Before You Begin; Setting Up Your Handheld - Blackberry 950 Installation And Getting Started Manual

Chapter 1: Getting started

Before you begin

Before you use your handheld, you should familiarize yourself with
some of its basic components.
Your handheld's keyboard contains standard alphabetic characters.
To generate numbers, punctuation marks, and special characters,
press the Alt key in combination with the alphabetic keys. To type,
hold your handheld with both hands and use your thumbs to press
the keys. Refer to "Using the keyboard and trackwheel" on page 59
for more information on the handheld's keys.
The trackwheel helps you navigate, view, and select items on each
screen. To scroll through menu items or text, roll the trackwheel. To
select applications and menu options, click (press) the trackwheel.

Setting up your handheld

Follow this checklist to set up your handheld.
insert the battery (pager-sized handhelds)
connect the cradle to your computer
charge your handheld (palm-sized handhelds)
turn on the handheld
turn on the handheld radio
register with the network
install the desktop software
confirm the handheld-to-desktop connection
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