Contents Important safety information... 9 Important safety/compliance information... 14 FCC compliance statement (USA) ... 17 Industry Canada Certification... 18 Important safety/compliance information... 18 EU REGULATORY CONFORMANCE ... 21 About this guide ... 23 Audience... 23 Conventions ... 23 Related documents... 25 Getting to know your handheld ...
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Managing attachments ... 68 Tips for email and PIN messages ... 71 SMS messages ... 73 Message status icons... 74 Before you begin... 74 Sending SMS messages ... 75 Setting SMS options ... 78 Using AutoText in SMS messages ... 78 Reading SMS messages ...
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Tips for using the Address Book application... 132 Phone ...133 Phone icons ... 134 Before you begin... 135 Placing phone calls... 135 Answering phone calls ... 137 Ending phone calls... 140 Using shortcuts when you place calls ... 140 Setting the volume ... 142 Putting phone calls on hold...
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Closing the Browser... 183 Tips for using the Browser ... 184 Attachments...185 Before you begin... 186 Attachment Service views... 186 Opening attachments... 187 Setting Attachment Service options ... 190 Navigating attachments ... 192 Using the Find feature... 195 Deleting attachments ... 196 Tips for using the Attachment Service application...
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Tips for using the MemoPad application ... 230 Calculator ...231 Performing mathematical operations... 232 Performing measurement conversions ... 232 Closing the Calculator ... 233 Tips for using the Calculator application ... 233 Options ...235 Setting the Alarm ... 236 Locking the keyboard ... 237 Customizing notification profiles ...
Handheld™. Refer to "Important safety/compliance information" on page 18 for more information on safety regulations and compliance information applicable to your BlackBerry 6710 Wireless Handheld and the BlackBerry 6720 Wireless Handheld™. ELECTRICAL SAFETY This handheld (model number R6020GW / R6020GE) is...
An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including both installed or portable wireless equipment, such as the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If in- vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless handheld. Pacemakers Consult a physician or the manufacturer of your pacemaker if you have any questions regarding the effect of RF signals on your pacemaker.
Power source: The charging unit and any other charging units should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label and are intended for indoor use only. Do not use the travel charger or any other charging BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Liquids and foreign objects: Never push objects of any kind into the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld or any accessories through openings as they may short-out parts and this may result in a fire or electric shock.
Important safety/compliance information For BlackBerry 6710 Wireless Handheld users EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS Your wireless handheld portable device is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
RIM-approved holster when carried on your body. When carrying the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld while it is switched on, use the specific holster that has been tested for compliance. If you do not use a RIM-approved holster or other body-worn accessory, ensure that the handheld is at least 7mm from your body when it is turned on.
The long-term characteristics or the possible physiological effects of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic fields have not been evaluated by UL. ANTENNA CARE Use only the supplied integral antenna. Unauthorized antenna, modifications, or attachments could damage the handheld and may violate FCC regulations. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
AIRCRAFT Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/FCC regulations prohibit using the radio of your handheld while in the air. Switch off your handheld’s radio before boarding an aircraft. The effect of the use of your handheld’s radio in an aircraft is unknown. Such use may affect aircraft instrumentation, communication and performance, may disrupt the network, may otherwise be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft, and may be illegal.
“Digital Apparatus,” ICES- 003 of Industry Canada. Important safety/compliance information For BlackBerry 6710 Wireless Handheld and BlackBerry 6720 Wireless Handheld users EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS Your wireless handheld portable device is a low power radio transmitter and receiver.
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To maintain compliance with EU RF exposure guidelines, use only RIM supplied or approved accessories. The RIM handheld is designed to be carried in an approved holster when carried on your body. When carrying the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld while switched on, use the specific holster that has been tested for compliance.
EU REGULATORY CONFORMANCE EU REGULATORY CONFORMANCE Research In Motion Limited hereby declares that this BlackBerry Wireless Handheld device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conformity made under Directive 1999/5/EC is available for...
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Important safety information BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
ISP email options. You can use the features that are described in account the sections that are marked with this note if you have integrated your BlackBerry Desktop Software with a new or Internet Service Provider (ISP) email account.
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You can use the features that are described in the sections email account that are marked with this note if you have integrated your BlackBerry Desktop Software with your enterprise email account. Information that appears in this format, prefaced by Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft pertains to handhelds that are set up with a Microsoft®...
BlackBerry Web Client Online Help software with a new email account or an existing ISP account, you can configure your email settings in the BlackBerry Web Client. For information on configuring and using the web client, in any web client window, click Help.
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About this guide BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 1 Getting to know your handheld This section provides information on the following topics: • Using the keyboard and trackwheel • Activating backlighting • Navigating applications • Configuring handheld options • Tips for using your handheld...
Getting to know your handheld The BlackBerry 6700 Series of Wireless Handhelds Using the keyboard and trackwheel Your handheld’s keyboard provides access to the alphabetic characters. The keyboard also features ten special keys: the Symbol key to access a symbols library, the Backspace key, the Enter key, the Space key, two Shift keys, the Alt key, the Escape button, a Phone button, and the Power button.
Turning on and turning off the power; activating backlighting • Press the Power button to turn on the handheld. • When your handheld is on, press the Power button to activate backlighting. Press it again to turn off backlighting. Backlighting turns off automatically if you do not press any keys or roll the Power button trackwheel for twenty seconds.
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Hold a letter to capitalize it. This feature only works when Key Rate is Left Shift key set to Slow or Fast on the Screen/Keyboard screen. An up arrow icon appears in the upper right corner of your screen when a Shift key is active. Right Shift key Function BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Activating • Press the Alt key and the Right Shift key (CAP) to activate capital letter-lock mode. Any key that you press is capitalized. • Press a Shift key again to return to regular mode. Alt key + Right • Press the Alt key and the Right Shift key (CAP) when you are Shift key (CAP) connected to a phone call to activate CAP-lock mode.
Home screen appears. The handheld status section at the top of the screen might display various handheld status information, including the date and time, the wireless coverage indicator, the battery power indicator, Function BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Navigating applications and the name of your service provider or network operator. The handheld status section also appears on the Messages, Saved Messages, Search Results, Alarm, and Phone screens. From the Home screen, you can open each application. On each application screen, you can view application menus.
When you receive a message, your handheld recognizes phone numbers, web site addresses, and email addresses in the body of the message and converts them into links. When you select an underlined link and click the trackwheel to view the Find screen menu - View item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
menu, you can choose to dial the phone number, browse the web site, or send an email, PIN, or short message service (SMS) message to your contact, based on the link that you select. Note: Depending on your service provider’s plan, you might not be able to open web sites using links in your email messages.
Browse web pages, and view web page addresses securely using your corporate Mobile Data Service (MDS). Save web pages and set Browser options. BlackBerry Browser Customize how the handheld notifies you of messages, saved web pages, phone calls, appointments, and alarms. Profiles Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Icon Set the password, customize AutoText, set the date and time, and program the automatic on/off feature. Options Lock your keyboard to prevent accidentally typing characters. Keyboard Lock Lock the handheld with a password so that only you can use it. The Keyboard Lock icon changes to the Lock icon after you set a password.
PIN messages. You can send and receive SMS messages. You can also place and answer phone calls, but you cannot send or receive email or PIN messages or browse web pages. Description Description Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Icon You are currently within an area of wireless coverage. This icon indicates the strength of that coverage. Your handheld is in an area of wireless coverage but you can only place emergency calls. You can still place emergency calls if your handheld is locked with a password or your SIM card is removed.
Press the Escape button to exit any menu, dialog box, or screen and to return to the active application. On the main screen of any application, press the Escape button to return to the Home screen. • On the Active Call screen, press the Escape button to end the call. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 2 Email and PIN messages This section provides information on the following topics: • Message status icons • Sending email and PIN messages • Setting message options • Inserting symbols • Formatting your messages • Using cut, copy, and paste •...
To send an email message 1. On the Home screen, click the Compose icon. The To screen appears. 2. Select a contact for whom you have saved an email address and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Email. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Note: If you are sending an email message to a contact with multiple email addresses, you are prompted to select which address to use. 3. In the Subject field, type a subject and press the Enter key. Type your message. 4.
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You can set your default service book on the Message Services screen. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. The Options screen appears. Click Message Services. Refer to "Message Services" on page 253 for more information. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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To send a PIN message A personal identification number (PIN) is a number that is used to identify each handheld on the network. If you know the PIN of another person’s handheld, you can add it to your Address Book and use it to send a PIN message directly to that person.
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Tip: You can also type the first letters of your contact’s name to perform a search and then select the name. 5. In the Subject field, type a subject and press the Enter key. Type your message. To screen menu - Add Cc item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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6. After your message is complete, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Send. Your message is sent, addressed as you have specified. Note: By default, the send method that was selected for the first recipient is used for all recipients.
By default, this option is set to Yes. • Display Name: Select whether you want the Messages screen to display the name of the sender or the recipient. By default, this option is set to Yes. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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If your handheld is integrated with an enterprise email account, your handheld must be enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange, or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino.
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(email or PIN). For this example, click Email. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Options. The Current Message Options screen appears. 4. In the Importance field, press the Space key until the preferred option appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Current Message Options screen - setting options 5. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Save. Note: If you send a message with high importance, an exclamation mark appears beside the message on the Messages screen. Inserting symbols You can insert symbols into your messages from your handheld symbols library.
When the desired character appears, release the letter key. Formatting your messages Your handheld has features that can reduce your typing time. It also has an AutoText feature that automatically replaces certain text that you type with preprogrammed text. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Automatic capitalization When you compose a message, you do not have to press a Shift key to capitalize letters; your handheld has two methods of capitalizing letters. • When you type, the first letter that you type is capitalized automatically and every letter that follows a period is also capitalized.
1. On the Home screen, click the Compose icon. The To screen appears. 2. While you are composing your message, type the text hte. The text hte is a default AutoText entry that tells your handheld to automatically replace that text with the correctly spelled word the. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Composing a message - incorrect spelling 3. When you press the Space key, the correctly spelled word replaces the error. Composing a message - AutoText-corrected spelling To add a new AutoText entry 1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. The Options screen appears. 2.
You can use AutoText macros to quickly type variable items such as the current date and time, your handheld phone number and PIN, and owner information. 1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. The Options screen appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
2. Click AutoText. The AutoText screen appears with a list of default AutoText entries. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click New. The AutoText: New screen appears. 4. In the Replace field, type a keyword. For this example, type a short form for the date.
3. Select the entry that you want to delete. 4. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Delete. A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm before the entry is deleted. 5. Click Delete. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
You return to the AutoText screen and the entry is no longer listed. Using cut, copy, and paste You can cut, copy, and paste text in email, PIN, and SMS messages, Address Book entries, phone call notes, memos, appointments, notification profiles, web pages, and tasks.
Received email message menu - Find item 4. Type a word or number that you want to locate within the message and click the trackwheel. The cursor moves to the first occurrence of the word or number that you specify. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
5. After you locate a specific word or number, you can search for that word or number again. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Find Next. Received email message menu - Find Next item The cursor moves to the next occurrence of the word or number that you typed. Note: If the word or number is not found, the Not found dialog box appears.
If you have integrated your desktop software with a new or ISP email account, you can customize your auto signature in the BlackBerry Web new or ISP email Client. Refer to the BlackBerry Web Client Online Help for more information. account To customize the auto signature 1.
Note: The auto signature is only appended to email messages; it is not appended to PIN messages. The auto signature does not appear while you are composing an email message on your handheld; it is appended to your message when you send it. To disable the auto signature, delete all text in the auto signature text box.
Reply: This action sends a reply to the sender of the open email or PIN message and includes the text of the original message as part of the reply. The entire original message is sent, even if it was truncated on your handheld. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Forward: This action forwards the open email or PIN message to the contact(s) that you specify. If an attachment is included with the message, it is forwarded also. The original text of the message is forwarded, along with any additional text that you type.
Occasionally, an email message that you receive might be larger than the size that the network can transmit to your handheld at one time. In this case, the maximum amount of data is sent to your handheld and the rest of the message remains at your desktop. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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You can request more of a message manually or set your Message List Options so that your handheld receives more of a message automatically when you finish reading the delivered section. Note: If you receive a PIN message that is larger than the size that the network can transmit to your handheld, the message Original Message Truncated appears at the end of the message.
If you have loaded the Attachment Service application on your handheld, and your handheld is is enabled on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange or the BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino, you can view certain types of file attachments on your handheld.
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To manage Address Book attachments If you receive an email or PIN message on your handheld that has an Address Book attachment, you can view the attachment and add it to your handheld Address Book. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2.
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Refer to "Enabling wireless calendar synchronization" on page 213 for more information. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
2. Open a meeting request or meeting response email message. Scroll to the end of the message and select the Meeting Request or Meeting Response attachment. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Open Attachment. The details of the meeting are displayed. Tips for email and PIN messages Composing messages •...
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Press L in an open message or on the Messages screen to reply to all recipients. • Press F in an open message or on the Messages screen to forward the message. The original text is included. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 3 SMS messages This section provides information on the following topics: • Message status icons • Sending an SMS message • Setting SMS options • Using AutoText in SMS messages • Reading SMS messages • Removing the history from SMS messages •...
You can locate your handheld’s SMS-compatible phone number on the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card screen. Refer to "SIM Card" on page 258 for more information.If a phone number does not appear on this screen, contact your service provider or network operator. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Note: When you type an SMS-compatible number for your contact, include the country code and the area code. If, in the Phone application, you set your smart dialing options, you do not need to type the country code and area code. Refer to "Setting Smart Dialing options"...
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Address Book. 1. On the Home screen, click the Compose icon. The To screen appears. 2. Select [Use Once] and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click SMS. The One Time SMS screen appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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3. Type an SMS-compatible phone number for your contact. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Continue. 4. Type a message. 5. After your message is complete, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Send. You return to the Messages screen, and you can view the status of your sent message.
Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click New. The AutoText: New screen appears. 3. In the Replace field, type a short form for the message that you use frequently. For this example, type the text jnoon. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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4. In the With field, type the replacement text. For this example, type the text Join me for lunch at Joe’s at noon? 5. In the Using field, press the Space key until the preferred option appears. Note: If you select SmartCase, the capitalization of the AutoText entry changes depending on the context of the sentence in which it is used.
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Space key. 4. The keyword is replaced with the text that you specified. For this example, jnoon is replaced with Join me for lunch at Joe’s at noon? SMS message - AutoText keyword BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
SMS message - AutoText-replaced text 5. After your message is complete, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Send. You return to the Messages screen. Reading SMS messages When you receive a new SMS message, your handheld displays notification on the Home screen, and provides other notification, depending on how you have configured your handheld’s notification profiles.
Mark Unopened: This action marks the current SMS message as unopened. When you return to the Messages screen, the unopened icon is displayed. Refer to "Marking messages as unopened" on page 98 for more information. Messages screen - SMS messages Open SMS message BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Reading SMS messages Save: This action saves the open SMS message. As with email and PIN messages, SMS messages that are saved on the handheld are copied to the Saved Messages screen. Refer to "Saving messages" on page 91 for more information. Reply: This action sends a reply to the sender of the open SMS message.
Click Remove History. Open SMS message menu - Remove History item Note: You cannot remove the most recent SMS message from the session view. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
The SMS message that you select and all prior SMS messages that you sent to or received from the contact in this thread are no longer listed in the session view. The individual messages are still listed on the Messages screen. Tips for SMS messages Composing messages •...
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Press U to go to the next unread item on the Messages screen. • Press R in an open SMS message or on the Messages screen to reply to the sender. • Press F in an open message or on the Messages screen to forward the message. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 4 Managing messages and phone call logs This section provides information on the following topics: • Filing email messages • Using wireless email reconciliation • Saving messages • Editing messages • Resending messages • Marking messages as opened • Marking messages as unopened •...
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Select the email message that you want to file and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click File. The Select Folder screen appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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3. Select the folder in which you want to store the message. To expand the folders that appear on the Select Folder screen, select a folder that has a plus sign (+) beside it, and click the trackwheel to view the menu, and click Expand.
If your handheld is integrated with an enterprise email account, your handheld must be enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange, or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino.
3. In the Wireless Reconcile field, press the Space key until Yes appears. 4. In the Conflicts field, set which location should dominate if a message has been moved or deleted from both your handheld and your desktop. Press the Space key until the preferred option appears.
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Saved Messages screen - saved message After the message is saved, you can delete the message from the Messages screen. Refer to "Deleting messages and phone call logs" on page 108 for more information on deleting messages. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
To remove messages from the Saved Messages screen If you want to delete a saved message, you must delete it from the Saved Messages screen. Warning: If you delete a message from the Messages screen and from the Saved Messages screen, the message no longer appears anywhere on your handheld. 1.
2. Select a sent email or PIN message that you want to edit and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Open. 3. In the open message, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Edit. The text of the message appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Opened message menu - Edit Message item 4. After you make changes to the message, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Send. You return to the Messages screen. To change the recipient of an email or PIN message 1.
2. Select the sent message that you want to resend and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Open. 3. The text of the message appears. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Resend. Sent message menu - Resend item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Note: You cannot mark placed or received phone calls on the Messages screen as opened. You can mark missed phone calls as opened. Integration with If your handheld is enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange and you mark enterprise email...
Note: You cannot mark placed or received phone calls on the Messages screen as unopened. You can mark missed phone calls as unopened. Integration with If your handheld is enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange and you enterprise email...
2. Select an opened message and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Mark Unopened. Messages screen menu - Mark Unopened item The message is marked as unopened. Searching messages and phone call logs Use the Search Messages application to locate specific messages and phone call logs.
Click Select Folder. Refer to "Searching in folders" on page 102 for more information on navigating and searching in folders. Search screen - specifying keywords BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Select Folder screen - selecting a folder 6. In the Show and Type fields, press the Space key until the preferred option appears. Tip: In the Show field, select Sent and Received to display all messages and phone call logs that meet the search criteria. 7.
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Last. The terms of the last search that you performed appear on the screen. To view the list of default searches on your handheld, on the Search Messages screen, click Recall. The list of default searches appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
To edit a search 1. On the Home screen, click the Search Messages icon. The Search screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Recall. Your saved searches are listed. 3. Select the search that you want to edit. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Edit Search.
2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Recall. Your saved searches are listed. 3. Select the search that you want to delete and then click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Delete Search. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Search screen menu - Delete Search item 4. A dialog box appears that prompts you to confirm before the selected search is deleted. Click Delete. You return to the Search screen and the search is no longer listed. To search for a sender or recipient When you select an email, PIN, or SMS message on the Messages screen, you can search for all the messages that relate to the sender or recipient of the message.
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1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Select an email or PIN message that has a subject for which you want to search. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Search Subject. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Messages screen menu - Search Subject item All email or PIN messages with that subject appear, including sent messages, replies, and forwarded messages. Managing phone calls on the Messages screen By default, your phone calls are logged on the Messages screen. Each call is saved on this screen with the date, time, and length of the call, the name of the caller or recipient, and any associated call notes.
Although your handheld has ample memory space for storing email, PIN, and SMS messages and phone call logs, you should delete unnecessary items to manage your list more efficiently. If your handheld’s memory is full and you BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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receive new messages or new phone calls, your handheld deletes the oldest messages and phone call logs on the Messages screen to accommodate new ones; saved messages are not deleted. Integration with If you have integrated your desktop software with an enterprise email account and you enabled wireless email reconciliation, any messages you enterprise email delete on your handheld are also deleted on your desktop.
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3. A dialog box appears that prompts you to confirm before all the items prior to and including that date are deleted. Click Delete. You return to the Messages screen and the items are no longer listed. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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If your handheld is integrated with an enterprise email account, your handheld must be enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange, or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino.
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Note: To delete messages from your desktop’s Deleted Items folder, your desktop software must be integrated with an enterprise email account, and wireless email reconciliation must be enabled for your handheld. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Options. The Message List Options screen appears. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Purge Deleted Items. A dialog box appears that prompts you to confirm the action.
Chapter 5 Address Book This section provides information on the following topics: • Address Book icons • Setting Address Book options • Adding addresses • Adding pauses and waits to phone numbers • Changing user-defined field names • Adding group addresses •...
1. On the Home screen, click the Address Book icon. The Find screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Options. The Address Book Options screen appears. 3. In the field that you want to set, press the Space key until the preferred option appears. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Address Book Options screen - setting options 4. After you edit the fields, click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Save. You return to the Find screen. Note: You can also open and edit your Address Book options on the To screen when you select the recipients for your messages or phone calls.
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Address Book and scroll to the top of it. For this example, open a received email message. In the From field of the email message, click the trackwheel to view the menu. 3. Click Add to Address Book. The New Address screen appears, with the new contact’s information displayed. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Received message From field menu - Add to Address Book item 4. Add any additional information that you want to include for this contact. 5. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Save. The contact is added to your Address Book and you return to the open message. To add addresses from links You can also add contacts to your Address Book from links that appear in your messages.
Edit. Paste the phone number into the appropriate field. Address Book fields The New Address screen contains the following fields: Salutation: Type a salutation for your contact. This field accepts letters, numbers and symbols. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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First: Type your contact’s first name. This field accepts letters, numbers, and symbols. Last: Type your contact’s last name. This field accepts letters, numbers, and symbols. Tip: Type your contact’s full name in the First field and press the Enter key. The first name appears in the First field and the last name appears in the Last field.
(for a pause). Note: Depending on your service provider’s plan, the Phone application might not be available on your handheld. Contact your service provider or network operator for more information on available services. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
To add pauses and waits 1. On the Home screen, click the Address Book icon. The Find screen appears. 2. Open an existing Address Book entry or create a new one. 3. In the Work, Home, Mobile, or Pager field, type the first part of the phone number and click the trackwheel to view the menu.
5. Select the name of the contact whose email address you want to add to the group. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Continue. The New Group screen appears with the contact added as a new member. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Note: To use the Remote Address Lookup feature, your desktop software must be integrated with an enterprise email account and your handheld must be enabled on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.5 or later for Microsoft Exchange, or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino. Contact your system administrator for more information on whether you can use Remote Address Lookup.
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Resolve: This action adds the selected contact to your Address Book temporarily. After you resolve a contact, you can send messages to this contact or view the lookup results that are associated with the contact for as long as it remains in your Address Book. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
View: This action displays a virtual business card that lists the available information for the selected contact. Get more results: This action only appears if more lookup results are available than the number that is listed on the screen. This action requests more lookup results from the server.
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BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.5 or later for Microsoft Exchange , or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino. Contact your system administrator for more information on whether you can use Remote Address Lookup.
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3. Select a group member and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Complete one of the following actions: • To replace the selected member with another contact in your Address Book, click Change Member. • To delete the selected member from the group, click Delete Member. •...
You can add ADN phone book entries to your SIM card. If your SIM card is full or if your SIM card has not been provisioned to allow SIM phone books, you cannot add a phone book entry. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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1. On the Home screen, click the Address Book icon. The Find screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click SIM Phone Book. The Find screen displays the message Loading SIM Phone Book. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click New. The ADN Phonebook Entry screen appears.
Type the first letters of the name, or the initials separated by a space, to find a specific contact on the Find screen. • Type your contact’s full name in the First field and press the Enter key. The first name appears in the First field and the last name appears in the Last field. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 6 Phone This section provides information on the following topics: • Phone icons • Before you begin • Placing phone calls • Answering phone calls • Ending phone calls • Using shortcuts when you place calls • Setting the volume •...
Icon with the text Missed Call, this icon indicates an opened missed call; this icon appears on the Messages screen Missed Call if you have voice mail enabled, this icon, with the text Voicemail, appears beside the unopened message when a new voice mail message is waiting;...
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Home screen. Click an application icon. To return to the Phone application again, press the Phone button. On the Active Call screen, a volume indicator appears in the upper right of the screen. Roll the trackwheel to increase or decrease the volume. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
To end the call, click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click End Call. The handheld beeps to indicate that the call has ended. On the Active Call screen, you can also press the Escape button to end the call. To exit the phone application and return to the last application in which you were working before you received the phone call, click the trackwheel to view the menu and then click Close.
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All current phone calls are disconnected and you are connected to the incoming call. • If you do not want to answer the incoming phone call, click Ignore. The caller hears a busy signal or is directed to your voice mail, depending on your service plan. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Note: You must subscribe to a call waiting service for the Answer And Hold, Answer - Drop Current, Answer - Hold Current, and Answer - Drop All items to appear when you receive an incoming call. Also, in the Phone options, on the Call Waiting screen, Call Waiting must be enabled for these items to appear.
To dial phone numbers quickly To place calls on the Phone screen quickly, press the Space key. The Enter Phone Number dialog box appears. Type the phone number and click Call. Phone screen menu - End Call item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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If you have used the quick dialling feature before, the last number that you dialed appears in the Enter Phone Number dialog box. To call this number, press the Space key. To delete the number, press the Escape button. Tip: To type a phone number extension, hold the 8 key until the letter the phone number extension.
Hold. The call is put on hold. The left side of the screen displays On Hold. 3. To reconnect to the call, click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Resume. You are reconnected to the call. Phone screen menu - Hold item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Muting phone calls You can mute phone calls on your handheld, so that you can hear your contact but your contact cannot hear you. When a call is muted, the mute icon appears as a line through the phone call in progress icon. When you mute the phone call, the handheld plays a tone to indicate that the call is muted.
2. Select a received message that contains a link. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Open. 3. Select the phone number link to which you want to place a phone call. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Phone. appears. Type the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Your handheld dials the phone number that you selected. Tip: Links can also appear in the other handheld applications. You can place calls from any of those applications by following the procedure above. Managing phone calls on the Phone screen The last 20 contacts that you called or received calls from are listed on the Phone screen.
You can also set how you want to sort your list of contacts on the Phone screen. • Smart Dialing: Change the dialing properties for your handheld. • Voice Mail: Specify or change your voice mail access number. Phone Options screen BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Note: Depending on your service provider’s plan, some Phone options might not be available on your handheld. Contact your service provider or network operator for more information on available services. Customizing call logging By default, your handheld logs all calls that you place or receive on the Messages screen.
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5. Type your current call barring password and click the trackwheel. The New Password dialog box appears. 6. Type a new call barring password and click the trackwheel. You must type your new password again to verify it. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Your call barring password is changed. To disable call barring 1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Options. The Phone Options screen appears. 3.
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3. Click Call Forwarding. If your SIM card is provisioned for call forwarding, the Call Forwarding screen appears. 4. Select the profile that you enabled for call forwarding. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Disable. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
5. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Close. You return to the Phone Options screen. You receive all calls on your handheld. Tip: To quickly disable a call forwarding profile, on the Call Forwarding screen, select it and press the Space key.
5. After you edit the fields, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Save. You return to the Phone Options screen and the general options are set as you specified. Setting Smart Dialing options The fields on the Smart Dialing screen specify the dialing properties for your handheld. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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To set Smart Dialing options 1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Options. The Phone Options screen appears. 3. Click Smart Dialing. The Smart Dialing screen appears.You can change your country code and the value for your default national phone number length.
To edit your voice mail access number If your SIM card is not provisioned for voice mail or if you want to use an alternate voice mail system, you can edit the voice mail access number manually. 1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears. 2.
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Open. The View Call Log screen displays the details of the phone call and any associated call notes. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Edit Notes. Make any changes to your call notes. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
View Call Log screen menu - Edit Notes item 4. After you edit the notes, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Save Notes. You return to the View Call Log screen with your call notes changed. Note: To clear the notes that appear in a call log, open the call log and click the trackwheel to view the menu.
• If you entered a wait, a dialog box appears. This dialog box shows the additional numbers that you typed for this contact and prompts you to send the additional numbers. Click Dial. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
You are connected to your contact. Note: If you have entered x or ext in the Work, Home, or Mobile fields to specify a phone number extension, you are prompted to dial the extension. In the Dial Extension dialog box, click Dial after you type the numbers. Placing conference calls You can talk to multiple contacts at one time using a conference call.
1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Status. The Phone Info screen, displays the phone number for your handheld and the Last Call timer and the Total Calls timer. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Close. You return to the Phone screen. To reset call timers You can reset one or both of the Phone’s timers. 1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears. 2.
If your phone number contains letters or if you want to dial by name, press the Alt key or the Right Shift key while you type the letters. The letters appear on your screen and the handheld translates the letters into the appropriate numbers. appears. Type the phone BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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• On the Phone screen, when you are not connected to a phone call, press the Space key to open the Enter Phone Number dialog box and type a phone number. Click Call. • On the Phone screen, type a letter to open the Call screen. All contacts whose names contain that letter are displayed.
Chapter 7 Browser This section provides information on the following topics: • Browser icons • Before you begin • Navigating web pages • Setting Browser configuration options • Setting general Browser options • Using the Find feature • Downloading images •...
Browser. Your handheld supports two Browser application types. Depending on your handheld setup, one or both of the following Browser types might be available on your handheld: Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Browser icon on the homescreen. If the screen is blank or displays an error, your Browser is not activated. If you are using the WAP Browser, contact you service provider or network opertator. If you are using the BlackBerry Browser, contact your system administrator.
1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. The startup screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Go To. The Go To dialog box appears. Browser screen menu - Get Link item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Go To dialog box - typing a web page address 3. Type the address of the web page that you want to view. Press the Space key to insert a period and press a Shift key and the Space key to insert a slash mark (/).
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2. To view the list of web pages that you viewed most recently, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and click History. The History screen appears. Note: The web page that you are currently viewing appears in bold. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
3. Select the link for the web page that you want to view and click the trackwheel. The Go To dialog box appears. 4. Click OK to open the page or click Cancel to select another link. Note: The History screen displays the 20 most recent web pages that you visited. After you clear the Browser cache, the list of web pages no longer appears on the History screen.
Show Image Placeholders: Select whether you want the Browser to display image placeholders when images are not downloaded. • Confirm Delete Bookmarks: Select whether you want to confirm before bookmarks are deleted. This check box appears only if you are able to use bookmarks. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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• Confirm Close on Escape: Select whether you want to be prompted before the browser closes when on the Startup screen, you press the Escape button. • Confirm Execute WML Scripts: Select whether you want to confirm before WML scripts are run. By default, this check box is not selected. •...
5. After you locate a specific word or number, you can search for that word or number again. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Find Next. The next occurrence of the word or number that you typed is selected. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Downloading images If there are images on a web page that have not downloaded, you can request more images while you are viewing the text portion of the page. To download more images 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. The startup screen appears. 2.
Refer to the Backup and Restore Online Help for more information on backing up your handheld. To add bookmarks 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. The startup screen appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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2. Open a web page that you want to add to your Browser Bookmarks folder, click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Add Bookmark. The Add Bookmark dialog box appears. Adding a bookmark - Add Bookmark dialog box 3.
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4. Select a folder or subfolder where you want to place a copy of the bookmark and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Select Folder. 5. A dialog box appears asking if you want to copy the bookmark, click Copy. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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A copy of the bookmark is placed in the selected folder. To copy a bookmark’s address You can copy the address of a bookmark in the Browser application and paste it into fields within the Browser or into other applications. 1.
Move Up. To return to the Browser Bookmarks folder on the Bookmarks screen, click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Go to Root. To select a subfolder, click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Select Folder. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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To set a default subfolder 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. The startup screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Bookmarks. Your list of saved bookmarks appears. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click View Bookmark Subfolders. The Bookmarks screen appears.
2. Open the web page that you want to view. While the web page is loading, click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Save Request. Note: If the web page is already loaded, Save Request does not appear on the menu. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
When the requested web page is loaded, it is added to the Messages screen. You can open the web page from the Messages screen when it is loaded successfully. To open web pages that are saved on the Messages screen 1.
• Press the Escape button to stop a web page from loading. • Press the Escape button to return to the previous web page. If no previous web pages are available, you return to the startup screen. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 8 Attachments This section provides information on the following topics: • Before you begin • Attachment Service views • Opening attachments • Setting Attachment Service options • Navigating attachments • Using the Find feature • Deleting attachments • Tips for using the Attachment Service application...
Note: To use the Attachment Service, your desktop software must be integrated with an enterprise email account and your handheld must be enabled on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange, or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino.
Attachment Service - Spreadsheet view Note: If the content of a cell is too long to be displayed in the information label at the top of the Spreadsheet view, place your cursor in the cell and click the trackwheel to view the menu.
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8. Select a table of contents entry and click the trackwheel to view the menu. 9. Click Retrieve. A request for the entry is sent, and a pending icon appears beside the selected entry. When the selected table of contents entry is received, the content for the entry appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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To open the full content of an attachment 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Open the message that contains the attachment that you want to open. 3. Select the attachment and click the trackwheel to view the menu. 4.
In document or spreadsheet view, you can customize the following Attachment Service options. • Sheet Outline Cells: Select whether you want gridlines to appear when you view spreadsheet attachments. By default, this option is set to Yes. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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• Sheet Horizontal Scroll: Select whether you want the information in spreadsheet cells to wrap around when scrolling horizontally. By default, this option is set to No. • Sheet Vertical Scroll: Select whether you want the information in spreadsheet cells to wrap around when scrolling vertically. By default, this option is set to No.
5. Click Go to Cell. The Go to Cell dialog box appears. Type the co-ordinates of the cell that you want to view and click the trackwheel. The selected cell appears. Document view menu- Options item BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Spreadsheet view menu - Go to Cell item To navigate to a specific sheet 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Open a message that contains an attachment that has the extension .xls and click the trackwheel to view the menu.
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To read long attachments 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Open a message that contains an attachment and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Open Attachment. The Attachment screen appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
3. Select Full Content or Table of Contents for an attachment that has already been retrieved and click the trackwheel to view the menu. 4. Click View. The full content appears. Scroll through the message content. • If in the Messages application, on the Options screen, you have set the Auto More option to Yes, the remaining portion of long attachments will be delivered to the handheld automatically as you scroll through the delivered portion.
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen appears. 2. Select a message that contains an attachment and click the trackwheel to view the menu. 3. Click Delete. The message and the attachment are deleted. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Tips for using the Attachment Service application • Press the Escape button to exit an open attachment and return to the Attachment screen. Document view • Press T to go to the top of a page. • Press B to go to the bottom of a page. •...
Chapter 9 Tasks This section provides information on the following topics: • Tasks icons • Setting task options • Adding tasks • Managing tasks • Tips for using the Tasks application...
1. On the Home screen, click the Tasks icon. The Find screen appears. 2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Options. The Tasks Options screen appears. 3. In the field that you want to set, press the Space key until the preferred option appears. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Task Options screen - setting options 4. After you edit the fields, click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Save. You return to the Find screen. Adding tasks Add new tasks to your handheld to keep a record of the things that you need to To add tasks 1.
Note: If you set the Priority field to High, on the Find screen, an exclamation mark appears beside the task. If you set the Priority field to Low, on the Find screen, a down arrow appears beside the task. New screen - Adding a task BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Due: Set the date by which the task is to be completed. Choose from None or By Date. If you select None, no due date is recorded for this task. If you select By Date, you can select the date by which this task is due. By default, this option is set to None.
Tip: To delete all completed tasks, select a task and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Delete Completed. You can also delete tasks on the Edit Task screen. Tips for using the Tasks application • Type the first letters of a task to locate it on the Find screen. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 10 Calendar This section provides information on the following topics: • Calendar icons • Before you begin • Setting Calendar options • Changing views • Navigating in the Calendar application • Enabling wireless calendar synchronization • Adding appointments • Managing appointments •...
Refer to "Managing meeting requests" on page 222 for more email account information. You can also enable wireless calendar synchronization. Refer to "Enabling wireless calendar synchronization" on page 213 for more information. Setting Calendar options You can customize the following Calendar options for your handheld. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
• Enable Quick Entry: Select whether you want to be able to add appointments quickly in Day view by selecting a time and typing a subject and location. By default, this option is set to Yes. • Initial View: Select the Calendar view that you want to appear when you open the Calendar application.
Each entry in Agenda view includes the start time, subject, and location of the appointment. Two arrows at the top of the screen indicate that you can scroll to view more appointments. Calendar - Day view BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Week view This view displays the week that you select, and includes any appointments for that week. Today’s date is outlined. You can scroll vertically through your appointments by rolling the trackwheel. All appointments are marked with an outlined box that spans the length of the appointment. Microsoft If you are using Microsoft Outlook as your desktop email program and your appointment spans multiple days, the outlined box spans the days on which the...
For example, the bar for morning appointments typically appears near the top of the date. If the appointment is an all-day event, the date appears in bold. Calendar - Month view BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Navigating in the Calendar application You can navigate to specific days or months in the Calendar application. Tip: To return to the current week in the current year, click the trackwheel to view the menu and then click Today. The current week is shown and today’s date is selected. You can scroll up past the first day of the week that is displayed on the screen to view the previous week.
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3. Use the trackwheel to move between the month, date, and year fields, and press the Space key until the exact date appears for which you want to view appointments. 4. After you select the date, click the trackwheel. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Note: To enable wireless calendar synchronization, your handheld must be enabled on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.1 or later. Contact your system administrator for more information on whether you can enable wireless calendar synchronization.
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To receive updates to your handheld Calendar, you must be within an area of sufficient wireless coverage. GPRS and one or more bars must appear with the wireless coverage indicator to receive updates over the wireless network. If you change handhelds, wireless calendar synchronization is still enabled. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
If you integrated your desktop software with an enterprise email account, you can create meeting requests. To create meeting requests, enterprise email your handheld must be enabled on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server account version 2.1 or later. Refer to "To create meeting requests" on page 222 for more information.
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8. In the End field, set the specific date on which the recurring appointment should end. Microsoft If you are using Microsoft Outlook as your desktop email program, you can set the End field to Never. If you set this field to Never, your appointment recurs Exchange perpetually. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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9. In the Notes field, type any additional notes for the appointment. After you create the appointment, click the trackwheel to view the menu and then click Save. You return to the Calendar screen. Tip: To clear a text field, click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Clear Field.
You can view or edit appointments at any time. To view and edit appointments in Day, Agenda, or Week view 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. The Calendar screen appears. Verify that you are in Day, Agenda, or Week view. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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2. Select the appointment that you want to view or edit and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Open. Note: If you select a recurring appointment, you are prompted to indicate whether you want to view and edit all occurrences of the appointment (click Open the series) or only the selected appointment (click Open this occurrence).
Exchange archived in Outlook. To delete appointments in Day, Agenda, or Week view 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. The Calendar screen appears. Verify that you are in Day, Agenda, or Week view. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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2. Select the appointment that you want to delete. Click the trackwheel to view the menu and click Delete. • If the appointment is a recurring appointment, you are prompted to indicate whether you want to delete all occurrences of the appointment (click Delete the series) or only the selected appointment (click Delete this occurrence).
If you integrated your desktop software with an enterprise email account, you can create, respond to, view, edit, and delete meeting requests on your handheld. Note: To create meeting requests, your handheld must be enabled on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.1 or later.
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5. Select a contact. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and click Invite. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all invitees are added to the meeting request. Note: If you specified more than one email address for a contact, you are prompted to select to which address the meeting request should be sent.
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2. Open the meeting for which you are the organizer. Edit the information in any of the fields. Lotus Domino If you are using Lotus Notes as your desktop email program, you cannot edit the Start, End, Duration, or Time Zone fields for a saved recurring appointment. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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3. To add, edit, or delete invitees to your meeting, select the Accepted or Declined field and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click either Invite Attendee, Change Attendee, or Remove Attendee. The Select Address screen displays your contacts. Select an existing contact (or create a new one). Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Invite.
To use these shortcuts in Day view, on the Calendar Options screen, set the Enable Quick Entry field to No. • Press the Enter key to create an appointment at a selected time or to view an appointment, if one is selected. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 11 MemoPad This section provides information on the following topics: • Setting MemoPad options • Adding memos • Managing memos • Tips for using the MemoPad application...
4. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Save. You return to the MemoPad screen. Adding memos You can add memos to your handheld. To add memos 1. On the Home screen, click the MemoPad icon. The Find screen appears. MemoPad Options screen BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click New. 3. Type a title for your memo and press the Enter key. If you do not type a title, you cannot save the memo. 4. Type the body of the memo. 5.
Press the Enter key on the Find screen with a memo selected to open the memo. • Press the Space key to move down a page in an open memo. • Press a Shift key and the Space key to move up a page in an open memo. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Chapter 12 Calculator This section provides information on the following topics: • Performing mathematical operations • Performing measurement conversions • Exiting the Calculator • Tips for using the Calculator application...
2. Type the number that you want to convert and click Menu. 3. Click the appropriate conversion direction, either From Metric or To Metric. For this example, select From Metric. A second menu appears, from which you can select the type of conversion to perform. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Closing the Calculator The converted results are shown on the Calculator’s display. Closing the Calculator On the Calculator screen, click Menu. Click Close. Tips for using the Calculator application • On the Calculator screen, hold the Alt key and roll the trackwheel to scroll vertically. Handheld User Guide...
Chapter 13 Options This section provides information on the following topics: • Setting the Alarm • Locking the keyboard • Customizing notification profiles • Setting the Auto On/Off feature • Using SIM card security • Customizing handheld options • Handheld options...
This action does not disable the Alarm; the handheld notifies you again at the set time even if the Alarm has been silenced. You must set the Alarm field to Off to disable the Alarm. Alarm screen - setting options BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
If you set the Snooze field, the Daily Alarm notifies you and a dialog box appears at the set time. Click the trackwheel or press the Enter key to silence the notification. The Alarm sounds again after the amount of time that is set in the Snooze field.
2. Select the profile that you want to enable. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Enable. On the Profiles screen, the word (On) appears beside your selection. Tip: On the Profiles screen, select a profile and press the Space key to enable it. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Tune: Select the tune that you want to hear when you are notified. Choose from BlackBerry 1, BlackBerry 2, BlackBerry 3, BlackBerry 4, BlackBerry 5, BlackBerry 6, Ring 1, Ring 2, Ring 3, Ring 4, Ring 5, Ring 6, UK Ring 1, UK Ring 2, UK Ring 3, or UK Ring 4.
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Loud profile. Out of Holster Alarm Vibrate + Tone Browser Vibrate + Tone Calendar Vibrate + Tone Tune Volume BlackBerry 1 High BlackBerry 4 High BlackBerry 2 High BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Number Repeat of Beeps Notification None None None...
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Vibrate + Messages Tone Messages Vibrate + Tone Phone Vibrate + Tone Handheld User Guide Customizing notification profiles Tune Volume BlackBerry 3 High BlackBerry 3 High Ring 6 High Tune Volume BlackBerry 1 High BlackBerry 4 High BlackBerry 2 High...
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Ring 6 Mute Tune Volume BlackBerry 1 BlackBerry 4 Mute BlackBerry 2 Mute BlackBerry 3 Mute BlackBerry 3 Mute Ring 6 Mute BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Number Repeat of Beeps Notification None None None None None None Number Repeat of Beeps Notification...
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To edit notification profiles 1. On the Home screen, click the Profiles icon. The Profiles screen appears. 2. Select the profile that you want to edit and click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Edit. 3. Select the item for which you want to edit the notification options. Select from Alarm, Browser, Calendar, Level 1 Messages, Messages, or Phone.
Weekend Off: Configure the handheld to turn off automatically at a specific time on the weekend. Note: Both Weekday and Weekend options have an Enabled/Disabled field. These fields must be set to Enabled for the handheld to turn on and off automatically. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
To turn off the handheld when the Auto On/Off feature is enabled If you turn off your handheld using the Power button, the handheld turns on again at the specified Auto On time. Calendar reminders and Alarm notifications also turn on your handheld. If you turn off your handheld by, on the Home screen, clicking the Turn Power Off icon when the Auto On/Off feature is enabled, you are prompted to select one of the following options:...
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3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu, and then click Change PIN Code. The Enter PIN Code dialog box appears. 4. Type your PIN code, and then click the trackwheel. The Enter New PIN Code dialog box appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
5. Type your new PIN code, and then click the trackwheel. You must type your new PIN code again to verify it. A dialog box with the message PIN changed appears briefly on the screen. Customizing handheld options On the Options screen, you can type information in some fields and choose options in other fields to customize features.
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AutoText entries. Browser On the Browser screen, you can view your Browser version and set the default Browser configuration settings. Refer to "Setting general Browser options" on page 172 for more information on setting the Browser’s other settings. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Choose Default Browser Config: Select the Browser that opens when you click links in messages. All available Browser configurations are listed. Choose W hotkey Config: Select the WAP Browser that opens when you press the W key on the Home screen. Choose B hotkey Config: Select the MDS Browser that opens when you press the B key on the Home Screen.
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This option contains no user-variable settings. Localization If you have more than one language enabled on your handheld, you can change the locale for your handheld. Locale: Select the language that you want to use on your handheld. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Message Services This screen lists any services to which you have access. Messaging (CMIME): Select your default email service. Any new messages are sent to the selected message service. Integration with If you have integrated your desktop software with a new or ISP email new or ISP email account, the default Messaging service is Web Client.
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Screen Contrast: Use this option to adjust the screen’s contrast. The default contrast level is 15, but you can set it to any number between 1 and 30. Font Family: View the font name. The default is System. on the Network screen. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Note: Wireless IT Policy is only available if your handheld is enabled on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.5 or later for Microsoft Exchange. Contact your system administrator for more information on your company’s IT Policy settings.
1. On the Lock screen, roll the trackwheel. The Device is locked dialog box appears. 2. Click Unlock. The Enter password dialog box appears. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
For subsequent password attempts, the characters that you type are displayed in the Enter Password dialog box. If your password is typed incorrectly eight times, you are prompted to type blackberry again before you can continue.
On the SIM Card screen, you can view subscriber data, information about your location and network, and your handheld’s SMS-compatible phone number. You can also enable, disable, and change your PIN code. Refer to "Using SIM card security" on page 247 for more information. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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You can set the following options as the default options for every SMS message that you send or receive. Leave messages on SIM Card: Select whether you want incoming SMS messages to be saved on your SIM card. By default, this option is set to Yes. Note: With this option set to Yes, received SMS messages remain on your SIM card.
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Prompt For Server Trust fields to your preference. 3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Save. You return to the Options screen. Contact your service provider or network operator for more information on WTLS and available services. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
How do I save attachments? • Your attachment is connected to your message. To save the attachment, you must save the message. Refer to the Handheld User Guide for information on saving messages. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Integration with If you have integrated your handheld with a new or ISP email account, set filter rules in the BlackBerry Web Client to specify which email messages new or ISP email should be forwarded to your handheld. Refer to the BlackBerry Web Client...
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server, not the desktop software, controls wireless calendar synchronization. To synchronize your handheld Calendar over the wireless network, verify that you are enabled on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.1 or later. Contact your system administrator to determine whether your company is using this server software version.
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Even if you did not read the message, your handheld might mark the message as read. If your handheld is enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange, your handheld recognizes when messages have been...
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If your handheld is integrated with an enterprise email account, your handheld must be enabled for wireless email reconciliation on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or later for Microsoft Exchange, or on BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino.
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Check the settings on the Advanced tab and verify that you have selected the proper folders from which email should be redirected. If you are using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to forward your email messages, messages might not be forwarded to your handheld if they are read on your desktop before being processed by the server.
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Troubleshooting by the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, the server might not recognize the message as unread. Therefore, it is not forwarded to your handheld. • Have you selected from which folders you want to receive email messages? Check the Advanced tab of the Redirector Settings tool and verify that you have selected the folders from which you want to receive email messages.
Storage What should I do if I will not use my handheld for a short period of time? If you expect that you will not use your handheld for a short period of time (two weeks or less) turn off the handheld. On the Home screen, click the Turn Power Off icon. To turn on the handheld again, press the Power button.
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If this message appears, the message requires a password to be viewed successfully. On the Attachment screen, click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Password. Type the password and click the trackwheel to return to the Attachment screen. Description BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error Table of Contents not available. The content of this document is truncated to 32 KB to limit network traffic. To view the rest of the document, please use the Table of Contents command. The document conversion failed. The password for this document is incorrect.
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If you are still unable to connect to the WAP gateway at this address, contact your system administrator for more information. The web page that you are attempting to load is too large for the handheld. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error Data was received, but an error occurred while reading data An error occurred while fetching the requested page Exceeded maximum redirect attempts to server The returned page had no content type, and therefore cannot be processed Your device does not currently have any Browser Configuration Service Book Entries...
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Verify that the web page address is current and load the web page again. If this message appears, the address that you typed might be incorrect. Type the address again. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error You may not be in an area covered by wireless data service The Browser encountered a problem while processing this document and is unable to display it You are not currently in an area that can handle data communication The radio on the device is currently turned off or the battery is too low...
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Browser might not be configured to use the correct gateway or the WAP gateway that your handheld is configured to use might be out of service temporarily. Open your Browser application again later. If the problem continues, contact your service provider or network operator for more information. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error The Browser has not loaded any pages yet The following address was successfully retrieved but contained no data Unable to fetch the following address An internal gateway error prevents the gateway from fulfilling your request The currently configured Browser profile, with a CID of '{0}', does not have an associated protocol stack registered with the...
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Your desktop email program is not able to recreate the message to send over the Internet. Verify that all parts of the original message are present. Your desktop email program is not able to send the message over the Internet. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error Formatting failure General radio failure General send failure - please try again Encryption failure - please connect handheld to your computer General message error General transaction failure Handheld User Guide Description A problem occurred while sending your message. Resend the message.
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If this message continues to appear, contact your service provider or network operator for more information. A problem occurred while sending your message. Resend the message. If this message continues to appear, contact your service provider or network operator for more information. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error Message refused - please try again later 'More' error - desktop couldn't find original message 'More' error - general failure 'More' error - invalid part identifier Network Settings ‘Roaming’ option has changed: please check it Please repeat your last More request Please connect your handheld to your...
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Refer to the explanation for that specific error for details. The network is temporarily busy. Resend the message later. If this message appears, a temporary problem with the network is occurring. Wait before you send a message again. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error Text header field truncated Timeout - message not delivered Transport not registered Unknown command byte Unlisted message error Unlisted send error Unlisted transaction error Handheld User Guide Description Your text field exceeds 1024 characters. Only the first 1024 characters are used, but the message is saved. This message might appear several minutes after you send a message, indicating that the message could not be sent to its destination.
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The handheld did not connect to the wireless network before the phone call was processed. Wait until the handheld attaches to the wireless network and place your call again. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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Error Voice Mail number not Busy Congestion Number Unobtainable Emergency Calls Only Outgoing Calls Barred Cannot connect to network Call failed - phone number not in permitted calling list Handheld User Guide Description If this message appears, the voice mail access number for your handheld is not set.
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Redirector Settings tool on the Security tab. Refer to the Redirector Settings Online Help for more information. If this message appears, an error has occurred with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Check with your system administrator for more information.
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If you receive this error message, your message was received by the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, but the server cannot send the message to the recipients. Resend your message later. If this message appears, the handheld has incorrect routing information.
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If this message appears, your handheld might have a different encryption key than your desktop. Refer to the Redirector Settings Online Help for more information on generating encryption keys. If this message appears, a temporary problem is occurring with the wireless network. Resend the message later. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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If this message continues to appear, contact your system administrator. If this message appears, a temporary problem with the connection to your BlackBerry Enterprise Server prevented your message from being sent. Contact your system administrator for more information. If this message appears, an error occurred with the handheld radio.
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If you continue to receive this message, contact your system administrator. If this message appears, a problem occurred while sending your message. Resend the message. If you continue to receive this message, contact your service provider or network operator for more information. BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
Index about this guide, 23 adding addresses, 117 addresses from links, 119 addresses from messages, 118 addresses from phone call logs, 118 addresses from Phone screen, 119 addresses from remote address lookup results, 125 appointments, 215 attachments to Address Book, 69 attachments to messages, 61 AutoText entries, 55 AutoText entries for SMS...
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tips, 197 using find, 195 viewing next, 193 viewing pages, 194 viewing previous, 193 viewing sheet, 193 viewing tables, 194 audience, before you begin, 23 auto more viewing long attachments, 194 Auto On/Off description, 250 fields, 246 setting, 246 auto signature customizing for enterprise email account, 62 customizing for new or ISP email...
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find using in attachments, 195 using in messages, 60 using in web pages, 174 firewall, 252 folders adding bookmarks to, 181 creating for Browser bookmarks, 180 on handheld, 88 returning to default in search, 102 searching, 102 searching in, 100 setting default for Browser bookmarks, 181 formatting...
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252 locating, PIN number for your handheld, 45 locking keyboard, 237 with a password, 37 locking the handheld, 256 logging, phone calls, 147 low battery notification, 140 managing Address Book, 115 Address Book attachments, 69 BlackBerry Wireless Handheld...
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