Page 1: Blackberry Basics Shortcuts
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. •...
Page 2: Media Shortcuts
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. •...
Page 3 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.
Page 4: Phone Basics
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.
Page 5: Change Your Ring Tone
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.
Page 6: Switch Applications During A Call
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.
Page 7: About Emergency Calls
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.
Page 8: Change The Default Volume For Calls
User Guide Phone • To mute the volume, press the Mute key on the top of your device. To turn off mute, press the Mute key again. Related topics Amplify the volume using the audio boost feature, 101 Improve sound quality for media files, 101 Change the default volume for calls You can increase or decrease the default volume for calls.
Page 9: Speed Dial
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.
Page 10: Voice Dialing
• To check the battery power level, say "Check battery." 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.
Page 11: Turn Off Choice Lists For Voice Commands
To turn on voice prompts again, say "Turn prompts on." Set playback options for voice dialing After you say the phone number or contact that you want to call, your BlackBerry® device plays your choice back for you. You can set different playback options.
Page 12: About Conference Calls
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.
Page 13: Disconnect A Contact From A Conference Call
You can also add notes to call logs or send call logs as email messages. Depending on your theme, missed calls might also appear on the Home screen. Unless you delete a call log, it is stored on your BlackBerry® device for 30 days.
Page 14: Send A Call Log
User Guide Phone 5. Select an option for a call log type. To hide call logs in a message list, select the None option. Add notes to a call log From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Click the call log icon. 3.
Page 15: Turn On Call Waiting
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.
Page 16: Add A Call Forwarding Phone Number
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.
Page 17: Call Blocking
User Guide Phone Delete a call forwarding phone number You can only delete call forwarding phone numbers that you have added. From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click Call Forwarding. 5.
Page 18: Fixed Dialing
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).
Page 19: Change A Contact In Your Fixed Dialing List
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.
Page 20: Smart Dialing
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.
Page 21: Tty Support
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.
Page 22: Switch The Active Phone Number
Any calls that you receive to your other phone numbers receive a busy signal or are sent to voice mail. If your wireless service provider has provided you with a phone number, and your organization has provided you with a BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, you can make calls using your active phone number only, but you receive calls to all phone numbers.
Page 23: Hide Or Display Your Phone Number When You Make Calls
User Guide Phone 7. Click Save. To sort phone numbers or contacts by call logs again, change the Phone List View field to Call Log. Hide or display your phone number when you make calls The wireless network can override the option that you choose. From the Home screen, press the Send key.
Page 24: Reset A Call Timer
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. •...
Page 25: Message Basics
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.
Page 26: Sending Messages
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.
Page 27 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, 144 Mailing lists, 146 Send a PIN message On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
Page 28 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: •...
Page 29: Managing Messages
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.
Page 30: E-Mail Messages
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. Delete a message In a message, press the Menu key.
Page 31: Delete The Original Text From A Reply Message
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.
Page 32 User Guide Messages 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Folder Redirection. 8. Select the check box beside an email message folder. 9. Press the Menu key. 10. Click Save. Note: If you click the Select All menu item, all email messages, including email messages that appear in the sent items folder in the email application on your computer, appear on your device.
Page 33: About Email Message Filters
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.
Page 34 Set the sensitivity level of email messages that the email message filter applies to. 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.
Page 35: Email Message Folders
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®...
Page 36 Messages Add an email message folder 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.
Page 37: Email Message Options
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.
Page 38: Set An Out-Of-Office Reply
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.
Page 39: Receive Only The First Section Of Long Email Messages
To view pictures in an HTML email message, press the Menu key. Click Get Images. 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.
Page 40: Change The Email Address That You Use To Send Messages Or Meeting Invitations
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.
Page 41: About Pin Messages
A PIN uniquely identifies BlackBerry® devices and BlackBerry enabled devices on the wireless network. If you have contacts who use a BlackBerry device or a BlackBerry enabled device and you know their PIN, you can send them PIN messages. PIN messages are not routed through your email account.
Page 42: Sms Text Message Basics
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.
Page 43: Options For Sms Text Messages
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. If you set your SIM card to store SMS text messages, the SIM card does not delete SMS text messages after the BlackBerry® device imports them to a message list.
Page 44: Cell Broadcasting
About cell broadcasting Cell broadcasting is designed to enable wireless service providers to use SMS text messaging to send information to all BlackBerry® devices in a specific geographical area simultaneously. You can receive cell broadcast messages that contain a specific type of information by subscribing to a cell broadcast channel that provides that type of information.
Page 45: Stop Receiving Messages From A Cell Broadcast Channel
User Guide Messages 5. Perform one of the following actions: • If a cell broadcast channel appears on the screen, select the check box beside the channel. • If a cell broadcast channel does not appear on the screen, highlight the Empty field. Press the Menu key. Click Add Channel. Type the channel ID and a nickname.
Page 46: Mms Message Basics
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.
Page 47: Mms Message Attachments
User Guide Messages 5. To customize the slide show, perform any of the following actions: • To add text to a slide, highlight the empty field below the attachment. Type text. • To change how long a slide appears, change the Slide Duration field. •...
Page 48: Mms Message Options
User Guide Messages 5. Click Add To Calendar. Add a contact to your contact list from an MMS message In an MMS message, highlight a vCard® attachment. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click View Attachment. 4. Press the Menu key. 5.
Page 49: Message List Options
User Guide Messages View the size of an MMS message before sending it In an MMS message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. The Estimated Size field displays the size of the MMS message. Stop receiving MMS messages when roaming On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
Page 50: Use Color To Differentiate Work Messages From Other Messages
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.
Page 51 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.
Page 52: Block Incoming Messages
To hide call logs in a message list, select the None option. 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 PIN messages from contacts in your organization. For more information, contact your administrator.
Page 53: Allow Messages From Contacts In Your Contact List Or Allowed Sender List
User Guide Messages 6. Click Save. Note: Even though you do not receive blocked messages on your device, blocked messages might contribute to data usage in your wireless service plan. You can stop email messages from being forwarded to your device without contributing to data usage by turning off email message forwarding or using email message filters.
Page 54: S/Mime-Protected Message Basics
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.
Page 55 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.
Page 56: View Encryption Information For A Weakly Encrypted Message
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. Your device trusts the certificate chain.
Page 57: S/Mime-Protected Message Options
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.
Page 58: Change The Default Signing And Encryption Option
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.
Page 59: Request Delivery Notification For Signed S/Mime-Protected Messages
6. Click Save. Change the encryption algorithms for S/MIME-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.
Page 60: S/Mime-Protected Message Troubleshooting
I cannot open an attachment in an encrypted message The attachment information might not be available on the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might have set options to prevent you from opening attachments in encrypted messages, or you might have received the message from an email account that does not support attachments in encrypted messages.
Page 61 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.
Page 62 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.
Page 63 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.
Page 64 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.
Page 65 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.
Page 66: Message Shortcuts
I cannot open an attachment in an encrypted message The attachment information might not be available on the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might have set options to prevent you from opening attachments in encrypted messages, or you might have received the message from an email account that does not support attachments in encrypted messages.
Page 67: File And Attachment Basics
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.
Page 68 Locate a file saved on your organization's network, 91 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.
Page 69: Open A Link In A File Or An Attachment
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.
Page 70: Managing Files And Attachments
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.
Page 71: Open A Password-Protected .Pdf 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.
Page 72: Set Display Options For A Spreadsheet
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.
Page 73: Media Files
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.
Page 74: Vcard Contact Attachments
(.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.
Page 75: Audio And Video Files
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. Change your ring tone On the Home screen, click the Sounds icon.
Page 76: Shuffle Songs
Change the order of songs in a playlist, 103 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.
Page 77: Amplify The Volume Using The Audio Boost Feature
Improve sound quality for media files, 101 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.
Page 78: Keep Backlighting On When You Play A Video
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.
Page 79 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.
Page 80: Rename A Playlist
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.
Page 81: Video Recorder
Delete a media file or folder, 112 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.
Page 82: Change The Video Size And Format
User Guide Media 2. Click the Video Camera icon. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Options. 5. Change the Color Effect field. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Change the video size and format The larger the video, the more memory the video requires. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
Page 83: Change The Size Of Pictures That You Take
User Guide Media Record a video, 13 Change the size of pictures that you take The larger the picture, the more memory the picture requires. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4.
Page 84: View A Picture
User Guide Media 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Apply a color effect to pictures You can apply a sepia or black-and-white color effect to pictures that you take. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3.
Page 85: Rotate A Picture
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.
Page 86 User Guide Media Change the number of seconds between slides in a slide show On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Change the Slide Show Interval field. 5. Press the Menu key. 6.
Page 87: Managing Media Files
Rename a playlist, 104 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.
Page 88: View Properties For A Media File
User Guide Media 4. Navigate to a folder that contains media files. 5. Highlight a media file. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Move. 8. Navigate to the new location. 9. Click a folder. 10. Click Move Here. Related topics Change the location for storing pictures, 107 Change the location for storing videos, 106 Delete a media file or folder...
Page 89: Memory And Media Cards
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.
Page 90: About Compression
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.
Page 91: Transferring And Downloading Media Files
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.
Page 92: Save A Media File From A Web Page
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.
Page 93: Receive A Media File Using Bluetooth Technology
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.
Page 94: Download A Ring Tone
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. •...
Page 95 User Guide Media Camera • To zoom in to a subject before taking a picture, press the Volume Up key. • To zoom out from a subject before taking a picture, press the Volume Down key. • To take a picture, press the Right Convenience key.
Page 96: Browser Basics
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.
Page 97: Refresh A Web Page
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.
Page 98: Viewing, Copying, And Forwarding Addresses
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.
Page 99: Browser Bookmarks
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.
Page 100: Send A Bookmark For A Web Page
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.
Page 101 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.
Page 102: Subscribe To A Web Feed
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.
Page 103: Browser Options
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. •...
Page 104: Change Javascript Options
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.
Page 105: Set The Character Encoding For All Web Pages
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.
Page 106: Clear The Browser History
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.
Page 107: Browser Security
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.
Page 108: About Wtls
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.
Page 109: Add A Trusted Content Server
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.
Page 110: Browser Push
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.
Page 111 User Guide Browser Set which SMSC hosts your device accepts browser push messages from. To accept browser push messages from a specific SMSC host, type the phone number for the SMSC host. Process IP: Set whether your device accepts browser push messages that web applications send through a WAP gateway. IP Hosts: Set which WAP gateways your device accepts browser push messages from.
Page 112: Date, Time, And Alarm
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.
Page 113: Change The Clock Face
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.
Page 114: Turn On The Alarm
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. •...
Page 115: Set The Timer
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. •...
Page 116: Personal Organizer
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.
Page 117: Delete A Contact
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.
Page 118: Customizing Contacts
Your BlackBerry® device bases the volume for custom ring tones on the volume that you set in the active notification profile.
Page 119: Mailing Lists
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.
Page 120: Multiple Contact Lists
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.
Page 121: Contact List Options
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.
Page 122: Calendar Basics
Calendar Calendar basics About calendar views You can view your appointments and meetings in one of four calendar views. Day, Week, and Month views display all your appointments and meetings for the selected time period. Agenda view displays all your scheduled appointments and meetings in a list. Agenda view also displays free time that you have between appointments.
Page 123: Schedule A Meeting
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.
Page 124: Delete An Appointment, Meeting, Or Alarm
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.
Page 125: Respond To A Meeting Invitation
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.
Page 126 Related topics Delegate a meeting invitation, 153 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.
Page 127: Conference Call Meetings
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.
Page 128: Calendar Options
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.
Page 129 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.
Page 130: View Tasks In A Calendar
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.
Page 131: Multiple Calendars
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.
Page 132: Switch Calendars
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.
Page 133: Task Basics
Tasks Task basics Create a task On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Tasks icon. 2. Click Add Task.
Page 134: Change The Status Of A Task
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).
Page 135: Delete A Task
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.
Page 136: Memo Basics
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.
Page 137: Delete A Memo
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.
Page 138: About Categories
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.
Page 139: Sort Contacts, Tasks, Or Memos By Category
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.
Page 140 User Guide Personal organizer 5. Click a conversion type.
Page 141: Ring Tones, Sounds, And Alerts Basics
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.
Page 142: Silence Your Device
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.
Page 143: Assign Ring Tones And Alerts To A Contact
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.
Page 144: Led Notification
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.
Page 145: Typing Basics
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.
Page 146: Highlight Text
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.
Page 147: Type Text Using Suretype Technology
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.
Page 148: Typing Options
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.
Page 149: Set The Cursor Speed
• 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...
Page 150: Change Options For Checking Spelling
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.
Page 151: Custom Dictionary
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.
Page 152: Change A Word In The Custom Dictionary
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.
Page 153: About Autotext
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.
Page 154 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.
Page 155: Change The Display Language
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.
Page 156: Change The Voice Dialing Language
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.
Page 157: Display And Keyboard
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.
Page 158: Set Owner Information
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.
Page 159: Move An Application Icon
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.
Page 160: Keyboard Options
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.
Page 161: About Themes
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 Power/Lock key on the top of your device.
Page 162 User Guide Display and keyboard 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Download Themes.
Page 163: Messages, Attachments, And Web Pages
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®...
Page 164: Search For Messages By Contact Or Subject
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.
Page 165: View A List Of Saved Searches
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.
Page 166: Search For Organizer Data
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.
Page 167: About Synchronization
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.
Page 168: Prerequisites: Synchronizing Organizer Data Over The Wireless Network
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.
Page 169: Manage Email Reconciliation Conflicts
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.
Page 170: Delete All Device Data
Synchronization Delete all device data Before you delete your BlackBerry® device data, consider backing up the data so that you have a copy on your computer before you delete it from your device. CAUTION: If you have turned on content protection, the process for deleting all device data can take up to an hour to complete. You cannot stop the process after you start it.
Page 171: Bluetooth Technology Basics
(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.
Page 172: Switch To A Paired Bluetooth Enabled Device During A Call
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.
Page 173: Delete A Paired Bluetooth Enabled Device
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.
Page 174: Bluetooth Technology 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.
Page 175: Restrict Outgoing Calls
Bluetooth technology This profile allows you to use a Bluetooth enabled car kit to control the SIM card on your BlackBerry device so that you can make and receive calls using the car kit. When you use this feature, data services (email, PIN and MMS messages, and browser service) are not available on your device, and phone services are accessible only through the car kit.
Page 176: Turn Off The Prompt That Appears When Connecting Or Pairing
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.
Page 177: Encrypt Data That You Send Or Receive Using Bluetooth Technology
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.
Page 178: About Gps Technology
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.
Page 179: Prevent Others From Tracking Your Location
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.
Page 180: Map Basics
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.
Page 181: View An Address On A Map Using A Link
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.
Page 182: Zoom In To Or Out From A Map
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.
Page 183: Maps Bookmarks
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.
Page 184: Map Options
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.
Page 185: Keep Backlighting On When You Track Your Movement
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.
Page 186 Maps View a geotagged picture on a map When you highlight a geotagged picture that is saved on your BlackBerry® device, a globe indicator appears beside the file name in the lower- left corner of the screen. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
Page 187: Blackberry Messenger
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.
Page 188: View A Contact's Information
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.
Page 189: Start A Conversation
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.
Page 190: Add An Emoticon
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.
Page 191: Prevent Conversations From Appearing In The Main Message List
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.
Page 192: End A Conversation
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.
Page 193: Receive Notification When A Contact Becomes Available
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.
Page 194: About Multitasking
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.
Page 195: About Adding Applications
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.
Page 196: Delete A Third-Party Application
Legal notice, 313 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.
Page 197: About Updating The Blackberry Device Software
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.
Page 198: Return To The Previous Version Of The Blackberry Device Software
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.
Page 199: Update The Blackberry Device Software From A Web Site
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.
Page 200: Wireless Network Coverage
Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email, PIN and MMS messages, and browser service) on your BlackBerry® device so that only phone and SMS text messaging are available. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
Page 201: Change The Connection Speed For The Wireless Network
Red: Your connection to the wireless network is turned off. Wi-Fi network (if applicable) Green: Your device is accessing BlackBerry services (for example, UMA, if supported, or email service) over a Wi-Fi® connection.
Page 202: Turn On Led Notification For Wireless Coverage
User Guide Wireless network coverage White: Your connection to the Wi-Fi network is turned on, but your device does not have access to BlackBerry services (for example, UMA, if supported, or email service) over a Wi-Fi connection. Red: Your connection to the Wi-Fi network is turned off.
Page 203: About Roaming And International Roaming
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.
Page 204: Connect To A Gsm Or Umts Network
If your device includes Wi-Fi® support, a dimmed Wi-Fi logo with a network name displayed at the top of the screen indicates that your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network but does not have access to BlackBerry services such as email messaging and internet browsing over the Wi- Fi connection.
Page 205: Add A Wireless Network To The Preferred Wireless Network List
Note: Extra fees usually apply when you roam. For more information about roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider. Add a wireless network to 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.
Page 206 User Guide Wireless network coverage Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Mobile Network. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click My Preferred Network List. 5.
Page 207: About Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network
About connecting to a Wi-Fi network If you are in a Wi-Fi® coverage area and your wireless service plan supports it, you can connect to a Wi-Fi network so that your BlackBerry® device uses the Wi-Fi network instead of the mobile network to send and receive email messages, visit web pages, and so on.
Page 208: Connect To A Wi-Fi Network Using The Push Button Setup Method
6. On your access point or router administration screen, type the PIN. 7. On your BlackBerry device, on the Save Wi-Fi Profile screen, type a name for the Wi-Fi profile so that you do not need to specify the information the next time that you connect to the network.
Page 209: About Wi-Fi Profiles
The Connection Mode option in a Wi-Fi profile allows you set whether you want your BlackBerry® device to connect to the Wi-Fi network automatically or to prompt you to log in manually when you are within range of that network.
Page 210: Turn Off The Prompt That Appears When A Wi-Fi Network Becomes Available
User Guide Wi-Fi technology To allow your BlackBerry® device to connect to the Wi-Fi network again, highlight the Wi-Fi® profile and press the Menu key. Click Enable. Turn off the prompt that appears when a Wi-Fi network becomes available If you turn off the prompt, a red star still appears beside the Wi-Fi® indicator at the top of the Home screen when you are within range of a Wi- Fi network that you have saved in a Wi-Fi profile.
Page 211 If necessary, type the user password that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network. CA certificate: Set the root certificate that your BlackBerry® device should use to verify that it is connecting to the correct Wi-Fi network. Client certificate: Set the authentication certificate that your device should use to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
Page 212: Switch Wi-Fi Networks Manually
If your SIM card has more than one IMSI, set the IMSI that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi profile IP and DNS options Automatically obtain IP address and DNS: Set whether your BlackBerry® device receives a routable IP address, a subnet mask, DNS settings, and a gateway address from the Wi- Fi® network. IP Address: Type the IP address for your device.
Page 213 If the root certificate contains multiple certificates, all the certificates are installed on your computer. To install the root certificate on your BlackBerry® device, use the certificate synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager to synchronize the root certificate between your device and your computer.
Page 214: Power, Battery, And Memory
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.
Page 215: Format The Device Memory Or A Media Card
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.
Page 216: The Application Memory On My Device Is Low
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.
Page 217: About The Sim Card Phone Book
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.
Page 218: Change A Sim Card Contact
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. If you set your SIM card to store SMS text messages, the SIM card does not delete SMS text messages after the BlackBerry® device imports them to a message list.
Page 219: About Sim Card Security
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.
Page 220: Security Basics
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.
Page 221: Password Keeper
You can lock your screen to avoid clicking the screen accidentally. Press the Power key or Power/Lock key on the top left of your BlackBerry® device. To unlock the screen, press the Power key or the Power/Lock key again. If necessary, type your device password.
Page 222 User Guide Security 3. Click New. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Random Password. 6. Type the password information. 7. Press the Menu key. 8. Click Save. Set criteria for randomly generated passwords On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon. 2.
Page 223: Change The Password Keeper Password
User Guide Security 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.
Page 224: Set A Limit For Password Attempts In The Password Keeper
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.
Page 225: Set Encryption Strength
6. Click Save. 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.
Page 226: About Encryption Keys
For more information, contact your administrator. If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that does not support this feature, you can generate an encryption key using the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager, if it includes the email settings tool. For more information, see the online help that is available in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
Page 227: Turn On Memory Cleaning
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 When Idle field to No.
Page 228: Certificate Basics
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...
Page 229: Certificate Properties
Security Download a certificate from a certificate authority 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 your administrator has provided you with a certificate authority profile, you can enroll with the profile to download a certificate to your device.
Page 230 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.
Page 231: Delete A Certificate
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.
Page 232 • 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.
Page 233: Certificate Revocation Reasons
User Guide Security 5. Highlight a certificate. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Revoke. 8. Click Yes. 9. Change the Reason field. 10. Click OK. To cancel a certificate hold, highlight the certificate. Press the Menu key. Click Cancel Hold. Certificate revocation reasons Unknown: The revocation reason does not match any of the predefined reasons.
Page 234: Add An Email Address To A Certificate
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.
Page 235: Pgp Keys
User Guide Security 7. Press the Menu key. 8. Click Options. 9. Perform one of the following actions: • To download the revocation status of a certificate when you add it to the key store, change the Fetch Status field to Yes. •...
Page 236: Download A Personal Pgp Key From The Pgp Universal Server
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).
Page 237: Clear The Pgp Data Cache
This field displays the PGP key fingerprint in hexadecimal format. Send a PGP key When you send a PGP® key, 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.
Page 238 PGP key status PGP key status indicators The PGP® key has a corresponding private key that is stored on your BlackBerry® device. The PGP key is trusted and valid, and the revocation status of the PGP key is good. The revocation status of the PGP key is unknown or the key is weak.
Page 239: Pgp Key Revocation Reasons
Security 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. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
Page 240: Click Save
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.
Page 241: Add A Certificate Server
• 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.
Page 242: Connection Options For Ocsp And Crl Servers
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.
Page 243: About The Key Store
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) •...
Page 244: Change When Your Device Deletes The Key Store Password
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.
Page 245: Turn Off Automatic Backup And Restore Of Key Store Data
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.
Page 246: About Using A Smart Card With Your Device
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.
Page 247: Import A Certificate From A Smart Card
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.
Page 248: Turn Off Smart Password Entry
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.
Page 249: Check The Status Of Your Authentication Certificate Automatically
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.
Page 250: Software Tokens
You might need a software token to log in to a VPN. You might also need a software token to connect to your organization's network using a Wi-Fi® network. A software token includes a token code that your BlackBerry® device regenerates periodically and a PIN. For more information about software tokens, contact your administrator.
Page 251 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.
Page 252: About Security Self-Tests
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...
Page 253: Set Up A Direct Internet Connection For A Third-Party Application
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.
Page 254: Connection Permissions For Third-Party Applications
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.
Page 255: Data Permissions For Third-Party Applications
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®...
Page 256: Service Books And Diagnostic Reports
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®...
Page 257: Diagnostic Reports
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.
Page 258: Set A Default Recipient For Diagnostic Reports
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.
Page 259: Submit A Wi-Fi Diagnostic Report
Set a default recipient for Wi-Fi diagnostic reports If you set a default recipient, each time that you submit a Wi-Fi® 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 a default recipient.
Page 260 User Guide Service books and diagnostic reports 10. Click Save.
Page 261: About Accessibility Options
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.
Page 262: Use Grayscale For The Screen Display
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.
Page 263 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.
Page 264 User Guide Accessibility options Voice dialing Make a call using a voice command To perform this task with a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, the paired Bluetooth enabled device must support this feature and you must turn on Bluetooth technology. You cannot make calls to emergency numbers using voice commands.
Page 265: About Brickbreaker
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.
Page 266: Brickbreaker Scoring
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.
Page 267: Check The High Scores On The Brickbreaker Web Site
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.
Page 268: Word Mole Game Basics
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.
Page 269: Single-Player Games
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.
Page 270: Multiplayer Games
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.
Page 271 User Guide Word Mole game • To set the season for a game, set the Season field. • To set bonuses for a game, set the Bonuses field. 3. Click OK. Change your screen name On the Multiplayer Game Setup screen, click your screen name. 2.
Page 272 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.
Page 273 Global Positioning System HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity Internet Protocol LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP certificate server A BlackBerry® device uses an LDAP certificate server to search for and download certificates and PGP® keys. light-emitting diode...
Page 274 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.
Page 275 User Guide Glossary A service dialing number (SDN) is a number that is preloaded on your SIM card by your wireless service provider that you can use to access information about your device service, such as the current call forwarding status. Secure Hash Algorithm S/MIME Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions...
Page 276 User Guide Glossary Wireless Markup Language Wi-Fi Protected Access WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security...

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