user guide - orange messenger by windows live (english) v1

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Table of contents

CHAPTER 1 | INTRODUCTION AND REGISTRATION.......................................................3

ORANGE MESSENGERBY WINDOWS LIVEINTRODUCTION......................................................................3REGISTERINGFORORANGE MESSENGERBY WINDOWS LIVE..................................................................3

CHAPTER 2 | HOW TO CONNECT TO THE APPLICATION..............................................3

LAUNCHINGTHEAPPLICATION............................................................................................................3LOGIN...........................................................................................................................................4

LOGOUT.........................................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 3 | USING THE CONTACTS LIST AND OTHER FUNCTIONS........................7

OPTIONSFORSORTINGANDDISPLAYINGTHECONTACTSLIST...................................................................9

OTHEROPTIONSACCESSIBLEFROMTHECONTACTSLIST..........................................................................9

CHANGING

YOUR

USER

NAME

AND

DISPLAYING

A

NICKNAME

.................................................................10SEARCHINGYOURCONTACTSLIST.....................................................................................................11

REFRESHINGAPPLICATIONINFORMATION ...........................................................................................11RUNNINGTHEAPPLICATIONINTHEBACKGROUND................................................................................11

CHAPTER 4 | MANAGING YOUR CONTACTS LIST.........................................................12

BLOCKINGACONTACT ...................................................................................................................12

ADDINGACONTACT.......................................................................................................................13

VIEWINGADDITIONALINFORMATIONBELONGINGTOACONTACT ............................................................13DELETINGACONTACT....................................................................................................................13

CHAPTER 5 | MANAGING YOUR STATUS..........................................................................14

CHAPTER 6 | HOW TO CHAT WITH A CONTACT.............................................................15

SENDINGAMESSAGE......................................................................................................................15

USINGEMOTICONS (SMILEYS) INYOURMESSAGES...............................................................................17USINGQUICKMESSAGES.................................................................................................................19

PLACINGACALLORGOINGTOAWAPSITEDIRECTLYFROMTHEAPPLICATION...........................................20

CLOSINGTHECONVERSATIONWINDOW..............................................................................................20

CHAPTER 7 | MANAGING OPTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION.....................................21

CHANGINGTHENOTIFICATIONOPTIONS..............................................................................................21USING T9....................................................................................................................................22

ALLOWALLCONTACTS...................................................................................................................22

CHECKINGTHEVERSIONOFTHESOFTWARE........................................................................................22

CHAPTER 8 | HELP...................................................................................................................22

CHAPTER 9 | CLOSING THE APPLICATION......................................................................22

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Chapter 1 | Introduction and registration

Orange Messenger by Windows Live introduction

With Orange Messenger by Windows Live, you can communicate instantly with textmessages to all your friends in the MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messengercommunity. You can manage your contacts list and see when your friends are online.

With Orange Messenger by Windows Live on your mobile you can always be in contact withyour friends!

This guide will help you with registration, first steps and personalisation of the service.

Registering for Orange Messenger by Windows Live

To use Orange Messenger by Windows Live on your mobile you must:1) Register at http://www.orange.co.uk/

2) Download and install the application on your mobile after registration.

There will be instructions to help you with registering, downloading and installing theapplication for your mobile online.

Chapter 2 | How to connect to the application

Launching the application

Once you have installed the application Orange Messenger by Windows Live you canaccess it by selecting the application Messenger in the menu of your mobile phone(Applications, Games or Java folder depending on the handset). On opening theapplication you are asked you whether you want the application to connect to the Orangenetwork. To be able to use the application, you must select Yes..

The first time you launch the application, you will be able to create an Orange Messenger byWindows Live account if you dont already have one. (This functionality is only available oncompatible handsets. If your handset does not support this please create an Orange Messengerby Windows Live account via the internet on your computer.))

Upon connecting to the network a page appears for you to enter your e-mail address andyour password before accessing the login screen.


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Login

You must now enter your e-mail address and password in the login screen.

You can choose your status before you log in. Thus you can, for example, select off linewhen you log in.

Check Remember my password if you wish your password to be saved for yoursubsequent logins.

You can also select the option auto sign in so that on launching the application allows yougo straight to your contacts list without having to pass by the login screen.

Click on Login to login to the service.


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From the connection screen, you will be able to manage your Orange Messenger by

Windows Live account, you can modifiy your e-mail address or subscribe to an OrangeMessenger by Windows Live bundle (for compatible handsets).

Logout

You can logout in the menu by clicking on Logout. You will have to confirm that you reallywish to logout. The initial login window will then be displayed.

You can also leave the application directly by selecting Quit in the menu.

Note: You can also leave the application by pressing the key that allows you to hang upwhen on a voice call. On some mobile phones, you can choose either to quit the


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application or keep it running in the background. In both cases, you will be automaticallylogged out when 10 minutes have lapsed.


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Chapter 3 | Using the contacts list and otherfunctions

When you are logged on to Orange Messenger by Windows Live, you access thesame contacts list as when you login to the service from your PC. This list gives thename of your contacts and with the use of icons, indicates their availability status.

The following table illustrates the various availability statuses. There are 7 statesrepresented by 4 icons, this is the same as the PC application:

Icon Status

On line

Busy

Be right back

Away

On the phone

Out to lunch

Appear offline

Note: if a person in your contacst list connects from a mobile phone, a small mobile

phone will appear on the left of his/her status icon.

You can go through the contacts list using the up and down arrows of the navigationkeys on your phone.

Tip: To go through a long contact list easily on your mobile phone, you can usethe keys (#) to go down and (*) to go up the list.

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If you created groups from your PC application they will also appear on your mobile.If not your contacts will be compiled in a single group called Contacts.

Note: It is not possible at present to create, rename or delete groups using themobile application. To manage your groups you must use the PC applicationOrange Messenger by Windows Live.

Groups of contacts are sorted in alphabetical order as follows:

- Contacts On line with a conversation in progress

- Contacts On line

- Contacts Blocked

- Contacts Off line



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Options for sorting and displaying the contacts list

Normally contacts are sorted by group. But you can also sort your contacts by status (Online/Off line) by selecting Sort contacts >> By status in the Options menu of theapplication.

In addition, you can choose to display the contacts with their e-mail address rather than theirnickname by selecting Display contacts >> By email address in the Options menu of theapplication.

Other options accessible from the contacts list

From the menu of your contact list, you can:

- manage your contacts (see chapter 4)

- change your status (see chapter 5)

- send a message (see chapter 6)

- change your nickname (see below)

- manage the options of the application (see chapter 7)

- access on line help (see chapter 8)

- request information displayed on the screen to be updated (see below)

- log out (see chapter 1)- quit the application.

Note: The menu items offered will change dependent on whether you select a contact or ifyou select a group.



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Changing your user name and displaying a nickname

You can change your user name and display a nickname which your contacts can seeinstead of your e-mail address.

To change your user name, click on My Profile. Enter your nickname and click on OK.

Your nickname is automatically changed and displayed at the top of the window of thecontacts list by the side of your current status.


Menu displayed when the menu bar isfocused on a contact.

Menu displayed when the menu bar isfocused on a group

Pop-up for change of nickname


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Searching your contacts list

To find someone in your contacts list quickly, use the search tool available at the bottom ofthe contacts list.

Key in the letters corresponding to the name of the person you are looking for and the menubar will select the contact matching the search criteria. Click on the DOWN or UP key to go

to the next contact matching the same search criteria.

Note: For mobile phone with a small screen size (that display less than 5 contacts at a time),the search tool is not displayed. The search tool appears only when you key the lettercorresponding to your search.

Refreshing application information

The information displayed on the screen is regularly updated automatically in order to showmessages received and modifications to the status or nickname of your contacts.

In addition, you can also request an update at any time by using the Refresh option in themenu.

Running the application in the background

Some mobile phones will allow you to run the application in the background in order toaccess the telephone menu without closing the application.



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Adding a contact

To add a contact to your contacts list, select Menu, then Manage contacts and Addcontact.

You must choose the domain name (@orange.co.uk, @orange.net, @hotmail.co.uk,@hotmail.com, @msn.com or Others domains) of the contact you wish to add, then enterthe e-mail address in the corresponding field.

If the person that you want to add does not have a Windows Live account, you will receivethe following message This e-mail address is not a valid account.

When you add a person to your contacts list, the person receives an invitation messagestating that you want to add them to your contacts list. They may accept and add you to theircontacts list. In this case, you will be able to see their status. This person may also refuse toadd you to their contacts list so you will not be able to see their status. In any event, thecontacts name is added to your contacts list.

Note: If you select the menu option whilst a contact is highlighted, the option Add contactis displayed. If you select the menu option whilst a group is highlighted the optionContacts is displayed.

Viewing additional information belonging to a contact

You may obtain more information about a contact by consulting their profile. The profileshows the e-mail address, nickname and status of the contact. To display this you mustselect the name of the contact in the contacts list then Menu > Manage contacts > ContactInfo.

Pop up contact info

Deleting a contact

You can remove a contact from your contact list by selecting Menu > Manage Contacts>Delete. You can block a contact at the same time as deleting them. (after having confirmedyour wish to delete the contact, a message asks you whether you also wish to block thecontact). if you choose to do this your contact will not see your status displayed any more.

If you do not block the contact, the contact will still be able to see your status and chat withyou.



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Chapter 5 | Managing your status

Your status indicates whether you are available for a conversation. You may select a statusbefore you login.

When you are logged in you can manage your status from Menu > My status (the list of thevarious statuses is described in chapter 2).

If you change your status, the contacts in your contacts list will be updated so they can seeyour new status.



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Chapter 6 | How to chat with a contact

Sending a message

Select the name of a contact in the contacts list and click on Msg (or use the central key ofthe navigation keys on your phone. A conversation window will be displayed for you to writeyour message by using the corresponding key of your phone.

The text of your message will be displayed in the text box at the bottom of the conversationwindow. When you are ready press Send or the central key of the navigation keys on yourphone to send the message. Your message is displayed in the lower part of the conversationwindow and when the contact responds, the reply is displayed under your message.

You can change the input mode of the message by clicking, according to your telephone, on

the key * or #:

- abc: lower case alphanumeric mode

- ABC: upper case alphanumeric mode

- 123: numeric mode

A different tab is opened for each conversation in progress. When a conversation is open, anew tab appears and a conversation bubble appears by the side of the status icon of thecontact who has just sent a message to you.

Move the phone navigation key to the left and right to go from one tab to the next one.

To navigate during a conversation you can use the up and down keys of the phone navigation

key.

When you receive a new message, you will notice that the name of the conversation tabchanges colour to orange and the conversation bubble by the side of the status icon of thecontact who sent the message also changes to orange. Once you have read the message,the name of the conversation tab and the bubble changes back to black.



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Note:- The maximum length for a message is 400 characters.- Within the text box it is possible to select the input mode of the messages (lower case,upper case, numeric) by clicking on the star key of your phone keyboard.

Tip: You can easily access the last message sent by clicking on the UP key of yourphones navigation keys and re-sending it if necessary.



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Using emoticons (smileys) in your messages

You can send and receive emoticons using Orange Messenger by Windows Live. There are77 emoticons available!

You can access the emoticons to include them in your message in a variety of ways:- When you are in the message text box, click:

- When you are in the message text box, click to move DOWN using your phonesnavigation keys. The list of emoticons is displayed for you to scroll through, click on OKor on the central key of your phones navigation key to add the selected emoticon.

Note: This list of emoticons is not accessible if you chose the T9 mode. If you want toinsert an emoticon with the T9 mode active, you must enter the code of the emoticon (:-)for example).

- The emoticons are also accessible from the menu and you can then choose to send anemoticon by itself without text or add it in the message text box to add text before sendingthe message.

Note: Below are all the emoticons as well as their corresponding codes:



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Image Image

(xb) (XB) (d) (D)

-) (b) (B)

8-) (})


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Using quick messages

To chat quickly with your contacts you can send a quick message which is predefined, usefulmessages.

Select Menu then Pre-defined msg. The screen will then display a list of preset messageswhich you can send instantly.

You can also paste a preset message in the message text box and edit the text beforesending it.

It is also possible to personalise existing messages by selecting a message with the phonesnavigation keys and pressing edit, the text appears in a box for you to edit at which point youcan click save or cancel. The new message is then stored in the list of preset messagesand you can use it at any time thereafter.



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Placing a call or going to a wap site directly from the application

When you receive a phone number or a Wap site URL during a conversation, you may placethe call or connect to the wap site within the conversation tab. You must select Go to andthen you will be able to select the phone number or the Wap site URL detected within theconversation.

You will also be able to send to a contact the phone number or Wap site URL detected in theconversation.To do so, you need to open the contacts conversation tab, select Go to key > number orURL > Send. The number or URL will be automatically sent to your contact..

Note: This function is only available on compatible handsets.

Closing the conversation window

You can close a conversation window once the conversation is finished by selecting Menu >End conv. from conversation tab.



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Chapter 7 | Managing options forthe application

Orange Messenger by Windows Live has options that allow you to personalise theapplication. By setting your preferences, you will be able to save time when using theapplication and this will make the next time you login easier.

Select Menu > Settings to change the application settings.

Changing the notification options

You will be alerted when one of your contacts logs in or you receive the first message of aconversation. In these 2 cases, an animation appears at the bottom right of the screen andyour telephone emits a sound and vibrates.

When a contact has logged in, a pop up shows the name of the contact.

When you receive the first message of a conversation, a pop up tells you the name of thecontact who is sending you a message and the first letters of the message.



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To make changes to the way you are notified, select the Settings option in the menu of theapplication:

- Check the box in front of Alerts to indicate that you want to receive an animation each timethat you receive a new message or one of your contacts logs in or out.

- Check the box in front of Sound indicating that you want to receive a sound alert each timethat you receive a new message or one of your contacts logs in or out.

- Check the box in front of Vibrate to indicate that you want your mobile phone to vibrateeach time a new message arrives or a pop-up window is displayed.

Using T9

Switching T9 on means a larger text box will appear when you are writing a message and youcan switch predictive text on in the T9 mode. Whilst T9 is off, a small text box will appear andnon predictive text messaging is enabledCheck the box located in front of T9 in the Settings option to toggle the setting on and off.

Note: The T9 function is not accessible on all phones (Samsung D500,,SonyEricsson W300iamong them)

Allow all contacts

If you select this option in settings, you will receive messages from all the contacts that knowyour e-mail address, even those which no longer appear in your contacts list.

Checking the version of the software

Whilst on the login screen of the application, go to the menu and select About. A pop-upwill appear with information about the application.

Click OK when you have finished viewing the information about the application.

Chapter 8 | Help

A Help option is availablefrom the menu of the application. If you select this option, a dialogbox will be displayed giving information on the function you are using. For example, if youclick on Help in the contact list, the help window will give you instructions on the use of thecontacts list.

Chapter 9 | Closing the application

To close / exit the application, select Quit in the application menu. You will be automaticallylogged out of the service and your contacts will see your status as Offline.

If you quit the application using the key Hang-up/QUIT of the phone, you will beautomatically logged out 10 minutes later. During those 10 minutes, your contacts will seeyour status as Online. We recommend you to use the menu to QUIT the application.

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