Remote Control - Blackberry PlayBook Tablet User Manual

User Guide
Hide apps or accounts
Lock BlackBerry Bridge

Remote control

Use your smartphone as a remote control
With BlackBerry Bridge, you can use your smartphone as a wireless mouse and keyboard for your BlackBerry PlayBook
tablet. Watch movies, surf the Internet, or present a slideshow on your tablet's screen or a connected HDMI display, such
as a TV, projector, or computer monitor.
1. On your smartphone, click the BlackBerry Bridge app.
2. Verify that your tablet is connected. If necessary, connect your tablet and smartphone.
3. Click Use Remote Control.
To disconnect the remote control, press the
Navigating and scrolling
Navigate your BlackBerry PlayBook
tablet
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Highlight an item on your smartphone. Press the
PlayBook or the corresponding option.
On the Device Properties screen in the BlackBerry Bridge app on your
smartphone, clear the checkbox beside each app or account you don't want to
show on your tablet. Press the
You can lock BlackBerry Bridge to prevent unauthorized access to your
smartphone data. Your smartphone password is required to unlock BlackBerry
Bridge.
On the home screen, on the status bar, tap
key a few times and click Disconnect.
It's easy to switch apps, minimize apps, show the menu, and show the status bar
on your tablet.
On a BlackBerry smartphone with a physical keyboard, move the cursor to the
edge of your tablet screen. Click the trackpad.
On a touch screen, you can use tablet swiping gestures on your smartphone's
screen to navigate your tablet.
key and click View on
key > Save.
> Lock.
BlackBerry Bridge