User Guide
Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry Smartphones
BlackBerry smartphone with a trackwheel
Version: 2.1
Contents
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
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
Organize offline contacts ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
A contact no longer appears in my contact list ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6
Conversations.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Send a message ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Open a conversation........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................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
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
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
Basics
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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
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
About contacts
The contact list displays your list of individual contacts, or Windows Live™ Messenger users. Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry®
devices uses your existing Windows Live Messenger contact list.
Add a contact
1. On the Contact list screen, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Add a Contact.
3. In the email address field, perform one of the following actions:
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Type an email address.
Type part of the name for contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry® device. Click a contact name.
4. Click OK.
5. To associate the contact with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device, perform one of the following actions:
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If the contact is in your main contact list, click Select Contact. Highlight an email address. Click the trackwheel.
If the contact is not in your main contact list, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Click the trackwheel. Click
Save.
View a contact's information
1. In the contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Contact Info.
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. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Link to BlackBerry Contact.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
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If the contact is in your main contact list, click Select Contact. Highlight an email address. Click the trackwheel.
If the contact is not in your main contact list, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Click the trackwheel. Click
Save.
Delete a contact
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
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2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Delete Contact.
Block a contact
If you block a contact, you appear as offline in that contact's contact list.
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Block Contact.
To unblock a contact, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Unblock.
View blocked contacts
1. On the contact list screen, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Blocked Contacts field to Yes.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
Organize offline contacts
1. On the contact list screen, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Options.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
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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. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
A contact no longer appears in my contact list
Try performing the following actions:
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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, highlight the group. Click the
trackwheel.
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Conversations
Send a message
1. In the Contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Type a message.
4. Press the Enter key.
Open a conversation
Conversations appear in the Conversations group and in the main message list on your BlackBerry® device.
1. On the Contact list screen, in the Conversations group, highlight a contact.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Open Conversation.
Add an emoticon
1. When you are composing a message, press the Symbol key two to three times.
2. Click an emoticon.
Prevent conversations from appearing in the main message list
1. On the contact list screen, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Conversations in Message List field to No.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
Switch conversations
1. During a conversation, click the trackwheel.
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:
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Click the trackwheel. Click Call <Contact Name>.
Click the trackwheel. Click Email <Contact Name>.
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Send a conversation as an email message
1. During a conversation, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Email Conversation.
Copy a conversation
1. During a conversation, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Copy Conversation.
Clear a conversation
1. During a conversation, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Clear Conversation.
End a conversation
1. During a conversation, click the trackwheel.
2. Click End Conversation.
Start a conference
1. During a conversation, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Invite.
3. In the drop-down list, click a contact.
4. Click OK.
View a list of conference participants
1. During a conference, click the trackwheel.
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, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Options.
3. In the Group Messages in Conversation drop-down list, click No.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
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I am not receiving notification for incoming messages
Try performing any of the following actions:
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In the profile list, click the active notification profile. Change the notification option for the Windows Live™ Messenger New
Message item to Tone, Vibrate, or Vibrate+Tone.
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In the profile list, for the active notification profile, verify that the Volume fields for the Windows Live Messenger item are not set
to Mute.
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.
1. To view or change AutoText entries, during a conversation, click the trackwheel.
2. 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. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click View History.
4. Click a conversation history.
Delete a conversation history
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click View History.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
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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. At the top of the Contact list screen, click your user name.
2. Click an availability status.
Note: If you change your availability status to offline, your contacts cannot send you messages.
Create a custom availability status
1. At the top of the Contact list screen, click your user name.
2. Click Custom status.
3. Type a status message.
4. Perform any of the following actions:
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To change the availability indicator that appears beside your status message, in the Show As drop-down list, click an availability
option.
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To add the custom availability status to the status list, select the Add to status list check box.
5. Click OK.
Delete custom availability statuses
1. At the top of the Contact list screen, click your user name.
2. Click Clear all custom statuses.
Receive notification when a contact becomes available
1. On the contact list screen, highlight an offline contact.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Alert Me.
4. Click OK.
To stop receiving notifications, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Clear Alert.
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About notification profiles
In the profile list, you can set notification options such as vibrate or tone for Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® devices messages.
The Windows Live Messenger Alert notification profile specifies how you are notified when a contact becomes available. The Windows Live
Messenger New Message notification profile specifies how you are notified of incoming Windows Live Messenger messages.
Change a notification profile
1. In the profile list, click Advanced.
2. Click a notification profile.
3. Click Edit.
4. Change the notification profile.
5. Click the trackwheel.
6. Click Save.
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