BlackBerry 5790 User Manual
BlackBerry
Wireless
Handheld™
User Guide
User Guide, BlackBerry 5790 Wireless Handheld™
900 Mobitex Networks
BlackBerry 5790 Wireless Handheld™ Model Number: RAM10MN
Last modified: 15 July 2004
Part number: PDF-07504-001
At the time of publication, this documentation complies with handheld software version 4.0.
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Contents
Enterprise activation .....................................................7
Email messages ...............................................................9
PIN messages ................................................................15
Attachments ..................................................................17
Synchronizing data .....................................................19
Backing up and restoring handheld data ...........21
Typing ............................................................................. 23
Browser ........................................................................... 25
Downloading ................................................................29
Contacts .........................................................................31
Calendar .........................................................................35
Tasks ................................................................................39
Memos ............................................................................41
Alarm ...............................................................................43
Calculator .......................................................................45
Date and time ..............................................................47
Profiles ............................................................................ 49
Screen display ...............................................................51
Language .......................................................................53
Power and battery .......................................................55
Network coverage .......................................................57
Security ........................................................................... 59
Service books ................................................................65
Storage mode ...............................................................67
Frequently asked questions .....................................69
Tips ...................................................................................91
Legal notice ...................................................................97
Index ................................................................................99
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Enterprise activation
• About enterprise activation
• Activate the handheld over the wireless
network
About enterprise activation
Use the enterprise activation feature to integrate
your handheld with your corporate Microsoft®
Outlook® or IBM® Lotus® Domino® email
account if you have access to BlackBerry
Enterprise Server version 4.0. You can also use this
feature to load or restore handheld data that was
saved as part of an automatic wireless backup, a
personal information management
synchronization, or a wireless email reconciliation.
If you have access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server
version 4.0, and Enterprise Activation does not
appear in the handheld options, verify with your
service provider that your handheld has been
provisioned for enterprise activation. If your
handheld is provisioned for the service and the
option does not appear, contact your system
administrator.
If you do not have access to BlackBerry Enterprise
Server version 4.0, see the printed documentation
that accompanied your handheld for more
information on integrating your handheld with an
email account.
Activate the handheld over the
wireless network
In the handheld options, click Enterprise
Activation. Type your corporate email address and
the password provided to you by your system
administrator. Click the trackwheel. Click Activate.
Related topic
Why are some messages already on my handheld?
Note:
If your handheld has not yet been activated, or if
you are upgrading the software, the Enterprise
Activation icon might appear on the Home screen.
Click the icon to verify the status of the activation.
If the icon does not appear on the Home screen, in
the handheld options, click Enterprise Activation
to verify the activation status.
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Email messages
• Open a message
• Send an email message
• Save draft messages
• Add multiple contacts to a message
• Set the importance level
• Change sent messages
• Manage messages
• File messages
• Delete multiple messages
• Mark messages as opened or unopened
• Search for a message
• Use saved searches
• Search for a specific contact
• Search for a subject
• Save a copy of messages sent from the
handheld
• Add an email signature
• Set an out of office reply
• Create an email filter
• Set folder redirection
• Email and PIN messages — frequently asked
questions
Open a message
An unopened email message appears in the
messages list with a closed envelope icon. After
you open the message, the closed envelope
changes to an open envelope.
Send an email message
1. In the messages list, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Compose Email.
3. Click [Use Once].
4. Click Email.
5. Type an email address.
6. Click the trackwheel.
7. Click Continue.
8. Type a message.
9. Click the trackwheel.
10. Click Send.
Notes:
If you have added contacts to the address book,
you can select a contact from the list after you
click Compose Email.
If your handheld is integrated with multiple email
services, you can select the service from which
your message should be sent. At the top of the
message, in the Using field, press the Space key
until the preferred service appears. All subsequent
messages are also sent from this service.
Save draft messages
To save a draft of a message, click the trackwheel.
Click Save Draft.
Add multiple contacts to a message
To send a message to multiple contacts, click the
trackwheel. Click Add To, Add Cc, or Add Bcc.
To attach a contact to a message, click the
trackwheel. Click Attach Address.
Set the importance level
When composing a message, click the trackwheel.
Click Options. Set the Importance field to High,
Normal, or Low. Save your changes.
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Change sent messages
To change the text in a sent message and resend
it, open the message. Click the trackwheel. Click
Edit. Change the text. Click the trackwheel. Click
Send.
To change the recipient of a sent message and
resend it, open the message. Click the trackwheel.
Click Edit. Select a contact. Click the trackwheel.
Click Change Address. Click a new contact. Click
Send.
To resend your message to the same contact, open
the message. Click the trackwheel. Click Resend.
View filed messages
To display all filed messages in the messages list,
in the messages options, click General Options.
Set the Hide Filed Messages field to No.
To view messages within a specific folder, in the
messages list, click the trackwheel. Click View
Folder. Click a folder. Click Select Folder.
Note:
To view sent messages, in the messages list, click
the trackwheel. Click View Folder. Click Sent Items.
Click Select Folder.
Manage messages
Open a message. Click the trackwheel. Perform
one of the following actions:
• Save
• Reply
• Forward
• Reply To All
• Delete
To remove the original message from a reply, click
the trackwheel. Click Delete Original Text.
File messages
To file a message, click the message. Click File.
Click a folder. Click File.
Notes:
To expand a folder, click a folder with a plus sign
(+) beside it. Click Expand.
To collapse a folder, click a folder with a minus
sign (-) beside it. Click Collapse.
Related topics
Can I file messages?
View filed messages
Delete multiple messages
Hold the Shift key and select a series of messages.
Press the Delete key.
To delete sent and receiv ed message s prior to and
including a date, click a date. Click Delete Prior.
Note:
When you reconcile your handheld with your
mailbox, any messages that you deleted from y our
handheld using the Delete Prior option are not
deleted from your mailbox.
Related topic
Reconcile deleted messages
Mark messages as opened or
unopened
To change the status of a message, click the
message. Click Mark Opened or Mark Unopened.
To change the status of multiple unread messages
to “read”, click a date field. Click Mark Prior
Opened.
Search for a message
1. In the messages list, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Search.
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3. Type the search criteria.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
6. Add a name and a shortcut key for your
search.
7. Click the trackwheel.
8. Click Save.
Note:
You can search for messages without saving the
search. After you type the criteria, click the
trackwheel. Click Search.
Save a copy of messages sent from
the handheld
Set this option to save messages sent from your
handheld to the Sent Items folder in your mailbox.
1. In the messages options, click Email Settings.
2. Set the Save Copy In Sent Folder field to Yes.
3. Click the trackwheel.
4. Click Save.
Note:
Set the save copy option for each message service
on your handheld.
Use saved searches
1. In the messages list click the trackwheel.
2. Click Search.
3. Click the trackwheel.
4. Click Recall.
5. Click a search. Perform one of the following
actions:
• Select Search
• Edit Search
• Delete Search
To view the terms of your last search quickly, in
the search list, click the trackwheel. Click Last.
Search for a specific contact
To search for all messages from a specific sender,
click the message. Click Search Sender.
To search for all messages sent to a specific
recipient, click the message. Click Search
Recipient.
Search for a subject
To search for all messages with the same subject,
click a message. Click Search Subject.
Related topic
View filed messages
About email signatures
Your email signature is added to your email
messages after you send them. It does not appear
on your handheld when you compose the email
message.
To add a signature to messages sent from your
handheld, your handheld must be integrated with
an email account using BlackBerry Enterprise
Server version 4.0. Alternatively, you can add a
signature in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Note:
Set an email signature for each message service
on your handheld.
Add an email signature
1. In the messages options, click Email Settings.
2. Set the Use Auto Signature field to Yes.
3. Type a signature.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
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Related topic
About email signatures
About out of office reply
The out of office reply is automatically sent to
your contacts the first time that the contact sends
you an email message.
To set an out of office reply from your handheld,
your handheld must be integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0. Alternatively, you can set an out of office
reply in your mailbox.
Note:
Set an out of office reply for each message service
on your handheld.
Set an out of office reply
1. In the messages options, click Email Settings.
2. Set the Use Out Of Office Reply field to Yes.
3. Type a reply.
4. If you use an IBM Lotus Notes® mailbox, in
the Until field, set the date on which the out
of office reply should end.
5. Click the trackwheel.
6. Click Save.
Related topic
About out of office reply
About email filters
You create filters to specify which email messages
are forwarded to your handheld and which
messages remain in your mailbox. To forward
messages to your handheld, select Forward with
Level 1 Notification (sends messages with higher
priority) or Forward header only (sends messages
with only the To, Sent, From, and Subject fields of
messages).
If the message does not meet any filter criteria
and should not be forwarded, set the If no filters
apply, send email to handheld field to No.
Filters are applied to messages based on the order
in which the filters appear. If you create multiple
filters that could apply to the same message, you
must decide which one to apply first by placing
that filter higher in the list.
To create email filters on your handheld, your
handheld must be integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0. Alternatively, you can use the BlackBerry
Desktop Software to create email filters.
Note:
Set email filters for each message service on your
handheld.
Create an email filter
1. In the messages options, click Email Filters.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click New.
4. Set the filter information.
5. Click the trackwheel.
6. Click Save.
Notes:
To add a contact to the From or Sent to fields ,
click the trackwheel. Click Select Name. Click a
name. Click Continue.
To mak e the filter detect messages from multiple
contacts, use a semi colon (;)to separate your
contacts in the From or Sent to fields.
Related topics
About email filters
Use email filters
Create a filter quickly
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Use email filters
Click a filter. Perform one of the following actions:
• Enable filter
• Disable filter
• View
• Edit
• Delete
• Move up
• Move down
Create a filter quickly
In the messages list, click a message on which to
base your filter. Perform one of the following
actions:
• Create a filter based on the sender: Click
Filter Sender.
• Create a filter based on the subject: Click
Filter Subject.
Add a title and save the filter.
About folder redirection
If rules within your mailbox direct new messages
into different folders, you must specify which
desktop email folders should forward messages to
your handheld.
To set folder redir ection, your handheld must be
integrated with an email account using the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 4.0.
Alternatively, you can use the BlackBerry Desktop
Software to specify folder redirection settings.
Set folder redirection
1. In the messages options, click Email Settings.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Folder Redirection.
4. Select the check boxes.
5. Click the trackwheel.
6. Click Save.
Notes:
Make sure that you select the Inbox. If you do not
select the Inbox, email messages are not
forwarded from this folder.
To specify all of your folders for redirection,
including your Sent Items folder, select the Select
All check box. All email messages sent from your
mailbox also appear on your handheld.
Related topics
About folder redirection
View filed messages
How do I make chan ges to the folders on my
handheld?
Note:
Set folder redirection for each message service on
your handheld.
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PIN messages
• About PIN messages
• Find your PIN
• Open a message
• Send a PIN message
• Save draft messages
• Add multiple contacts to a message
• Change sent messages
• Manage messages
• Delete multiple messages
• Mark messages as opened or unopened
• Search for a message
• Use saved searches
• Search for a specific contact
• Search for a subject
• Email and PIN messages — frequently asked
questions
About PIN messages
A personal identification number (PIN) uniquely
identifies each BlackBerry handheld on the
network. If you know the PIN of another
BlackBerry handheld user, you can send a PIN
message to that person. PIN messages are not
routed through an existing email account.
When your PIN message is delivered to the
recipient, a “D” appears with a check mark beside
the PIN message in the messages list.
Note:
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
version 4.0, your PIN is displayed on the
Enterprise Activation screen.
Send a PIN message
1. In the messages list, click the trackwheel.
2. Click Compose PIN.
3. Click [Use Once].
4. Click PIN.
5. Type a PIN number.
6. Click the trackwheel.
7. Click Continue.
8. Type a message.
9. Click the trackwheel.
10. Click Send.
Note:
If you have added contacts to the address book,
you can select a contact from the list after you
click Compose PIN.
Find your PIN
In the handheld options, click Status.
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Attachments
• About address book attachments
• About file attachments
• Use address book attachments
• Open a file attachment
• Naviga te attachments
• Attachments — frequently asked questions
About address book attachments
Address book attachments contain contact
information for a specific user. When you add an
address book attachment to your email message,
recipients of your message can view and add your
contact information to their handheld address
books.
When you open a message that contains an
address book attachment, a book icon appears at
the bottom of the message with the name of the
attached contact.
About file attachments
You can view certain types of file attachments on
your handheld, including .zip, .htm, .html, .doc,
.dot, .ppt, .pdf, .wpd, .txt, and .xls files.
A message that contains a file attachment
appears in the messages list with a paperclip icon.
Related topic
Can I view file attachments on my handheld?
Use address book attachments
To view an address book attachment, in an open
message, click the trackwheel. Click View
Attachment.
To add the contact information to your address
book, when viewing an address book attachment,
click the trackwheel. Click Add to Address Book.
To update contact information, when viewing an
address book attachment, click the trackwheel.
Click Update Address.
Open a file attachment
1. Place your cursor in the name of the file
attachment.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Open Attachment.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
• Open an automatically generated table of
contents for the file attachment: Click the
Table of Contents.
• Open the complete file attachment: Click
Full Context.
5. Click Retrieve.
Navigate attachments
Some files contain embedded content such as
tables, footnotes, text boxes, and comments.
To open content that is embedded within a
document or spreadsheet, click a content link.
Click Retrieve. Press the Escape button to return to
the main attachment content.
To scroll horizontally in a spreadshee t, hold the Alt
key and roll the trackwheel.
To move to a specific cell within a spreadsheet,
click the trackwheel. Click Go to Cell. Ty pe the cell
coordinates and click the trackwheel.
To display the contents of a specific cell in a
spreadsheet, click the trackwheel. Click View Cell.
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To switch to a different worksheet in a
spreadsheet, click the trackwheel. Click Select
Worksheet. Click a worksheet.
To view the previous worksheet in a spreadsheet,
click the trackwheel. Click Prev Sheet.
To view the next worksheet in a spreadsheet, click
the trackwheel. Click Next Sheet.
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Synchronizing data
• About email reconciliation
• Set wireless email reconciliation
• Reconcile deleted messages
• About PIM synchronization
• Set wireless PIM synchronization
• Synchronization — frequently asked
questions
About email reconciliation
Email reconciliation means that any message that
you file or delete on your handheld is also filed or
deleted in your mailbox. Likewise, any changes
that you make to messages in your mailbox are
reflected on your handheld.
If your handheld integration option supports
wireless email reconciliation, changes are
automatically reconciled over the wireless
network. You can also configure wireless email
reconciliation options using the handheld.
If your handheld integration option does not
support wireless email reconciliation, changes are
reconciled using the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
See the
BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help
for more information on manu a l ema il
reconciliation.
Related topic
Can I reconcile email messages over the wireless
network?
Set wireless email reconciliation
In the messages options, click Email
Reconciliation. Set the Wireless Reconcile field to
On.
Note:
Set wireless email reconciliation for each message
service on your handheld.
Related topic
Can I reconcile email messages over the wireless
network?
Reconcile deleted messages
To set how to reconcile deleted messages between
your handheld and mailbox, in the messages
options, click Email Reconciliation. Set the Delete
On field.
Note:
Set how to reconcile deleted messages for each
message service on your handheld.
Related topic
Delete multiple messages
About PIM synchronization
You can synchronize personal information
management (PIM) items such as tasks, memos,
contacts, and calendar entries so that the entries
on your handheld and in your desktop email
program are identical.
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0 and wireless PIM synchronization is enabled,
PIM items are synchronized over the wireless
network automatically. You can turn wireless PIM
synchronization on and off using the handheld.
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If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server
version 2.1 or later and wireless calendar
synchronization is enabled, you can synchronize
your calendar entries over the wireless network.
You can synchronize other PIM items using the
BlackBerry Desktop Software.
See the
BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help
for more information on synchron i z i ng PIM items
manually or configuring wireless calendar
synchronization using the desktop software.
Related topic
Can I synchronize PIM items over the wireless
network?
Set wireless PIM synchronization
In the tasks, memo, address book, or calendar
options, set the Wireless Synchronization field to
Yes.
You can set wireless calendar synchronizati on
using the BlackBerry Desktop Software. See the
BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help
information.
Note:
If you enable wireless PIM synchronization on the
handheld, you cannot synchronize PIM items
using the deskto p s o ftware.
for more
Related topic
Can I synchronize PIM items over the wireless
network?
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Backing up and restoring handheld data
• About backing up handheld data
• About restoring handheld data
About backing up handheld data
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0, settings on your handheld that would not be
saved in your desktop email program are backed
up over the wireless network automatically. These
settings include fonts, bookmarks, and other
handheld settings. Any information that is saved
as part of personal information management
synchronization or wireless email reconciliation is
not backed up.
If you are using the BlackBerry Desktop Software
with your handheld, back up your handheld data
using the Backup and Restore tool.
See the
BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help
for more information on manual handheld data
backup.
About restoring handheld data
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0 and your handheld data is lost or erased, it
can be restored to your handheld using enterprise
activation. In the handheld options, click
Enterprise Activation. Type your corporate email
address and the password supplied by your system
administrator. Click the trackwheel. Click Activate.
If you are using the BlackBerry Desktop Software
with your handheld and you have a backup of
your handheld data on your computer, restore the
data using the Backup and Restore tool.
See the
BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help
for more information on restoring handheld data
manually.
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Typing
• Use AutoText
• Create an AutoText entry
• Change AutoText entries
• Cut or copy text
• Paste text
• Typing tips
• Enable tones when pressing keys
• Set the cursor speed
• Typing — frequently asked questions
Use AutoText
AutoText automatic ally r epl aces tex t that y ou ty pe
with the appropriate AutoText entry. Use AutoT ext
to correct spelling and to replace abbreviations
with complete wo rds.
Your handheld has built-in AutoText entries that
correct common mistakes. For example, AutoText
changes “hte” to “the”.
You create AutoText entries for your common
typing mistakes or for abbreviations. For example,
you might create an AutoText entry that replaces
“ttyl” with “talk to you later”.
To use AutoText, type an AutoText entry. Press the
Space key.
Create an AutoText entry
1. In the handheld options, click AutoText.
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click New.
4. In the Replace field, type the text to replace.
5. In the With field, type the text to appear.
6. In the Using field, set whether the entry is
capitalized exactly as typed (Specified Case)
or whether the entry is capitalized according
to its context (SmartCase).
7. Set the language.
8. Click the trackwheel.
9. Click Save.
Related topic
What is the Insert Macro menu item?
Change AutoText entries
To view your AutoText entries, in the handheld
options, click AutoText.
Click an AutoText entry. Perform one of the
following actions:
• Edit
• Delete
Cut or copy text
Click the trackwheel. Click Select. Select the
content. Click the trackwheel. Click Cut or Copy.
Paste text
Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut
or copied text. Click the trackwheel. Click Paste.
Typing tips
To type the alternate character on a key, press the
Alt key + the key.
To insert a symbol, press the Alt key + the Space
key.
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To insert an accent, hold a letter and roll the
trackwheel.
To turn on CAP lock, press the Alt key + the Right
Shift key.
To turn on NUM lock, hold the Alt key + press the
Left Shift key.
Set the cursor speed
In the handheld options, click Screen/Keyboard.
Set the Key Rate field to Slow or Fast. Save your
changes.
Typing — frequently asked questions
• What is the Insert Macro menu item?
To turn off CAP lock or NUM lock, press the Right
Shift key.
Enable tones when pressing keys
In the handheld options, click Screen/Keyboard.
Set the Key Tone field to On. Save your changes.
What is the Insert Macro menu item?
The Insert Macro menu item enables you to insert
common variables, such as the current date or
current time, into your AutoText entries.
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Browser
• About the BlackBerry Browser
• Go to a web page
• Use the browser
• Copy a link, image, or web page address
• Send a link or image in an email message
• Save web page requests
• Create a bookmark
• Change bookmarks
• Clear browser caches
• About TLS
• Browser — frequently asked questions
About the BlackBerry Browser
BlackBerry Browser is opti m ized fo r view i n g WML
and HTML web pages. If your handheld is
integrated using BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
BlackBerry Browser also enables you to view your
corporate intranet. Contact your system
administrator for more information.
Go to a web page
In the browser, click the trackwheel. Click Go To.
Type a web address. Click OK.
Notes:
To insert a period, press the Space key.
To insert a slash mark (/), press the Shift key + the
Space key.
The Go To dialog box trac ks the web addresses
that you type. To go to a web page on the list,
select the web address and click the trackwheel.
Use the browser
Navigate web pages using your handheld browser
the same way that you navigate using a desktop
browser.
To stop loading a web page, click the trackwheel.
Click Stop.
To follow a link, click the link. Click Get Link.
To view the previo us web page i n the history, clic k
the trackwheel. Click Back.
To view the next web page in the history , click the
trackwheel. Click Forward.
To go to your home page, click the trackwheel.
Click Home.
To view a list of the last 20 web pages that you
have visited, click the trackwheel. Click History.
To refresh the curr ent web page, click the
trackwheel. Click Refresh.
To view the address for the curr ent web page, click
the trackwheel. Click Page Address.
To view th e address for a link, click the link. Click
Link Address.
To view the address for an image, click the image.
Click Image Address.
To move the browser to the background to use
another program, click the trackwheel. Click Hide.
To close the browser, click the trackwheel. Click
Close.
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Copy a link, image, or web page
address
On a web page, click a link or image. Click Link
Address, Image Address, or Page Address. Click
Copy Address.
Note:
A saved web page displays content that was
current at the time the web page was saved. To
update the content on a saved page, click the
trackwheel. Click Refresh.
Related topic
Paste text
Send a link or image in an email
message
1. On a web page, click a link or image.
2. Click Link Address or Image Address.
3. Click Send Address.
4. Click a contact.
5. Click Email <contact>.
6. Send your message.
Note:
To send a web page address in an email message,
on the web page, click the trackwheel. Click Send
Address. Click a contact. Click Email <contact>.
Send your message.
Save web page requests
While a web page is loading, you can save the
web page request in the messages list. Saving the
request to the messages list enables you to use
other programs while you are waiting for the web
page to load. Click the trackwheel. Click Save
Request.
You can also save a web page that has finished
loading to the messages list. Saving a fully loaded
web page enables you to open the text on the
web page at any time. On the web page, click the
trackwheel. Click Save Page.
Create a bookmark
Navigate to the web page that you want to
bookmark. Click the trackwheel. Click Add
Bookmark.
Change bookmarks
In the bookmarks list, click a bookmark. Perform
one of the following actions:
• Edit Bookmark
• Delete Bookmark
Related topic
Organize bookmarks into folders
Organize bookmarks into folders
In the bookmarks list, click a folder. Perform one of
the following actions:
• Add a folder: Click Add Subfolder.
• Open a bookmark folder with subfolders:
Click Expand.
• Close a bookmark folder with subfolders:
Click Collapse.
• Rename a folder: Click the trackwheel. Click
Rename Folder.
To move a bookmark into a folder, click a
bookmark. Click Move Bookmark. Roll the
trackwheel to the new loca tion. Click the
trackwheel.
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Clear browser caches
In the browser options, click Cache Operations.
Click the trackwheel. Click the button for the type
of cache that you want to clear.
About TLS
Transport Layer Security (TLS) provides additional
authentication and security when you browse web
pages using the BlackBerry Browser.
If you are using the BlackBerry Desktop Software,
you can load TLS using the Application Loader
tool.
See the
BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help
or contact your system administrator for more
information on loading optional programs.
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Downloading
• Download an application
• Manage applications
• Prevent third-party applications from
transmitting data
• Enable browser push
• Downloading — frequently asked questions
Download an application
On a web page, click the link for the application.
Click Get Link. Click Download. Click OK.
Related topics
Why did a new program appear on my handheld?
Legal notice
Manage applications
To view a list of applications, in the handheld
options, click Applications.
To view details for a third-party application, click
the application. Click Properties.
To delete a third-party application, click the
application. Click Delete.
Related topic
Legal notice
Set notification for different types of browser push
information, including service load information
(web pages or applications), service indication
information (web page addresses or email
messages), or other types of information.
When you receive a notification, an icon appears
in the messages list. Depending on how you
configure browser push, other notifications might
also appear.
Notes:
If you set the browser push notification to Auto, a
dialog box might also appear, if specified by the
sender.
If you set the browser push notification to Prompt,
a dialog box always appears.
If you set the browser push notification to Reject,
you receive no additional notification.
Enable browser push
1. In the handheld options, click Browser Push.
2. Select one or more of the check boxes.
3. Set the options for the types of browser push
notification.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
About browser push
Browser push enables you to receive content from
web applications without requesting it. For
example, you can receive updates or notifications
for weather, stock quotes, or news.
You can enable browser push for the BlackBerry
Browser, and set which hosts provide this
information to you.
Related topic
About browser push
Downloading — frequently asked
questions
• Why can’t I load a new program onto my
handheld?
• Why did a new program appear on my
handheld?
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• What software version do I have on my
handheld?
Why can’t I load a new prog ram onto
my handheld?
Verify that your handheld radio is turned on and
that you are in a sufficient wireless coverage area.
See the printed documentation that accompanied
your handheld for more information on wireless
coverage levels.
Your handheld must also have sufficient available
memory to load a program.
If the program still does not load and your
handheld is integrated with an email account
using BlackBerry Enterprise Server, certain
programs might not be available to you. Contact
your system administrator for more information.
Why did a new program appear on
my handheld?
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0, your system administrator can provision
selected programs over the wireless network.
Contact your system administrator for more
information.
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