Pocket MSN Messenger

Pocket MSN Messenger Help

General
About Pocket MSN Messenger
Getting Started with MSN Messenger

How To
Set Up an Account
Sign In and Out
Add and Delete Contacts
Manage Contacts
Subscribe to Status Updates for Selected Contacts
Check Your Own Messenger Status
Block and Unblock Contacts
Send a Message
Read a Message
Let Contacts Know You are not Available
Change Your Display Name

About Pocket MSN Messenger

Pocket MSN Messenger delivers the features of MSN Messenger to your mobile device. Pocket MSN Messenger features include:

- Seeing your Messenger contacts who are online or offline.
- Sending and receiving instant messages.
- Subscribing to status updates for selected contacts so you know when a contact comes online.
- Blocking contacts from seeing your status or sending you messages.

See Also
Getting Started with MSN Messenger

Getting Started with MSN Messenger

To use MSN Messenger, you need a Microsoft .NET Passport. After obtaining a Passport, complete the following tasks:

1. Set up a connection on your mobile device, such as a modem or wireless connection, that enables you to connect to the Internet.
2. Set up an account in MSN Messenger.
3. Sign in to MSN Messenger.

| To obtain a Passport, go to http://www.passport.com.
| To create a Hotmail account, go to http://www.hotmail.com.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Send a Message
Read a Message
Let Contacts Know You are not Available

Set Up an Account

Before you can use MSN Messenger, you must set up the instant messaging account to use. For MSN Messenger Service, you must have a Microsoft .NET Passport or Hotmail account.

1. Create a connection for your device. To use MSN Messenger Service, create a connection to the Internet.
2. In MSN Messenger, tap Menu > Options > Messenger tab.
3. Select Enable MSN Messenger Service. Your sign-in name and password are established the first time you sign in to Pocket MSN.
4. If necessary, select which account to sign in to first, under Sign in using this account first.

| To obtain a Passport account, go to http://www.passport.com.
| To create a Hotmail account, go to http://www.hotmail.com.

See Also
Getting Started with MSN Messenger
Sign In and Out

Sign In and Out

- To sign in, tap anywhere on the Messenger screen. Follow the directions on the screen.
- To sign out, tap Menu > Sign out. Your status changes to Offline.

| To sign in after connecting to a wireless network, tap Menu > Options > Messenger and follow the directions on the screen.
| Signing in to an account may take several minutes, depending on your connection speed.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Set Up an Account
Getting Started with MSN Messenger

Add and Delete Contacts

- To add a contact, tap Menu > Add a Contact, and then follow the directions on the screen.
- To delete a contact, tap and hold the contact's name, and then tap Delete Contact from the pop-up menu.

See Also
Send a Message
Let Contacts Know You are not Available

Manage Contacts

- To block a contact from seeing your status and sending you messages, tap and hold the contact, and then tap Block.
- To unblock a contact, tap and hold the name of the blocked contact, and then tap Unblock.

See Also
Send a Message
Let Contacts Know You are not Available

Block and Unblock Contacts

- To block a contact from seeing your status and sending you messages, tap and hold the contact, and then tap Block.
- To unblock a contact, tap and hold the name of the blocked contact, and then tap Unblock.

See Also
Send a Message
Let Contacts Know You are not Available

Send a Message

1. Tap the contact to whom you want to send a message.
2. Enter your message in the text entry area at the bottom of the screen and tap Send. To quickly add common messages, tap Menu > My Text and select a message in the list.

| To invite a contact to an ongoing chat, tap Menu > Invite and tap a contact.
| To see who is already chatting, or to switch between chats, tap Menu > Chats.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Change Your Display Name
Getting Started with MSN Messenger
Sign In and Out
Use My Text

Subscribe to Status Updates for Selected Contacts

When your device has an open data connection, status update notifications alert you when contacts come online or change their Messenger status.

1. Tap and hold the contact's name.
2. From the pop-up menu that is displayed, select the option to receive status update notifications.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Change Your Displayed Name
Getting Started with MSN Messenger
Sign In and Out
Use My Text

Check Your Own Messenger Status

Tap and hold your own name at the top of the page. Your current status is indicated in the displayed list by a bullet point. You can change your status by selecting another status description.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Manage Contacts
Getting Started with MSN Messenger

Read a Message

- When you receive an alert that a new message has been received, tap Chat to switch to that chat or Ignore to stay in the current chat.
- To switch between chats, tap Chats, and then tap the contact to resume chatting.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Getting Started with MSN Messenger
Sign In and Out

Let Contacts Know You are not Available

Tap and hold your own name at the top of the page, and then select a desired status description, such as Away.

See Also
Add and Delete Contacts
Manage Contacts
Getting Started with MSN Messenger

Change Your Display Name

- Tap Menu > Options > Messenger tab.
- Enter the name that you want to display to others in MSN Messenger.

See Also
Send a Message