
topics in this chapter to take full advantage of this flexible application.
The Email Splash Screen
To open the Email application, first press Jump, then scroll to highlight the Email icon in the...

Email Messaging
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Browse Email Screen
The Browse Email screen is your main view into the Email application:
The Browse Email screen lists all your emails, grouped into folders, ordered by date. (Read more about ordering 
this list in 
Sort Email Messages on page 92.)
In the illustration above you’ll see the five “system folders”--Inbox, Saved, Sent, Drafts, and Tras h--plus all the 
folders you have created to organize your emails, identified by a...

Email Messaging
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Status Indicators
From the Browse Messages screen, in the title bar, you’ll always see how full your mailbox is, by percentage and 
megabyte (MB).
Icons shown the to left of each folder name or email message tell you their status. Plus, all unread messages 
are shown in bold. Here’s what the icons mean:
Keyboard Shortcuts
While using the Email application, you can use keyboard shortcuts to open options from the following Email 
menus:
•...

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Browse Email Menu Shortcuts (with message highlighted)
Browse Email Menu Shortcuts (with folder highlighted)
Compose Menu Shortcuts
Settings Menu Shortcuts
Accounts Menu ShortcutsNew Message...
 + N
Reply...
 + R
Reply All...
 + L
Forward...
 + J
Add Contact...
 + @
Move...
 + O
Discard
Check for New Email
 + U
Mark Read/Unread
 + K
More options in Email:Read view:
Next
Previous
New Message...
 + N
Rename... (folder)
 + E...