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BlackBerry Storm Series BlackBerry Storm 9500/9530 Smartphones Version: 5.0 User Guide To find the latest user guides, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones.
Contents Welcome to BlackBerry!............................................Feature availability..............................................Find more information............................................... Start using your device.............................................. Navigation and typing............................................... BlackBerry basics............................................... Troubleshooting basics.............................................. Shortcuts..................................................BlackBerry basics shortcuts............................................Phone shortcuts................................................Media shortcuts................................................Typing shortcuts................................................. Shortcuts troubleshooting............................................Phone................................................... Phone basics................................................Emergency calls................................................Volume..................................................Voice mail..................................................
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Change the options for voice prompts........................................Improve voice recognition............................................Voice commands troubleshooting..........................................Messages..................................................Message basics................................................Email messages................................................PIN messages................................................SMS text messages..............................................MMS messages................................................Message list options..............................................S/MIME-protected messages........................................... IBM Lotus Notes native encrypted messages......................................PGP protected messages............................................Message troubleshooting............................................Files and attachments...............................................
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Browser security................................................. Browser push................................................Browser troubleshooting............................................Date, time, and alarm..............................................Set the date and time manually..........................................Get the date and time from the wireless network automatically................................. Change what appears on the display when your device is charging..............................Change the clock face............................................... Display a second time zone............................................
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Language..................................................Change the display language........................................... Add a display language............................................. Delete a display language............................................About typing input languages..........................................Change the typing input language.......................................... Change the voice dialing language......................................... Change the display options for contacts......................................... Language troubleshooting............................................Display and keyboard..............................................Backlighting................................................Display options................................................Keyboard options...............................................
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Return to the previous version of the BlackBerry Device Software..............................Delete the previous version of the BlackBerry Device Software................................Check for BlackBerry Device Software updates that you can install over the wireless network...................... About updating the BlackBerry Device Software from a web site...............................
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Update the BlackBerry Device Software from a web site..................................BlackBerry Device Software troubleshooting......................................Wireless network coverage............................................Turn on the connection to the wireless network....................................Turn off the connection to the wireless network....................................Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options..................................
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Word Mole game................................................ Word Mole game basics............................................. Single-player games..............................................Multiplayer games..............................................Word Mole game troubleshooting..........................................Glossary..................................................Legal notice.................................................
Welcome to BlackBerry! This is one of the many resources available to help you use your BlackBerry® device. You can look for answers in the Help application on the Home screen of your device, or by pressing the Menu key and clicking Help in most applications.
• I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server: This email setup option is most common for corporate users. Use this option to associate your device with a work email account using the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server if your administrator has provided you with an enterprise activation password.
Home screen, click the Messages icon. Navigation and typing About the Menu key and Escape key The Menu key and Escape key on your BlackBerry® device are designed to help you navigate screens and complete tasks quickly and easily. Actions Menu key •...
User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! • Click the contacts icon. Type part of a contact name. Highlight a contact or phone number. 2. Press the Send key. To end the call, press the End key. Related topics Add a pause or a wait to a phone number, 146...
User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • Type an SMS phone number (include the country code and area code). • Type a contact name. • Type part of a contact name. Click a contact.
Take a picture, 13 Visit a web page Depending on your wireless service provider, multiple browsers might appear on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about the charges associated with using each browser, contact your wireless service provider. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
For more information about supported email accounts, contact your wireless service provider. • If you are switching from another BlackBerry® device that is associated with one or more email addresses using the BlackBerry® Internet Service, verify that you have completed the process for switching devices automatically or manually using the email setup application.
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. • If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your device using the email setup screen in the setup wizard, verify that you have received an activation message on your device from the BlackBerry®...
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Delete a message, 50 I cannot play a media file on a web page Your BlackBerry® device might not support the size or file format of the media file.
Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Audio and video files • To pause an audio or video file, press the Mute key on the top of your BlackBerry® device. To resume playing an audio or video file, press the Mute key again. •...
To type a symbol, press the Symbol key. To see more symbols, press the Symbol key again. • To edit text that you have typed, click the text. Your BlackBerry® device displays the editing indicator around the cursor. To move the cursor one character at a time, touch the editing indicator and slide your finger.
Number field at the top of the screen. • If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, to view a list of your phone numbers, from the Home screen, press the Send key. Click the My Number field at the top of the screen. If your wireless service plan supports SMS text and MMS messaging, the first phone number in the list is the phone number that you use to send and receive SMS text and MMS messages.
During a call, press the Menu key. 2. Click Activate Speakerphone. Do not hold the BlackBerry® device near your ear while you use the speakerphone. Hearing damage can occur. For more information, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your device.
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Make a call when your device is locked To perform this task, you must turn on dialing from the Lock screen. Press the Power key or Power/Lock key on the top left of your BlackBerry® device. 2. Click Place Call.
Make an emergency call Perform one of the following actions: • If your screen or BlackBerry® device is unlocked, from the Home screen, press the Send key. Type the emergency number. Press the Send key. • If your screen or device is locked, press the Power key or Power/Lock key on the top left of your device. Type the emergency number.
Volume Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device. •...
Change the voice mail access number If a voice mail access number is not already set on your BlackBerry® device, you can type the access number for a different voice mail system. From the Home screen, press the Send key.
About conference calls You can create two types of conference calls with your BlackBerry® device. If your organization or a conferencing service has provided you with a conference call bridge number, you can create conference call meetings in the calendar on your device or computer. Conference call meetings allow participants who have a BlackBerry device to enter the conference call meeting with a one-touch Join Now option, if this feature is supported on their device, so that they do not have to dial the conference call bridge number and access codes.
User Guide Phone Make a conference call If your BlackBerry® device is connected to a CDMA network, you cannot join more than two contacts to a conference call. During a call, press the Menu key. 2. Click Add Participant. 3. Type a phone number or highlight a contact.
Depending on your theme, when you miss a call, a missed call indicator might also appear at the top of the Home screen. You can also add notes to call logs or send call logs as email messages. Unless you delete a call log, it is stored on your BlackBerry® device for 30 days.
User Guide Phone Change call log notes From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. CIick the call log icon. 3. Highlight a call log. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click View History. 6. Press the Menu key. 7.
11. Click Save. Call waiting Turn on call waiting To perform this task, your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card or BlackBerry® device for this service. From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the Menu key.
To stop forwarding calls, change the Forward All Calls field to Do Not Forward. Add a call forwarding phone number To perform this task, your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card or BlackBerry® device for this service. From the Home screen, press the Send key.
Block calls To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card for this service and provide you with a call blocking password.
User Guide Phone Change the call blocking password From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click Call Barring. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Change Password. Fixed dialing Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. About fixed dialing If you turn on fixed dialing, you can only make calls to contacts that appear in your fixed dialing list and to official emergency access numbers (for example, 911 or 112).
User Guide Phone From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click FDN Phone List. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click New. 7. Type your PIN2 code. 8. Press the Menu key. 9.
5. In the Number field, type the main phone number for an organization. 6. In the Wait For field, set how long your BlackBerry® device waits before dialing an extension. 7. In the Extension Length field, set the default length for extensions.
About TTY support When you turn on TTY support and you connect your BlackBerry® device to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your BlackBerry device is designed to convert received calls to text that you can read on your TTY device.
About multiple phone numbers When you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, you can switch the phone number that you use as your active phone number. You have multiple phone numbers associated with your device if one of the following situations applies: •...
User Guide Phone 2. Click your phone number at the top of the screen. 3. Click the phone number that you want to set as the active phone number. Phone options Turn on dialing from the Lock screen On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.
User Guide Phone 7. Click Save. Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items You can turn off the prompt that appears before you delete messages, call logs, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, memos, or passwords. On the Home screen, click an application icon. 2.
To change your ring tone, in the phone application, press the Menu key. Click Set Ring Tone. • To send an incoming call to voice mail when your BlackBerry® device is inserted in a holster, press and hold the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
Try performing the following actions: • If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device and you are trying to check your voice mail using a shortcut key, your device calls the voice mail access number for your active phone number. Check the voice mail for your alternate phone number.
"Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength" Say this voice command to check your wireless coverage level.
Turn off choice lists for voice commands If your BlackBerry® device identifies more than one possible match to a voice command, your device presents you with a list of possible matches, or a choice list. You can turn off choice lists so that your device always selects the best match and dials the phone number automatically.
• Say the first name and the last name of your contact. • If your BlackBerry® device does not often identify matches, set the matching sensitivity level to reject less. • If your device often identifies incorrect matches, set the matching sensitivity level to reject more.
User Guide Messages Messages Message basics Composing messages Check spelling You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create. In a message, calendar entry, task, or memo, press the Menu key. 2. Click Check Spelling. 3.
Add a signature To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, see the BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help for more information.
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User Guide Messages • Type a contact name. • Type part of a contact name or email address. Click a contact. 5. Type a message. 6. Press the key. 7. Click Send. Related topics Search for contacts in your organization's address book, 146 Mailing lists, 148 Send a PIN message On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
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User Guide Messages Send an MMS message Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Compose MMS. 4. Perform one of the following actions: •...
Managing messages Open a message If your BlackBerry® device is associated with more than one email address, you might be able to open messages from the message list for a specific email address. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
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User Guide Messages View messages in a specific folder You can view email messages and MMS messages in a specific folder. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click View Folder. 4. Click a folder. Group email messages by subject On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
2. Click Delete Original Text. File an email message To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
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Messages Attach a file to an email message To attach a file saved on your organization's network, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. When composing an email message, press the Menu key.
Email message filters About email message filters You can create email message filters to specify which email messages are forwarded to your BlackBerry® device and which remain in the email application on your computer. Email message filters are applied to email messages based on the order in which they appear in your list of email message filters. If you create multiple email message filters that could apply to the same email message, you must decide which one should be applied first by placing that filter higher in the list.
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User Guide Messages 6. Click New. 7. Type a name for the email message filter. 8. Set the email message filter options. 9. Press the Menu key. 10. Click Save. Create an email message filter based on a contact or subject On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
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Messages Action: Set whether email messages that the email message filter applies to are forwarded to your BlackBerry® device. If email messages are forwarded, specify whether they are forwarded with high importance or with the email message header only. Turn on an email message filter On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
If wireless email reconciliation is turned off or is not available for your device, you can make folder changes in the email application on your computer and then reconcile the changes to your device using the email settings tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information about email reconciliation, see the BlackBerry®...
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You can add flags to email messages that you receive or send as a reminder to you or the recipients to follow up with the messages. You can use flags of different colors, add follow-up notes, and set due dates so that your BlackBerry® device reminds you to return to the email messages.
5. Click Save. Set an out-of-office reply To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
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3. Click Options. 4. Click Email Settings. 5. If necessary, change the Message Services field to the email account that uses the BlackBerry Internet Service. 6. Perform any of the following actions: • To send read notification when a sender requests it, change the Send Read Receipts field.
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Messages Turn off the prompt that appears before downloading external pictures in HTML email messages Some HTML email messages contain links to external pictures on the internet. By default, your BlackBerry® device prompts you before downloading external pictures. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
Stop displaying recent contacts in email address fields By default, when you type the first few characters of a contact name or an email address in a To, Cc, or Bcc field, your BlackBerry® displays the email addresses of recent contacts who are not in your contact list.
If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends SMS text messages using the first phone number that appears in the drop-down list beside the My Number field at the top of the screen in the phone application.
User Guide Messages Send an SMS text message You can send an SMS text message to up to ten recipients. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Compose SMS. 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: •...
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User Guide Messages If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store SMS text messages, your SMS text messages still appear in the messages application. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
Turn on cell broadcasting To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card with a cell broadcast channel or provide you with the ID for a cell broadcast channel.
You can send and receive media files such as .jpg, .gif, .wbmp, .midi, .vcf (vCard®), .ics (iCalendar), .avi, .mpg, or .mov files in MMS messages. If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends MMS messages using the first phone number that appears in the drop-down list beside the My Number field at the top of the screen in the phone application.
User Guide Messages View the size of an MMS message before sending it, 69 Create a slide show in an MMS message When composing an MMS message, press the Menu key. 2. Click one of the following menu items: • Attach Picture •...
User Guide Messages 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To attach a contact, click Attach Contact. Highlight a contact. • To attach an appointment, click Attach Appointment. Highlight an appointment. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Continue. Add an appointment to your calendar from an MMS message In an MMS message, highlight an iCalendar attachment.
User Guide Messages Request delivery notification or read notification for all MMS messages On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click MMS. 3. In the Notifications section, perform any of the following actions: • To receive notification when MMS messages are delivered to recipients, select the Confirm Delivery check box. •...
3. Click General Settings. 4. In the Message Outline Colours section, perform any of the following actions: • To set an outline color for email messages that are sent to your device through a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, change the Enterprise Messages field.
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About multiple message lists Depending on your email setup option, you might be able to associate your BlackBerry® device with more than one email account. For example, you might be able to associate your device with a work email account and one or more personal email accounts. If you associate your device with more than one email account, multiple message lists might appear on your device.
User Guide Messages Hide SMS text messages and MMS messages from the main messages application You can set a separate icon to appear on the Home screen for SMS text messages and MMS messages. Depending on your theme, a separate icon might already appear by default.
Block incoming messages If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able to block or unblock PIN messages from contacts within your organization, from contacts outside of your organization, or both. For more information, contact your administrator.
You can digitally sign or encrypt messages to add another level of security to email messages and PIN messages that you send from your BlackBerry® device. Digital signatures are designed to help recipients verify the authenticity and integrity of messages that you send. When you digitally sign a message using your private key, recipients use your public key to verify that the message is from you and that the message has not been changed.
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5. Click Continue. Download the certificate used to sign or encrypt a message If a certificate is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the certificate.
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2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Encryption Details. S/MIME-protected message status Digital signature indicators for S/MIME protected messages Your BlackBerry® device verified the digital signature. Your device cannot verify the digital signature. Your device requires more data to verify the digital signature.
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Check the status of a certificate or certificate chain If a certificate is included in a received message, or is already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can check the status of the sender's certificate, or you can check the status of the sender's certificate and all other certificates in the certificate chain.
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Change the default signing and encryption option Your BlackBerry® device is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the signing and encryption option that was used for the last message.
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Messages Your BlackBerry device is designed to use the default message classification when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received a message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the message classification that was used for the last message.
About IBM Lotus Notes native encrypted messages If your email account is associated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can read messages on your BlackBerry device that are sent using IBM® Lotus Notes® native encryption. You might also be able to send, forward, or reply to messages using IBM Lotus...
(previously known as IBM® Lotus® Domino® Web Access) or using the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information about importing your IBM Lotus Notes ID file using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, see the online help that is available in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
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Download the PGP key used to sign or encrypt a message If a PGP® key is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the PGP key. If you use the PGP® Universal Server, you might not be able to download the sender’s PGP key, or your device might download the sender’s PGP key from the PGP Universal Server automatically.
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Encryption status indicators Your administrator sets whether messages that you receive are considered to be strong or weak. The message is strongly encrypted. The message is weakly encrypted. Digital signature indicators for PGP protected messages Your BlackBerry® device verified the digital signature.
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Change your signing and encryption key Your BlackBerry® device uses your PGP® key to encrypt messages in the sent items folder and includes your PGP public key in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.
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Change the default signing and encryption option Your BlackBerry® device is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the signing and encryption option that was used for the last message.
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6. Click Save. Change the encryption algorithms for PGP protected messages If a message has multiple recipients, your BlackBerry® device uses the first selected encryption algorithm in the list that all recipients are known to support. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
I cannot send messages Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
User Guide Messages • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. • If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your device using the email setup screen in the setup wizard, verify that you have received an activation message on your device from the BlackBerry®...
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The number of new or unopened messages includes saved messages and filed messages. If you have set your BlackBerry® device to hide filed messages and you receive a new message from an email message folder in the email application on your computer other than your inbox, your device files the message.
Email message filters, 53 I cannot turn on cell broadcasting If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, your SIM card might not support the display languages that you have selected for cell broadcast messages. Clear the check box beside all languages that your SIM card does not support.
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Messages If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your organization might not have set up some features or might prevent you from using some features or options. If an administrator has set an option for you, a red lock indicator appears beside the option field.
About files and attachments You can view and download attachments and save them to the BlackBerry® device memory or on a media card. If you delete an email message that contains an attachment that you have downloaded, the attachment is not deleted from your device. If you save an email message that contains an attachment that you have viewed, the email message and the attachment are saved in the device memory until you delete the email message.
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Locate a file saved on your organization's network, 93 Locate a file saved on your organization's network To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
Send a file as an attachment To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
User Guide Files and attachments Managing files and attachments View properties for an attachment You can view the size, author, publication date, and other attachment properties for an attachment. In an attachment, press the Menu key. 2. Click Retrieve Info or View Info. View properties for a file You can view the size, author, publication date, and other properties for a file.
Open a password-protected .pdf file To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
User Guide Files and attachments Spreadsheets Move to a specific cell In a spreadsheet, press the Menu key. 2. Click Go to Cell. 3. Type the cell co-ordinates. 4. Press the Enter key. View the content of a cell In a spreadsheet, click a spreadsheet cell. View a list of worksheets In a spreadsheet, press the Menu key.
User Guide Files and attachments • To view the gridlines in the spreadsheet, set the Show Gridlines field to Yes. • To label spreadsheet rows with numbers and columns with letters, set the Display Labels field to Yes. 4. Press the Menu key. 5.
(.vcf files) contain information for a specific contact. When you add a vCard contact attachment to an email message, recipients of your email message can view your contact information or add it to the contact list on their BlackBerry® device. When you open an email message that contains a vCard contact attachment, a book icon appears at the end of the message with the name of the attached contact.
Try performing the following actions: • Wait for a short period of time. Your BlackBerry® device receives long messages and attachments in sections. • If "More available" appears at the end of the message or attachment, press the Menu key. Click More or More All.
User Guide Media Media Audio and video files Play a media file On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click a media type. 3. If necessary, click a category. 4. Click a media file. To stop playing a media file, click the stop icon. Related topics Transfer a file between your device and your computer using the Roxio Media Manager, 118 Transfer a file between your device and your computer in mass storage mode or MTP, 118...
Change the order of songs in a playlist, 105 Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
Improve sound quality for media files, 103 Amplify the volume using the audio boost feature Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. The audio boost feature allows you to amplify the volume for songs, ring tones, and videos.
You can create both standard and automatic playlists for songs. You create a standard playlist by manually adding songs that are on your BlackBerry® device or media card. You create an automatic playlist by specifying criteria for artists, albums, or genres of songs. When you add a song to your device that meets the criteria, your device adds it to the automatic playlist.
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User Guide Media 11. Click Save. Add a song to a playlist On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click the Music icon. 3. Click Playlists. 4. Click a standard playlist. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Add Songs. 7.
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User Guide Media 8. Click OK. 9. Press the Menu key. 10. Click Save. Create an automatic playlist On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click the Music icon. 3. Click Playlists. 4. Click New Playlist. 5. Click Automatic Playlist. 6.
Delete a media file or folder, 114 Video recorder Record a video To perform this task, you might need to have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click the Video Camera icon.
User Guide Media Apply a color effect to videos You can apply a sepia or black-and-white color effect to videos that you record. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click the Video Camera icon. 3. Press the Menu key. 4.
User Guide Media Camera Take a picture On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2. If necessary, lock the focus on a subject by pressing the Right Convenience key halfway. 3. To take a picture, press the Right Convenience key all the way down. Related topics View a picture, 110 Record a video, 14...
User Guide Media 6. Click Save. Related topics Move a media file, 114 Change the location for storing videos, 108 Change options to compensate for different lighting conditions in pictures You can change the default flash setting, if available, and white balance of the pictures that you take. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.
Save a picture from an MMS message or a web page You can save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card. Open a picture attachment in an MMS message or highlight a picture on a web page.
User Guide Media View pictures as a slide show A slide show displays all the pictures in a category or folder in sequence. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click the Pictures icon. 3. Click a category. 4.
Rename a playlist, 106 Rename a picture or picture folder You can only rename pictures and picture folders that you transferred to or created on your BlackBerry® device. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click the Pictures icon.
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User Guide Media Move a media file You can only move media files that you added. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Explore. 4. Navigate to a folder that contains media files. 5.
Format the device memory or a media card If you format the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card, all the files in the device memory or on the media card are deleted. Depending on your device model, you might not be able to format your device memory.
About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store in the BlackBerry® device memory and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files in the device memory and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password, or both.
About transferring and synchronizing media files You can connect your BlackBerry® device to your computer to transfer and synchronize files between your device and your computer, or you can use Bluetooth® technology to send media files to or receive media files from a Bluetooth enabled device.
Transfer a file between your device and your computer in mass storage mode or MTP Mass storage mode and MTP enable you to transfer files between a media card in your BlackBerry® device and your computer, or your device memory and your computer.
Save a picture from an MMS message or a web page You can save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card. Open a picture attachment in an MMS message or highlight a picture on a web page.
Media Receive a media file using Bluetooth technology To perform this task, Bluetooth® technology must be turned on and your BlackBerry® device must be paired with a Bluetooth enabled device. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click a media type.
Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Audio and video files • To pause an audio or video file, press the Mute key on the top of your BlackBerry® device. To resume playing an audio or video file, press the Mute key again. •...
My device is not using the correct ring tone or wallpaper If you are using a ring tone or wallpaper picture that you encrypted in the device memory or on the media card using your BlackBerry® device password and you reset your device, unlock your device.
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User Guide Media Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, you might be able to decrease the blurriness in pictures that is caused by slight movements of the camera by turning on image stabilization in the camera options. Some features are not available on my device The availability of certain features on your BlackBerry®...
3. Press the Enter key. Search the Internet To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
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Extra fees might apply for using a different browser. For more information about the fees associated with each of the browsers that are available on your BlackBerry® device, contact your wireless service provider. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
User Guide Browser Return to the home page On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Home. Close the browser On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Close. Viewing, copying, and forwarding addresses View the address for a web page On a web page, press the Menu key.
User Guide Browser Send a link or picture from a web page On a web page, highlight or pause on a link or picture. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Link Address or Image Address. 4. Click Send Address. 5.
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Extra fees might apply for using a different browser. For more information about the fees associated with each of the browsers that are available on your BlackBerry® device, contact your wireless service provider. On a web page, press the Menu key.
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User Guide Browser 4. Highlight a bookmark. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Delete Bookmark. Add a bookmark folder for web pages On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Bookmarks. 4. Highlight a bookmark folder. 5.
If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service, you can listen to web feed content that does not exceed 5 MB. If your device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able to listen to web feed content that exceeds 128 KB.
User Guide Browser 3. Click Get Audio. Mark a web feed title as opened or unopened In a web feed, perform one of the following actions: • Highlight a title. Press the Menu key. Click Mark Opened or Mark Unopened. •...
User Guide Browser 3. Click Options. 4. Click General Properties. 5. Change the Default View field. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save Options. Change the home page or start page Depending on your wireless service provider, you might not be able to change the home page. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save Options. Set the character encoding for all web pages By default, your BlackBerry® device uses the optimal character encoding for a web page. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Set Encoding.
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You can use the Internet Browser configuration to access web pages that enable you to subscribe to BlackBerry web push services or access ring tones. Depending on your wireless service provider, the Internet Browser configuration might not be available on your device or might use a different name.
Gears™ is an extension to the browser application that is designed to provide a richer browsing experience. When you visit a Gears enabled web site and enter information, Gears can store that information on your BlackBerry® device or media card for use during later visits to the web site.
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About WTLS The WAP Browser configuration is designed to use WTLS to encrypt data that your BlackBerry® device sends and receives over the Internet through a WAP gateway. Communication between your device and the WAP gateway is encrypted using WTLS. Communication between the WAP gateway and content servers is encrypted using TLS or SSL.
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User Guide Browser Prompt for Certificate: Specify whether a prompt appears when your browser tries to connect to a content server. You might want a prompt to appear if your device has more than one certificate that you use to authenticate with content servers. Prompt if Client Cert Not Found: Specify whether a prompt appears when your browser tries to connect to a content server, but your device does not have a certificate that can be used to authenticate with the content server.
About browser push Browser push is designed to push information from a web application to your BlackBerry® device as the information becomes available. For example, you can use browser push to receive updates for weather reports, stock quotes, or breaking news. When your device receives an update, a new browser push message might appear in the messages application or an icon on the Home screen might change to indicate that new information is available.
I cannot play a song or video on a web page Your BlackBerry® device might not support the size or file format of the song or video file. I receive a prompt to switch browsers when streaming a song or video If you receive a prompt to switch browsers, you cannot stream songs or videos with the browser configuration that you are using.
12. Click Save. Get the date and time from the wireless network automatically To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to the wireless network. On the Home screen, click the Clock icon. 2. Press the Menu key.
User Guide Date, time, and alarm 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Change the clock face You can set a different clock face for the clock, stopwatch and timer. On the Home screen, click the Clock icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3.
User Guide Date, time, and alarm 3. Click Options. 4. In the Bedside Mode section, perform any of the following actions: • To receive LED notification when bedside clock mode is turned on, change the Disable LED field to No. •...
User Guide Date, time, and alarm 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Stopwatch. 4. Click the start/stop icon. 5. Perform any of the following actions: • To record lap times, click the lap icon. • To stop timing, click the start/stop icon again. •...
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(such as email messages or browser service). If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able update your time zone data. For more information, contact...
4. Type a name for the custom contact list field. 5. Press the Enter key. You can synchronize custom contact list fields on your BlackBerry® device with the email application on your computer. For more information about synchronizing custom contact list fields, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help.
3. Click Delete. Search for contacts in your organization's address book To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
About mailing lists You can use mailing lists when you send email, PIN, SMS text, or MMS messages. Mailing lists that you create on your BlackBerry® device do not appear in the email application on your computer. Create a mailing list In the contact list, press the Menu key.
About multiple contact lists If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have contacts from each email account on your device. For example, if your device is associated with a work email account and a personal email account, you might be able to view your work contact list and your personal contact list on your device.
User Guide Personal organizer 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Contact list options Sort contacts or tasks In the contact list or task list, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. If necessary, click General Options. 4. Change the Sort By field. 5.
You can only synchronize the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list field on your BlackBerry® device and synchronize it with the email application on your computer, because the birthday field is a date field in the email application on your computer.
Schedule a meeting To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
Schedule a meeting To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
User Guide Personal organizer On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click New. 4. Type the meeting information. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Invite Attendee. 7. Click a contact. 8. To add another contact to your meeting, repeat steps 4 to 6. 9.
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Related topics Delegate a meeting invitation, 155 Delegate a meeting invitation To perform this task, you must be using IBM® Lotus Notes® and your email account must be associated with a version of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature.
About conference calls You can create two types of conference calls with your BlackBerry® device. If your organization or a conferencing service has provided you with a conference call bridge number, you can create conference call meetings in the calendar on your device or computer. Conference call meetings allow participants who have a BlackBerry device to enter the conference call meeting with a one-touch Join Now option, if this feature is supported on their device, so that they do not have to dial the conference call bridge number and access codes.
You can create a conference call meeting from your computer that your BlackBerry® device recognizes. When the conference call meeting starts, participants who have a BlackBerry device can enter the conference call meeting with the Join Now option, if their device supports this feature.
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User Guide Personal organizer 4. Click General Options. 5. Change the Initial View field. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Change the default reminder time for calendar entries On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3.
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User Guide Personal organizer 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. View tasks in a calendar On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click General Options. 5. Change the Show Tasks field to Yes. 6.
About multiple calendars If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have multiple calendars on your device. For example, if your device is associated with a work email account and a personal email account, you might be able to view your work calendar and your personal calendar on your device.
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User Guide Personal organizer Switch calendars On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Select Calendar. 4. Click a calendar. Use color to differentiate calendars On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. 2.
I cannot enter a conference call with the Join Now option The Join Now option might not appear in the meeting notification if the meeting organizer is not using a BlackBerry® device that supports the Join Now feature or if the meeting organizer did not enter the conference call information correctly. If the Join Now option appears and your device is connected to a CDMA network, you might need to change your smart dialing options so that you can enter the conference call using the Join Now option.
User Guide Personal organizer 3. Type the task information. 4. Set a due date for the task. 5. If the task recurs, set the Recurrence field. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Recurrence fields Every: Set the frequency of the daily, weekly, or monthly recurring appointment, meeting, or task. Relative Date: Set whether the monthly or yearly recurring appointment, meeting, or task recurs on a relative date (for example, on the last Friday of each month).
User Guide Personal organizer 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Forward As. 5. Click a message type. Check spelling You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create. In a message, calendar entry, task, or memo, press the Menu key. 2.
On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the MemoPad icon or the Tasks icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. The Number of Entries field displays the number of tasks or memos that are stored on your BlackBerry® device. Memos Memo basics Create a memo On the Home screen or in a folder, click the MemoPad icon.
User Guide Personal organizer Change a memo On the Home screen or in a folder, click the MemoPad icon. 2. Highlight a memo. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Edit. 5. Change the memo information. 6. Press the Menu key. 7.
Category names are not case sensitive. More than one category can apply to a contact, task, or memo. If you use IBM® Lotus Notes®, you can apply more than one category to a task on your BlackBerry® device, but only one category synchronizes with the task in Lotus Notes.
Calculator Use the calculator If you are using your BlackBerry® device in landscape view, there are additional functions available for use. • If you are using your device in portrait view, to use the alternate function on a key, press the Arrow key. Press a key on the calculator.
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User Guide Personal organizer 5. Click a conversion type.
About ring tones, sounds, and alerts Sound profiles define how your BlackBerry® device alerts you of phone calls, messages, reminders, and browser content. Your device has a Normal sound profile and six other preloaded sound profiles: Loud, Medium, Vibrate Only, Silent, Phone Calls Only, and All Alerts Off.
User Guide Ring tones, sounds, and alerts Change a sound profile If you change a setting in a preloaded sound profile that is based on the Normal sound profile, that change will override the corresponding Normal sound profile setting in the preloaded sound profile. On the Home screen, click the Sounds icon.
Turn on event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
User Guide Ring tones, sounds, and alerts LED notification LED notification The LED light on the top of your BlackBerry® device flashes different colors to indicate different statuses. Green: You are in a wireless coverage area. Blue: Your device is connected to a Bluetooth® enabled device.
My device is ringing or vibrating more times than expected For calls, the number of times that your BlackBerry® device vibrates is not determined by the number of vibrations that you set in your sound profile, and there is no setting for the number of rings if you do not subscribe to voice mail. Your device vibrates or rings until the caller or the wireless network ends the connection.
Press the letter key that appears below the symbol. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • If you are using your BlackBerry® device in portrait view with the SureType® input method, press the Symbol key. To see more symbols, press the Symbol key again. Click a symbol.
SureType technology and multi-tap input methods About typing using different keyboard styles When you need to type, your BlackBerry® device displays one of three keyboard styles automatically, based on the field that you type in and the orientation of your device.
About SureType technology and multi-tap You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or multi-tap input method. SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout that is designed to provide a quick and comfortable typing and dialing experience.
5. Click Save. Change the default keyboard for portrait view You can set your BlackBerry® device to use the SureType® keyboard, multi-tap keyboard, or full keyboard by default when you use your device in portrait view. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard.
• To stop checking spelling, press the Menu key. Click Cancel Spell Check. Correct spelling while you type By default, your BlackBerry® device underlines words that it does not recognize. Place the cursor in the underlined word. 2. Press the Menu key 3.
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Stop displaying spelling suggestions in the list that appears when you type By default, if you start typing a letter combination that your BlackBerry® device does not recognize, spelling suggestions appear in bold in the list that appears when you type.
About the custom dictionary You can add words to the custom dictionary so that your BlackBerry® device recognizes the word when you check spelling. Because SureType® technology uses the same dictionary, if you are using the SureType input method, words that you add to your custom dictionary are displayed in the list that appears when you type.
7. Click Save. Stop displaying contacts in the list that appears when you type By default, your BlackBerry® device recognizes contacts when you type them. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Language.
Space key. Your BlackBerry® device has built-in AutoText entries that correct common mistakes. For example, AutoText changes hte to the. You can create AutoText entries for your common typing mistakes or for abbreviations. For example, you might create an AutoText entry that replaces ttyl with talk to you later.
To type a symbol, press the Symbol key. To see more symbols, press the Symbol key again. • To edit text that you have typed, click the text. Your BlackBerry® device displays the editing indicator around the cursor. To move the cursor one character at a time, touch the editing indicator and slide your finger.
User Guide Typing Typing troubleshooting SureType technology does not recognize a word Use the list that appears when you type to help you build words that SureType® technology does not recognize. Press the letter key for the first letter in the word once. Highlight a letter in the list. Press the letter key for the next letter in the word once. Highlight a letter combination. Click the screen.
Language Change the display language To perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
5. Click Save. Change the voice dialing language To perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
User Guide Display and keyboard Display and keyboard Backlighting About backlighting The backlighting for the screen is designed to adjust automatically so that you can use your device in various lighting conditions. Set the brightness of the backlighting On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.
4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Download Images. Set owner information Owner information appears on your BlackBerry® device screen when the device is locked. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Owner.
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User Guide Display and keyboard About organizing applications Application icons can appear on the Home screen or in a folder on the Home screen. To see more applications, press the Menu key. You can reorder application icons to change which icons appear first on the Home screen. You can also create and delete folders, customize the appearance of folders that you create, and move application icons into folders and out of folders.
Assign an application to a Convenience key Your BlackBerry® device has one or more Convenience key on the side of the device. Depending on your theme, you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a Convenience key.
Turn on standby mode If you are not on a call, you can turn on standby mode to avoid pressing keys accidentally when you are not using your BlackBerry® device. Press the Lock key on the top of your device.
Display troubleshooting My device screen turns off When you do not use your BlackBerry® device for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. To turn on the screen, click the screen or press a key.
Search for messages You can search for messages on your BlackBerry® device. You might also be able to search for messages in the email application on your computer or in another integrated email account if your device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry®...
CAUTION: If you delete a message from the message search results, the message is also deleted from the email application on your computer or another integrated email account. Search for messages by contact or subject You can search for messages on your BlackBerry® device by contact or subject. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Highlight a message.
User Guide Search Search for text in a message, in a file, or on a web page To search for text in a presentation, you must view the presentation in text view or in text and slide view. In a message, in a file, in an attachment, or on a web page, press the Menu key. 2.
To stop a search, press the Escape key. Search for contacts in your organization's address book To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
If wireless data synchronization or wireless email reconciliation is not available on your device or you have turned them off, you can use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager to synchronize your organizer data and email messages. For more information, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help.
To stop synchronizing organizer data over the wireless network, change the Wireless Synchronization field to No. About synchronization conflicts A synchronization conflict occurs when you change the same email message or organizer data item on your BlackBerry® device and in the email application on your computer.
About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry® device data, including messages, organizer data, fonts, saved searches, and browser bookmarks using the backup and restore tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.
Delete device data, third-party applications, or media card files Before you delete your BlackBerry® device data or media card files, consider backing up these items so that you have a copy on your computer before you delete them from your device or media card.
I am not receiving email messages from personal folders on my computer If your BlackBerry® device is associated with a Microsoft® Outlook® email account, you must use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager to reconcile email messages in personal folders. For more information, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help.
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You can only synchronize the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list field on your BlackBerry® device and synchronize it with the email application on your computer, because the birthday field is a date field in the email application on your computer.
(a typical range is approximately 10 meters). For best results, keep your BlackBerry device within direct line of sight of the Bluetooth enabled device. For example, if your BlackBerry device is on the right side of your body, wear a Bluetooth enabled headset in your right ear.
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Connect to a paired Bluetooth enabled device To perform this task, Bluetooth® technology must be turned on and your BlackBerry® device must be paired with the Bluetooth enabled device. Your BlackBerry device might attempt to connect to the device automatically when Bluetooth technology is turned on and the devices are within range.
7. Press the Menu key. 8. Click Save. Delete a paired Bluetooth enabled device To perform this task, you must first disconnect your BlackBerry® device from the Bluetooth® enabled device. On the Home screen, click the Manage Connections icon. 2. Click Bluetooth Options.
This service allows you to connect your BlackBerry device to Bluetooth enabled devices that support the transfer of data such as media files. Dial-Up Networking (DUN) This profile allows you to use your BlackBerry device as a modem when it is connected to a Bluetooth enabled computer that is running BlackBerry Desktop Software. Audio Source (A2DP) This profile allows you to output audio from your BlackBerry device to Bluetooth enabled devices that support stereo audio such as stereo headsets, speakers, and car kits.
Bluetooth technology If your BlackBerry device uses a SIM card, this profile allows you to use a Bluetooth enabled car kit to control the SIM card on your device so that you can make and receive calls using the car kit. When you use this feature, data services (browser service, and email messages, PIN messages and MMS messages) are not available on your device, and phone services are accessible only through the car kit.
Bluetooth technology 2. Click Bluetooth Options. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Options. 5. In the Device Name field, type a name for your BlackBerry® device. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Turn off Bluetooth connection notification On the Home screen, click the Manage Connections icon.
7. Click Save. Turn off automatic reconnection to Bluetooth enabled devices By default, when you turn on your BlackBerry® device, your device attempts to connect to the last Bluetooth® enabled device you used. On the Home screen, click the Manage Connections icon.
• If you do not know the passkey for your Bluetooth enabled device, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device. • If your BlackBerry device does not detect the Bluetooth enabled device that you want to pair with, try making your BlackBerry device discoverable for a short period of time.
If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver or your wireless service provider does not support location-based services and you want to use GPS technology, you can pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
6. Click Save. Prevent others from tracking your location If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might be able to track the location of your BlackBerry device. For more information, contact your administrator. On the Home screen, click the Options icon.
4. Perform one of the following actions to specify a starting location: • To specify your current location, if your BlackBerry® device has an internal GPS receiver or is paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, click Where I Am.
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User Guide Maps • To specify your current location, click Where I Am. Your BlackBerry® device must have an internal GPS receiver or be paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver to perform this task. • To view a new location, click Enter An Address. To type location information in specific address fields, select the Advanced check box.
9. Click Lookup Address. Show or hide a layer on a map You can set your BlackBerry® device to display routes and locations that you have viewed recently on a map, as well as routes and locations that you have bookmarked.
User Guide Maps Pan a map On a map, slide your finger in any direction. Maps bookmarks Add a bookmark for a location or route On the Home screen, click the Maps icon. 2. On a map, press the Menu key. 3.
Set the GPS receiver that you use to track your movement To perform this task, if you don't have an internal GPS receiver, you must pair your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. On a map, press the Menu key.
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User Guide Maps View status information at the top of a map You can view the battery power level, wireless coverage level indicators, the time, and satellite and Bluetooth® connection information at the top of maps. On a map, press the Menu key. 2.
Diagonal lines appear on a map Diagonal lines appear on a map when your BlackBerry® device loads a new map or when your device is not connected to the wireless network. If diagonal lines appear for a long period of time, verify that your device is connected to the wireless network.
BlackBerry Messenger Contacts Add a contact You must invite contacts to use BlackBerry® Messenger before they are added to your BlackBerry Messenger contact list. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the Contact list screen, press the Menu key. 2. Click Add a Contact.
2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Contact Info. Rename a contact On the Home screen, in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon. 2. On the contact list screen, in a contact group, highlight a contact. 3. Press the Menu key.
Delete a group You must move your contacts out of a group before you can delete that group. There must be at least one group in your BlackBerry® Messenger contact list; you cannot delete the last remaining group in your contact list.
Send a file to a contact If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might be able to send files that are stored on your organization's network. For more information about accessing a file from your organization's network, click the Help icon on the Home screen of your device.
In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a conference, press the Menu key. 2. Click View Participants. Copy a conversation When you copy a conversation, you can paste it into other BlackBerry® device applications. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a conversation, press the Menu key. 2. Click Copy History.
BlackBerry Messenger Send a broadcast message Broadcast messages that you send appear in all your BlackBerry® Messenger conversations. To perform this task, you must have at least two conversations in the conversation group. In BlackBerry Messenger, in the conversation group, highlight a contact.
User Guide BlackBerry Messenger Show when you are on the phone In BlackBerry® Messenger, on the Contact list screen, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Change the Allow On The Phone presence status field to Yes. To stop showing when you are on the phone, change the Allow On The Phone presence status field to No.
About multitasking Your BlackBerry® device supports multitasking, which allows you to run more than one application at a time. During a call, for example, you might want to switch to the calendar application to view your appointments or switch to the contacts application to look up a contact. While you are playing a song, you might want to switch to the messages application to reply to a message.
Using an existing PayPal® account, you can buy and download items over the wireless network to your device. Items that you buy are stored in BlackBerry App World on the My World screen. To download BlackBerry App World, visit www.blackberryappworld.com.
Legal notice, 307 Delete a third-party application If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able to delete some third-party applications. For more information, contact your administrator. On the Home screen or in a folder, highlight a third-party application.
A third-party application is not working as expected If you are trying to use a third-party application that was not designed for BlackBerry® devices with a touch screen, you can turn on compatibility mode to allow the application to work on your device. When you use an application in compatibility mode, you must use your device in portrait view.
The duration of the update process can range from 15 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the type of update, the amount of device data, and the number of applications on your BlackBerry device. You cannot use your device or make emergency calls when the update is in progress.
Delete the previous version of the BlackBerry Device Software If you update your BlackBerry® Device Software, the previous version of the software might be stored on your BlackBerry device for up to 30 days. To increase the amount of application memory on your device, you can remove the previous version manually.
BlackBerry Device Software The first time that you visit the update web site, you download the BlackBerry® Application Loader to your computer, allowing you to update your software without connecting to the wireless network and without contributing to data usage in your wireless service plan.
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My device does not have enough available memory to update the BlackBerry Device Software Try performing the following actions: • Delete media files, display languages, or third-party applications that you do not use. • Transfer media files that you have stored in the BlackBerry® device memory to a media card.
Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email messages, PIN messages, MMS messages, and browser service) on your BlackBerry® device so that only phone and SMS text messaging are available. You can also set your device to turn off data services when roaming.
User Guide Wireless network coverage Wireless networks that your device connects to For more information about the wireless networks that your BlackBerry® device connects to, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your device. BlackBerry device Networks BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 smartphone •...
About roaming and international roaming In most cases, your BlackBerry® device automatically connects to the appropriate wireless network when you travel outside your wireless service provider's coverage area. Sometimes you might have to provide login information before you can access a wireless network. When you roam, a triangular roaming indicator appears at the top of the Home screen.
For more information about roaming and roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider. Switch wireless networks manually To perform this task, your wireless service plan must include this service and your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS network.
Connect to a GSM or UMTS network If your BlackBerry® device normally connects to a CDMA network and your device supports international roaming, you might need to get a SIM card that is set up for international roaming from your wireless service provider.
9. Click Save. Delete a wireless network from the preferred wireless network list To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS network. Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
Try performing the following actions: • If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, verify that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly. • If your device normally connects to a CDMA network and your device supports international roaming, verify that your device is in global roaming mode and that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly.
Depending on your theme, the location or name of the Power Off icon might differ from the location or name in this task. • If you have not set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically at specific times, press and hold the Power key or Power/ Lock key on the top left of your device.
Format the device memory or a media card If you format the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card, all the files in the device memory or on the media card are deleted. Depending on your device model, you might not be able to format your device memory.
The application memory on my device is low When the application memory available on your BlackBerry® device is low, your device displays a dialog box that lists applications and languages that you do not use frequently. You can delete applications and languages in this list.
If your wireless service provider has set up your SIM card with a SIM card phone book, you can use the SIM card phone book to access contacts that you have added to your SIM card. The SIM card phone book is different from the contact list on your BlackBerry® device. If you switch SIM cards, the contacts in the SIM card phone book change.
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store SMS text messages, your SMS text messages still appear in the messages application.
About SIM card security You can protect your SIM card with a PIN code to add another level of security to your BlackBerry® device. If you lock your SIM card with a PIN code, other people cannot use their SIM card in your device. Before you can use your SIM card in another device, you must type the PIN code.
About the device password If you type your BlackBerry® device password incorrectly, you might be prompted to type blackberry before you can continue. When you try to type your password again, the characters that you type appear on the screen.
Delete device data, third-party applications, or media card files Before you delete your BlackBerry® device data or media card files, consider backing up these items so that you have a copy on your computer before you delete them from your device or media card.
User Guide Security Password keeper About the password keeper Use the password keeper to store all your passwords in one place. The password keeper is designed to protect your passwords with a password keeper password. When you type this password, the password keeper decrypts your passwords. You can also use the password keeper to generate random passwords that contain numbers, letters, and symbols.
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User Guide Security View a password in the password keeper In the password keeper, click a password. Change a password in the password keeper On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click 2. Highlight a password. 3. Press the Menu key. 4.
About encrypting data in the device memory When encryption for the device memory is turned on, your BlackBerry® device uses a private key to encrypt data as it is stored on your device, including data that your device receives when it is locked. Your device decrypts data as you access it.
About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store in the BlackBerry® device memory and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files in the device memory and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password, or both.
Security Set encryption strength If encryption of data in the device memory is turned on, you can set the strength of the encryption that your BlackBerry® device uses to protect data that you receive when your device is locked. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
4. Click Memory Cleaning. 5. Perform any of the following actions: • To prevent your BlackBerry® device from deleting sensitive data when you insert your device in a holster, change the Clean When Holstered field to No. • To prevent your device from deleting sensitive data when your device remains idle for a specified period of time, change the Clean...
User Guide Security • To change how long your device waits after you stop using it before it deletes sensitive data, change the Idle Timeout field. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Delete sensitive application data from the temporary device memory On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
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When you enroll with a certificate authority profile, the latest certificate is downloaded to your BlackBerry device and added to your certificate list. The certificate authority profiles shows the status of the certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to expire soon you can re-enroll with the certificate authority profile to receive an updated certificate.
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This field displays the trust status of the certificate chain. A certificate can be explicitly trusted (the certificate itself is trusted), implicitly trusted (the root certificate in the certificate chain is trusted on your BlackBerry® device), or not trusted (the certificate is not explicitly trusted and the root certificate in the certificate chain is not trusted or does not exist on your device).
To view all the certificates on your BlackBerry® device, press the Menu key. Click Show All Certs. Send a certificate When you send a certificate, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
Status indicators for certificates and certificate authority profiles Status indicators for certificates The certificate has a corresponding private key that is stored on your BlackBerry® device or a smart card. The certificate chain is trusted and valid, and the revocation status of the certificate chain is good.
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• To trust the highlighted certificate and all the other certificates in the chain, click Entire Chain. Revoke a certificate If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the certificate authority or CRL servers.
User Guide Security Certificate revocation reasons Unknown: The revocation reason does not match any of the predefined reasons. Key Compromise: A person who is not the key subject might have discovered the private key value. CA Compromise: Someone might have revealed the private key of the certificate issuer. Change in Affiliation: The certificate subject no longer works for the organization.
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10. Press the Menu key. 11. Click Save. When you add a certificate, your BlackBerry® device uses the certificate subject as the name for the certificate. Turn off the fetch status prompt that appears when you add a certificate to the key store On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
User Guide Security Change how often a certificate authority profile checks certificate status Depending on your organization, you might be able to change how often a certificate authority profile checks the status of its certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to expire soon you can re-enroll with the certificate authority profile to receive an updated certificate. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
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User Guide Security Download an updated PGP key from an LDAP certificate server On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Security Options. 3. Click Advanced Security Options. 4. Click PGP keys. 5. Highlight a PGP® key. 6.
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This field displays the trust status of the PGP key. A PGP key can be explicitly trusted (the PGP key itself is trusted), implicitly trusted (the PGP key is associated with a private key on your BlackBerry® device), or not trusted (the PGP key is not explicitly trusted and is not associated with a trusted PGP key on your device, and a chain of digital signatures to a trusted key does not exist).
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Security Clear the PGP data cache The PGP® data cache contains cached PGP public keys and the PGP® Universal Server policy that your BlackBerry® device downloads from the PGP Universal Server. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
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7. Click Trust or Distrust. Revoke a PGP key If you revoke a PGP® key, the PGP key is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the PGP® Universal Server.
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11. Click Save. When you add a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device uses the name that the PGP® Universal Server set for the key when it generated the key. Turn off the fetch status prompt that appears when you add a PGP key to the key store On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
• Verify that your organization permits you to download PGP® keys from an LDAP certificate server. For more information, contact your administrator. • If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to an LDAP certificate server, try using the default connection type.
Specify whether you must log in to the certificate server. Connection Type: Specify whether your BlackBerry® device uses an SSL connection or a TLS connection to connect to the certificate server. Connection options for OCSP and CRL servers Friendly Name: Type a display name for the certificate server.
7. Click Delete. Key stores About the key store The key store on your BlackBerry® device might store the following items. To access these items in the key store, you must type a key store password. • personal certificates (certificate and private key pairs) •...
7. Click Save. Change the service that your device uses to download certificates Depending on your organization, you might not be able to change the service that your BlackBerry® device uses to download certificates. For more information, contact your administrator.
Turn off automatic backup and restore of key store data By default, items in the key store on your BlackBerry® device are backed up or restored when you back up or restore your device data. If you do not want to back up your private key to or restore your private key from your computer for security reasons, you can turn off automatic backup and restore of key store data.
You can use a smart card for two-factor authentication when you unlock your device, or you can use a software token for two-factor authentication when you use your device with RSA® software as a hardware token. If you have a Wi-Fi® enabled BlackBerry device, you can also use a software token for two-factor authentication when you log in to a VPN or connect to a Wi-Fi network.
About smart password entry If you use advanced authentication and your BlackBerry® device password or smart card password is numeric, you might be able to use smart password entry in some password fields. When smart password entry is turned on, your device is designed to remember the format of a password that you type in a password field.
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Turn off smart password entry To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device. You can turn off smart password entry to reduce the chance that someone might guess your device password or smart card password based on the smart password filter that your device applies to password fields.
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Use a certificate to encrypt the encryption keys on your device To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
VPN profile on your device. For more information about VPN profiles, contact your administrator. Prerequisites: Logging in to a VPN • Your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. •...
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11. Click Save. Change the software token for a VPN profile To perform this task, the software token that you want to use must be installed on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your administrator. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
About direct Internet connections for third-party applications Some third-party applications that you add to your BlackBerry® device might require a direct TCP or HTTP connection to the Internet. For example, a stock price application might need to connect to the Internet to retrieve the latest stock prices. You might have to set the APN that...
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6. Click Save. Turn on safe mode When you start your BlackBerry® device, you can turn on safe mode to prevent third-party applications from running automatically. This safe mode enables you to troubleshoot or remove any unwanted applications. Remove and reinsert the battery.
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Interaction permissions for third-party applications Cross Application Communication: Specify whether third-party applications can communicate and share data with other applications on your BlackBerry® device. Device Settings: Specify whether third-party applications can turn on or turn off your device or change device options, such as display options.
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Set whether third-party applications can access files that you store on your device. For example, you can set whether third-party applications can access files that you transfer to your device using the media manager tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager or Bluetooth®...
Security troubleshooting I cannot download a certificate If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to the LDAP or DSML certificate server, try switching to the default connection type. I cannot unlock my device using my smart card Try performing the following actions: •...
Your wireless service provider or administrator can send service books to your device over the wireless network. If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can also receive service books on your device by connecting your device to the BlackBerry®...
About diagnostic reports Diagnostic reports provide wireless configuration and connection information for your BlackBerry® device. If you cannot connect to the wireless network or access services such as email messaging, your wireless service provider or administrator might ask you to run and submit a diagnostic report.
Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports If you set the default recipient, each time that you submit a diagnostic report, your BlackBerry® device sends the report to that recipient. If you want to specify a recipient each time that you submit a report, do not set the default recipient.
Accessibility options Accessibility options About accessibility options BlackBerry® devices include many features that facilitate use by persons with disabilities. For more information about accessibility options, visit www.blackberry.com/accessibility. Display closed captions in videos You can turn on closed captioning so that text displays on the screen when you play video files that support closed captioning.
Turn on event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
About TTY support When you turn on TTY support and you connect your BlackBerry® device to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your BlackBerry device is designed to convert received calls to text that you can read on your TTY device.
Accessibility options About hearing aid mode In hearing aid mode, or telecoil mode, the magnetic signal of your BlackBerry® device is modified to an appropriate level and frequency response to be picked up by hearing aids that are equipped with telecoils.
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User Guide Accessibility options 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save.
User Guide BrickBreaker BrickBreaker About BrickBreaker The object of BrickBreaker is to destroy bricks using a paddle and a ball. During the game, capsules fall from the bricks that you destroy. The capsules provide you with different mechanisms for destroying bricks or controlling the ball or paddle. If the ball hits the paddle, a brick, or the top of the game board 50 times on any level, the bricks descend one space each time that you hit the ball with the paddle.
To shoot the laser or gun, click the screen. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
User Guide BrickBreaker 3. Click Send High Score. Check the high scores on the BrickBreaker web site On the Home screen or in a folder, click the BrickBreaker icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click High Scores.
User Guide Word Mole game Word Mole game Word Mole game basics About the Word Mole game The object of the Word Mole™ game is to form words using the letters in the garden. If you form a word using letters that are directly above, below, or beside each other in the garden, you receive new letters which you can use to form new words.
Use time bonus letters in a word to gain bonus time. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
User Guide Word Mole game 3. Click a game. Submit a score to the Leaderboard on the Word Mole game web site At the end of a single-player game, you might be prompted to submit your score. If you do not submit your score when prompted, you can submit your score at a later time. On the High scores screen, in the Username field, type a user name.
Word Mole game troubleshooting I cannot connect to a multiplayer game Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you are the game organizer, try resending the invitation. •...
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User Guide Word Mole game Some words that I submit are not recognized Some less common words might not be in the dictionary on your BlackBerry® device. Try submitting more commonly used words.
BlackBerry enabled device A BlackBerry enabled device is a device with BlackBerry® Connect™ software, a device with BlackBerry® Built-In™ software, or a device that is running the BlackBerry® Application Suite. BlackBerry enabled devices provide users with access to BlackBerry device applications and BlackBerry services.
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A BlackBerry® device uses an LDAP certificate server to search for and download certificates and PGP® keys. light-emitting diode mass storage mode Mass storage mode enables users to transfer files between a media card and their computer when they connect their BlackBerry device to their computer. mobile country code...
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A public key is a key that people other than the certificate subject can use. BlackBerry® devices use public keys to encrypt email messages or PIN messages that users send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or PIN messages that users receive from certificate subjects.
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User Guide Glossary Short Message Service SMSC Short Message Service Center Secure Sockets Layer Transmission Control Protocol Transport Layer Security Triple DES Triple Data Encryption Standard teletype virtual private network Wireless Application Protocol Wireless Markup Language WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security...
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Some airtime service providers might not offer Internet browsing functionality with a subscription to the BlackBerry® Internet Service. Check with your service provider for availability, roaming arrangements, service plans and features. Installation or use of Third Party Products and Services with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark, copyright, or other licenses in order to avoid infringement or violation of third party rights.
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