Blackberry P-9981 User Manual

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P'9981

User Guide

Version: 7.0

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Contents

Quick Help...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Getting started: Your smartphone.................................................................................................................................................. 5

How to: Top 10............................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Tips: Top 10................................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Personalise: Top 10........................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Troubleshooting: Top 10................................................................................................................................................................ 31

Tips and shortcuts......................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Tips: Doing things quickly.............................................................................................................................................................. 36

Tips: Extending battery life............................................................................................................................................................. 37

Tips: Finding apps.......................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Tips: Freeing space for your music, pictures, videos and files...................................................................................................... 38

Tips: Updating your software......................................................................................................................................................... 39

Tips: Keeping your information safe.............................................................................................................................................. 40

Tips: Managing indicators.............................................................................................................................................................. 40

Troubleshooting: Shortcuts............................................................................................................................................................ 41

Phone............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42

How to: Phone............................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Troubleshooting: Phone................................................................................................................................................................. 57

Voice commands........................................................................................................................................................................... 60

How to: Voice commands.............................................................................................................................................................. 60

Troubleshooting: Voice commands............................................................................................................................................... 62

Messages....................................................................................................................................................................................... 63

How to: Messages......................................................................................................................................................................... 63

Email............................................................................................................................................................................................... 68

Text messages............................................................................................................................................................................... 86

PIN messages................................................................................................................................................................................ 94

Attachments................................................................................................................................................................................... 97

Security options for messages....................................................................................................................................................... 100

Files and attachments.................................................................................................................................................................... 116

How to: Files.................................................................................................................................................................................. 116

Troubleshooting: Files.................................................................................................................................................................... 122

Media............................................................................................................................................................................................. 123

How to: Media................................................................................................................................................................................ 123

Music.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 128

Videos............................................................................................................................................................................................ 131

Video camera................................................................................................................................................................................. 133

Camera........................................................................................................................................................................................... 136

Pictures.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 141

Voice notes..................................................................................................................................................................................... 145

Ringtones, sounds and alerts......................................................................................................................................................... 148

How to: Ringtones, sounds and alerts........................................................................................................................................... 148

Troubleshooting: Ringtones, sounds and alerts............................................................................................................................ 151

Browser.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 152

How to: Browser............................................................................................................................................................................ 152

Troubleshooting: Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 164

Calendar......................................................................................................................................................................................... 165

How to: Calendar........................................................................................................................................................................... 165

Troubleshooting: Calendar............................................................................................................................................................. 173

Contacts......................................................................................................................................................................................... 175

How to: Contacts........................................................................................................................................................................... 175

Troubleshooting: Contacts............................................................................................................................................................. 182

Clock.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 183

How to: Clock................................................................................................................................................................................. 183

Troubleshooting: Clock.................................................................................................................................................................. 186

Tasks and memos.......................................................................................................................................................................... 187

Create a task or memo................................................................................................................................................................... 187

Send a task or memo..................................................................................................................................................................... 187

Change or delete a task or memo.................................................................................................................................................. 187

Change the status of a task........................................................................................................................................................... 187

Hide completed tasks.................................................................................................................................................................... 188

Show tasks in the calendar............................................................................................................................................................ 188

Synchronising tasks and memos................................................................................................................................................... 188

About categories............................................................................................................................................................................ 190

Categorise a contact, task or memo.............................................................................................................................................. 190

Create a category for contacts, tasks or memos........................................................................................................................... 190

Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items............................................................................................................ 191

Typing............................................................................................................................................................................................. 192

How to: Typing............................................................................................................................................................................... 192

Troubleshooting: Typing................................................................................................................................................................ 198

Keyboard........................................................................................................................................................................................ 199

How to: Keyboard.......................................................................................................................................................................... 199

Troubleshooting: Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................ 200

Language....................................................................................................................................................................................... 201

How to: Language.......................................................................................................................................................................... 201

Troubleshooting: Language........................................................................................................................................................... 202

Screen display................................................................................................................................................................................ 203

How to: Screen display.................................................................................................................................................................. 203

Troubleshooting: Screen display.................................................................................................................................................... 206

GPS technology............................................................................................................................................................................. 207

How to: GPS technology................................................................................................................................................................ 207

Troubleshooting: GPS technology................................................................................................................................................. 208

Maps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 209

How to: Maps................................................................................................................................................................................. 209

Troubleshooting: Maps.................................................................................................................................................................. 213

BlackBerry Device Software........................................................................................................................................................... 221

How to: BlackBerry Device Software............................................................................................................................................. 221

Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Device Software.............................................................................................................................. 223

Manage Connections..................................................................................................................................................................... 224

Mobile network............................................................................................................................................................................... 224

Wi-Fi technology............................................................................................................................................................................ 231

Bluetooth technology..................................................................................................................................................................... 240

How to: Bluetooth technology....................................................................................................................................................... 240

Troubleshooting: Bluetooth technology......................................................................................................................................... 247

Smart accessories.......................................................................................................................................................................... 249

About the Smart Accessories application...................................................................................................................................... 249

Set up a new dock......................................................................................................................................................................... 249

Change a dock profile.................................................................................................................................................................... 249

Delete a saved dock profile............................................................................................................................................................ 250

Power and battery.......................................................................................................................................................................... 251

How to: Power and battery............................................................................................................................................................ 251

Storage space and media cards.................................................................................................................................................... 253

How to: Storage space and media cards....................................................................................................................................... 253

Tips: Storage space and media cards........................................................................................................................................... 256

Troubleshooting: Storage space and media cards........................................................................................................................ 257

Search............................................................................................................................................................................................ 259

How to: Search............................................................................................................................................................................... 259

Troubleshooting: Search................................................................................................................................................................ 262

SIM card......................................................................................................................................................................................... 263

How to: SIM card........................................................................................................................................................................... 263

Security.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 266

How to: Security............................................................................................................................................................................. 266

Troubleshooting: Security.............................................................................................................................................................. 298

Service books and diagnostic reports........................................................................................................................................... 300

Accept, delete or restore a service book....................................................................................................................................... 300

Run a diagnostic report.................................................................................................................................................................. 300

View, submit or delete a diagnostic report.................................................................................................................................... 300

Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports................................................................................................................................. 301

I can't run or submit a diagnostic report........................................................................................................................................ 301

Find your smartphone model number and version of the BlackBerry Device Software................................................................ 301

Synchronisation.............................................................................................................................................................................. 302

How to: Synchronisation................................................................................................................................................................ 302

Troubleshooting: Synchronisation................................................................................................................................................. 305

Accessibility options...................................................................................................................................................................... 307

How to: Accessibility...................................................................................................................................................................... 307

Calculator....................................................................................................................................................................................... 311

Use the calculator.......................................................................................................................................................................... 311

Convert a measurement................................................................................................................................................................. 311

Glossary......................................................................................................................................................................................... 312

Legal notice.................................................................................................................................................................................... 317

User Guide

Quick Help

Getting started: Your smartphone

Find out about apps and indicators, and what the keys do on your BlackBerry smartphone.

Your P'9981 smartphone at a glance

Quick Help

New in BlackBerry 7

BlackBerry 7 includes a number of exciting new features and services, as well as some enhancements to existing features.

BlackBerry ID

A BlackBerry ID is an email and password that you create that gives you convenient access to BlackBerry products and services. After you create your BlackBerry ID, you can log in to any BlackBerry product that supports BlackBerry ID. For example, with BlackBerry ID you can manage apps that you downloaded from the BlackBerry App World storefront and keep apps you downloaded when you switch smartphones. For more information, see

About the BlackBerry ID, 6.

Voice enabled search

Looking for something? You can now use your voice to search for help, contacts, documents, pictures, videos and more on your BlackBerry smartphone and on the Internet. For more information, see Search for an item using voice

enabled search, 259.

Home screen customisation

User Guide

Customise the home screen even more by hiding panels you don't use regularly and hiding icons in specific panels or all panels. For more information, see Show or hide a Home screen panel, 15 and Show, hide or find an

application icon, 16.

Touch-free call answering

You don't need to use your hands to answer calls when you use a Bluetooth® enabled headset or a wired headset! Now you can set your smartphone to answer calls automatically after 5 seconds. For more information, see Change

how you answer calls with a headset, 54.

Bluetooth enhancements

You can now send multiple pictures at once using Bluetooth technology. For more information, see Send a file,

98.

Conveniently send and receive a contact card (also known as a vCard) using Bluetooth technology, and save the received contact card into your smartphone's contact list. For more information, see Send and receive a contact

card using Bluetooth technology, 243.

Picture enhancements

When you rotate pictures in JPEG and PNG formats, the pictures are saved automatically in the rotated view.

Sort pictures from either newest to oldest, or oldest to newest, to see a slide show in the order that pictures were taken.

You can now view pictures in a slide show using transitions such a sliding, zooming and panning. For more information, see Change your slide show options, 142.

Quick Help

About the BlackBerry ID

A BlackBerry ID gives you convenient access to multiple BlackBerry products and services. After you create a BlackBerry ID, you can use a single email address and password to log in to any BlackBerry product that supports BlackBerry ID. With BlackBerry ID, you can manage apps that you downloaded from the BlackBerry App World storefront and keep apps you downloaded when you switch smartphones.

When you set up your BlackBerry smartphone, you might be required to create a BlackBerry ID. You can also create a BlackBerry ID from within an app that uses BlackBerry ID, or by visiting www.blackberry.com/blackberryid.

Some services and apps that support BlackBerry ID require you to re-enter your login information after a certain amount of time has passed if you are not actively using the app. You might also be required to re-enter your BlackBerry ID login information if you change any of your BlackBerry ID information, if you delete all the data on your smartphone or if you update your BlackBerry Device Software on your smartphone.

Related information

Create a BlackBerry ID, 215 Change your BlackBerry ID information, 215

User Guide

Quick Help

Visit the Set-up application

The Set-up application helps you learn about navigation and typing, change options to personalise your BlackBerry smartphone and set up network connections, such as Bluetooth® connections. You can also set up email addresses and social networking accounts. The Set-up application should appear automatically the first time that you turn on your smartphone.

1. If the Set-up application does not appear automatically, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Set-up icon.

2. Click a section to change options or to complete a short series of prompts that help you set the options.

Important keys

Keys on the front of your BlackBerry smartphone

Trackpad

Escape

Send

End/Power

• Slide your finger to move around the screen.

• Press (click) to select an item.

• Press and hold to open a pop-up menu.

• Open a menu.

• Select a highlighted menu item.

• Press and hold to switch applications quickly.

• Return to the previous screen.

• Close the menu.

• Make a call.

• Answer a call.

• End a call.

• Return to the Home screen.

• Press and hold to turn on or turn off your BlackBerry smartphone.

Keys on the top of your smartphone

Lock

Lock or unlock the screen and keyboard.

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Keys on the right side of your smartphone

Volume/Mute

Right convenience key

Keyboard

Shift

Quick Help

• Press the middle key to mute a call or mute the volume.

• Press the top and bottom keys to change the volume.

• Press and hold the top or bottom key to play the next or previous media file.

• Before you take a picture or record a video, press the top or bottom key to zoom in or out.

• If supported, press to open the camera. To take a picture, press the convenience key again.

• You can also customise this key.

Capitalise letters.

Alt

Symbol

Backspace/Delete

Enter

Speakerphone

Type the alternate character on a key.

Open the symbol list.

Delete the previous character or a selected item.

Select an item.

Turn on or turn off the speakerphone during a call.

Flashing LED

The LED on the top of your BlackBerry smartphone flashes different colours to indicate different statuses.

Flashing LED colour

Green You're in a wireless coverage area. You can turn on or

Blue Your smartphone is connected to a Bluetooth® enabled

Red A new message has arrived and your selected profile is

Description

turn off this notification.

device. You can turn on or turn off this notification.

set to notify you using the flashing LED. If you're using your smartphone with a smart card, your smartphone is accessing data on the smart card.

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Flashing LED colour Description

Amber The battery power level for your smartphone is low, or

your smartphone is turned off and is charging. You can't turn off the notification for the low battery power level. The notification for charging turns off when you turn on your smartphone. If your smartphone is turned off, the LED changes to a solid green colour when the battery is fully charged.

Related information

Turn off Bluetooth connection notification, 246 Turn on flashing LED notification for wireless coverage, 205

Quick Help

Icons

Application icons

You can access your applications by clicking the icons on the home screen and in folders on the home screen. The initial view of the home screen displays icons for only some of the available applications. To view more application icons on the home screen, click All.

Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone model, administrator and wireless service provider, some applications might not be available. You might be able to download some applications from the BlackBerry App World storefront.

Setup

Options

Power and lock

Password Lock

Messages

Enterprise Activation

Activate a work email account using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Power Off

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Messages Saved Messages

Added email address Added work email address

Text Messages

Instant messaging

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Applications

Media

Instant Messaging folder

BBM

Some applications might appear in this folder including applications that you download.

Browser

Manage Connections

Maps Help

Compass BlackBerry Protect

Password Keeper Voice Dialling

Applications folder

Phone

Some applications might appear in this folder, including applications that you download.

Smart Tags BlackBerry Travel

Media folder

Videos

Pictures Music

Ringtones Voice Notes

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Camera Video Camera

Voice Notes Recorder Podcasts

YouTube

Personal organiser

Contacts Calendar

Tasks MemoPad

Clock Calculator

Files

Quick Help

Documents To Go

Social networking and mobile purchasing

BlackBerry App World

Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones

BlackBerry Device Software update

A software update for the BlackBerry Device Software is available.

A software update for the BlackBerry Device Software is ready to be installed.

Sounds and alerts

Normal profile

Files

Social Feeds

A software update for the BlackBerry Device Software is being downloaded.

A software update for the BlackBerry Device Software is paused.

Phone Calls Only profile

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Games

Quick Help

Loud profile Custom profile

Medium profile Silent profile

Vibrate Only profile All Alerts Off profile

Games folder

Some applications might appear in this folder, including applications that you download.

Word Mole

BrickBreaker

Home screen icons

These icons are status indicators that appear at the top of the home screen.

Depending on your wireless service provider, some of these icons might not appear.

New item

To clear this icon, open each item that has this indicator.

Sending data New item in the Social Feeds application

Receiving data System is busy

New BBM item

To clear this icon, open each chat that has this icon.

Roaming Unread message count

Update is available in the BlackBerry App World storefront

New BBM Groups item

Alarm is set Missed call count

Calendar reminder count Bluetooth® technology is turned on

Wi-Fi technology is turned on NFC technology is turned on

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Message inbox icons

These icons indicate the type or status of each message in your inbox.

Depending on your wireless service provider, some of these icons might not appear.

Unread message New BBM item

To clear this indicator, open each chat that has this indicator.

Read message BBM chat is open

Draft message New BBM Groups item

Filed message New RSS item

Message with an attachment Message is being sent

Message is high priority Message has not been sent

Text message with an attachment Message has been sent

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Text message Message has been delivered

Message has been read

Battery power level icons

These icons appear at the top of the Home screen and at the top of the screen in some applications.

Full battery

Low battery

Battery is charging

Typing icons

These icons appear in the upper-right corner of the screen when you type.

CAP lock (capital letter lock)

NUM lock (number lock) Current input language

Alt mode

Multi-tap mode

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Phone icons

These icons appear at the top of the Home screen and in the Phone application.

Missed call Received call

Placed call Voice mail message

Calendar icons

These icons appear when you highlight a calendar entry.

Quick Help

Event reminder

Meeting reminder Exception for recurring appointment

Notes

Recurring appointment

Camera icons

These icons appear at the bottom of the screen in the camera. You can click these icons.

View pictures

Geotagging is turned off Take another picture

Flash is turned on Flash is turned off

Automatic flash mode Scene mode

Geotagging is turned on

Video camera

These icons appear at the bottom of the screen in the video camera. You can click these icons.

Start recording

Send video Rename video

Delete video

Pause recording

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Your Home screen

Home screen at a glance

Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.

2. Browse to a picture.

3. Press the key > Set As Wallpaper.

Quick Help

Related information

My display changed, 206

Add a shortcut to your Home screen or Favourites panel

You can add a shortcut to give yourself quick access to items such as frequently used websites, contacts, applications, files, podcast channels or media categories.

1. Browse to a website, or highlight the item that you want to create a shortcut for.

2. Press the key > Add to Home Screen.

• To change the name of the shortcut, type a new name.

• To change the location where the shortcut appears, change the Location field.

• To add the shortcut to your Favourites panel, select the Mark as Favourite check box.

3. Click Add.

Show or hide a Home screen panel

1. On the Home screen, press the key > Manage Panels.

2. Select or clear the checkbox for each panel.

Press the key > Save.

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Show, hide or find an application icon

Depending on your theme, you might not be able to hide some application icons.

On the Home screen or in a folder, do any of the following:

• To see all your application icons, on the navigation bar, click All.

• To hide an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the key > Hide Icon. If the icon appears in other panels, you can hide the icon in all panels or in the current panel only.

• To show all hidden application icons, press the key > Show All Icons.

• To stop hiding an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the key > Hide Icon. A check mark should not appear beside the Hide Icon field.

Related information

My display changed, 206

Move an application icon

1. On the Home screen or in an application folder, highlight an application icon.

Press the key.

• To move the application icon to a different location on the Home screen, click Move. Click the new location.

• To move the application icon into an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click an application folder.

• To move the application icon out of an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click Home or an application folder.

Quick Help

Change where apps that you download appear

To find your downloaded apps more easily, you can set them to appear in a certain folder, including folders you create.

1. On the Home screen, press the key > Options.

2. Change the Downloads Folder field.

Press the key > Save.

Change themes

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2. Click Display > Screen Display.

3. In the Theme section, click a theme.

4. Click Activate.

To delete a theme, click the theme. Click Delete.

Related information

My display changed, 206

Set the number of icons that appear on the Home screen

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

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2. Click Accessibility.

3. Change the Home Screen Grid Layout field.

Press the key > Save.

Change what happens when you type on the Home screen

Depending on your typing input language, you might not be able to use shortcut keys to open applications.

1. On the Home screen, press the key > Options.

• To search your BlackBerry smartphone or the Internet when you type on the Home screen, change the Launch by Typing field to Universal Search.

• To open applications when you press shortcut keys, change the Launch by Typing field to Application Shortcuts.

Press the key > Save.

Add a message that appears when your smartphone is locked

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2. Click Display > Message on Lock Screen.

3. Type the text that you want to appear on the screen when your smartphone is locked.

Press the key > Save.

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Feature availability

The following items affect the availability of features on your BlackBerry smartphone. The features discussed are meant as examples, and are not inclusive of every feature that might or might not be available on your smartphone.

Smartphone model

Wireless service plan You must purchase or change your wireless service plan

Features such as GPS, the camera and video camera and network connection options are dependent on your smartphone model. To find feature specifications for your smartphone model, visit www.blackberry.com/go/

devices

through your wireless service provider.

A wireless service plan with phone or voice is required for you to use the Phone application and to send and receive text messages.

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Quick Help

A wireless service plan with data is required for you to use the browser service and instant messaging applications, and to send and receive email messages and PIN messages.

A wireless service plan might affect which apps you can download and how you can download them.

For more information about your plan, contact your wireless service provider.

BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Once you have a data plan, you must set up your email address or third-party instant messaging account in order to send and receive email messages, use thirdparty instant messaging applications and use some browser options.

If you are an individual user, when you set up your email address or instant messaging account, you are associating it with the BlackBerry Internet Service.

If you are a corporate user, your administrator sets up your email account by associating it with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Your administrator might set options that determine the features and settings that are available on your smartphone and if you can add or update an app. To view the IT policies that have been set by your administrator, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the

Options icon. Click Security > Security Status

Information > View IT Policy.

Wireless service provider

Features such as text messaging, location-based services and some phone features are dependent on your wireless service provider's offerings. You might have the option to download apps from a web page or an application. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

Wireless network The wireless network that your smartphone is connected

to might affect the availability of some features. Depending on your wireless service provider and available roaming options, different wireless networks are available. Some wireless networks don't support

User Guide

features such as call blocking, call forwarding, or cell broadcasting. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

Region Depending on your region, you might have the option to

add or update apps using the BlackBerry App World storefront. You might also be able to download apps from a web page or an application. The availability of certain apps varies by region.

Related information

Check what wireless networks your smartphone connects to, 224 Find more information, 19 BlackBerry Device Software, 221

Quick Help

Find more information

• Help on your smartphone: Find step-by-step instructions in the user guide for your BlackBerry smartphone. Click

Help on the home screen or in an application menu.

• www.discoverblackberry.com: Find software, applications and accessories for your smartphone.

• Your wireless service provider website: Find information about your wireless network or wireless service plan.

How to: Top 10

BlackBerry smartphone users have spoken! Here are the top 10 things they want to know how to do on their smartphones.

Set up an email address

1. On the Home screen, click the Set-up icon.

2. In the Set-up section, click the Email Accounts icon.

3. Follow the screens to set up your email address. When your email address is set up correctly, you will receive a confirmation message. To view and manage your email messages, on the Home screen, click the icon.

Note: In some cases, you might see the following options. If so, select one of the options.

• Internet Mail Account: Use this option to associate your BlackBerry smartphone with one or more existing email accounts (for example, Windows Live Hotmail) or to create a new email address for your smartphone.

• Enterprise Account: If your administrator gave you an enterprise activation password, use this option to associate your smartphone with your work email account using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

If you are trying to set up an Internet email account (for example, Windows Live Hotmail or Google Mail) or a new email address for your smartphone, and do not see this option, contact your administrator or wireless service provider.

Messages

User Guide

Related information

Synchronise email over the wireless network, 72 Change options for your personal email account, 79

Quick Help

About downloading apps with the BlackBerry App World

With the BlackBerry App World storefront, you can search for and download games, themes, social networking apps, personal productivity apps and much more. Using an existing PayPal account, you can buy and download apps to your smartphone over the wireless network.

If you don't already have the BlackBerry App World on your smartphone, you can download it at

www.blackberryappworld.com. For more information about managing apps using BlackBerry App World, click the

BlackBerry App World icon. Press the key > Help.

Depending on your wireless service provider and region, you might have the option to add or update apps using the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. You might also be able to download apps from a webpage (try visiting

mobile.blackberry.com from your BlackBerry smartphone) or through your wireless service provider. Data charges

might apply when you add or use an app over the wireless network. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

Transfer a file from your computer to your smartphone using your smartphone as a USB memory drive

You must use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when you transfer files between your BlackBerry smartphone and your computer.

1. Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.

2. Do one of the following:

• If you want to transfer most types of files, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select the USB option.

• If you want to transfer media files that are protected with DRM, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select the media transfer option.

3. If necessary, type a password. Your smartphone appears as a drive on your computer.

4. Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your smartphone.

To view the transferred file on your smartphone, disconnect your smartphone from your computer and find the file.

Related information

Transfer your media files from your computer to your smartphone using the BlackBerry Desktop Software, 126

About using your smartphone as a tethered modem

Depending on your wireless service plan or administrator, you might be able to share the Internet connection on your BlackBerry smartphone. For example, if you are travelling, you can use your smartphone's Internet connection to access the Internet on a laptop or tablet.

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To use your smartphone as a tethered modem with a laptop, you must connect your smartphone with your laptop using a USB cable and open the BlackBerry Desktop Software. To use your smartphone as a tethered modem with a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you must pair your smartphone with your tablet using Bluetooth® technology.

While using your smartphone as a modem, you might not be able to use your smartphone's Phone application, Messaging applications or applications that use the Internet. To receive a phone call, your smartphone might turn off the tethered Internet connection.

For more information about tethering, see the Help on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet or in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.

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Copy contacts from your SIM card to your contact list

Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.

1. In the contact list, press the key > SIM Phone Book.

2. Press the key > Copy All To Contacts.

Note: If you try to copy a SIM card contact with a phone number that matches the phone number of a contact that already appears in your contact list, your BlackBerry smartphone does not copy the SIM card contact.

Send a text message

The number of recipients that you can send a text message to depends on your wireless service provider.

1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.

2. Press the key > Compose Text Message.

3. In the To field, do one of the following:

• Type a contact name.

• Press the key > Choose Contact. Click a contact.

• Type a phone number that can receive text messages (including the country code and area code). For languages with non-Latin characters, press the Alt key to type numbers. Press the key on the keyboard.

• If your BlackBerry smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, you can type an email address.

4. Type a message.

Press the key on the keyboard.

Related information

Personal distribution lists, 180 I can't send messages, 32 Attach a media file, contact card, appointment or location to a text message, 87

View a location on a map

1. On the Home screen, click the Maps icon.

2. Press the key > Find Location.

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• To search for a point of interest such as a business or landmark, type the information for the point of interest in the Business search field at the top of the screen. Press the [Enter key icon] key on the keyboard to start search. Highlight the point of interest.

• To view a new location or address, type an address in the Location search field at the top of the screen. Highlight the location or address.

• To view a location for a contact, in the Find a shop, café etc. field, type the contact name. Highlight the contact information.

• To view a favourite location, in the Favourites section, highlight the location.

3. Press the key > View on Map.

If you are viewing a location other than your current location, to get directions to this location from your current location, press the be paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver to perform this task.

key > Get Directions. Your BlackBerry smartphone must have an internal GPS receiver or

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Lock or unlock your smartphone

You can lock the keyboard and screen to avoid pressing a key or the screen accidentally or making calls accidentally and, if you have set a BlackBerry smartphone password, you can also lock your smartphone with a password.

Do one of the following:

• To lock the keyboard and screen, press the Lock key on the top of your smartphone.

• To unlock the keyboard and screen, press the Lock key again.

• To lock your smartphone with a password, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the icon.

•

To unlock your smartphone, enter your password. Press the key on the keyboard.

Turn on or turn off flight mode

You should keep network connections turned off in certain places, such as on an aeroplane or in a hospital. For more information, see the

On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon.

• To turn on flight mode, click All Off.

• To turn off flight mode, click Restore Connections.

Related information

Turn on or turn off a network connection, 224 Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 226

Safety and Product Information

booklet for your BlackBerry smartphone.

Turn off word substitution

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2. Click Typing and Language > Typing.

3. For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.

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4. Clear the Spelling checkbox.

Press the key > Save.

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Tips: Top 10

Save time and maximise your efficiency with these quick tips.

Tips: Finding apps

Look in a folder on your Home screen. Some apps are located in folders on your home screen.

Click a folder to see what apps are inside.

Make all hidden apps visible on the Home screen.

Search for an app. On the Home screen, start typing the app name.

Verify that an app is installed. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

On the Home screen, press the key > Show All

Icons. To unhide an app, highlight it and then press the

key > Unhide Icon. If the icon is hidden in other

panels, you can unhide the icon in all panels, or in the current panel only. If Show All Icons does not appear in the menu, there are no apps hidden from view.

Click Device > Application Management. If the app is listed, it is installed on your BlackBerry smartphone.

Tips: Managing indicators

Indicators tell you that there is something new or updated, such as a new message, voice mail message or feed, or they inform you of the status of something, such as the battery or network connection. Indicators often appear on app icons, new content within apps and at the top of the Home screen.

For a complete list of indicators, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones. Click your smartphone model and then click the

Remove the new item indicator .

Remove the unopened message indicator .

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Open each item that has this indicator. For example, to remove it from the Messages icon, click the icon.

In the Messages app, do one or more of the following:

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Identify an indicator.

Tips: Updating your software

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• Open all of your messages by clicking on them. If you can't find all of your unread messages in your inbox, look in your messages folders.

• Mark a message as read. Highlight a message. Press the key > Mark Read.

• Mark all messages that are prior to a date as read. Highlight a date field. Press the key > Mark

Prior Read.

• You might be able to identify an indicator by seeing the icon of the application that the indicator refers to. To see a complete list of applications on your BlackBerry smartphone and their icons, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Application Management.

Updated BlackBerry Device Software and BlackBerry Desktop Software are released periodically, and you might be able to update the software from either your computer or your smartphone. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a back-up file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current back-up file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.

Check to see if there is updated BlackBerry Device Software that you can download over the network.

Update your BlackBerry Device Software from your computer.

Set your BlackBerry Desktop Software to check for updates automatically.

Update your BlackBerry Desktop Software . Visit www.blackberry.com/desktopsoftware.

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Depending on your smartphone model, this feature might not be supported. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates.

On your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/update. Click Check for Updates. Connect your smartphone to your computer.

For instructions, see the Help in BlackBerry Desktop Software.

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Tips: Doing things quickly

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For full instructions, click the links under

Access popular options such as setting the alarm, viewing notifications and turning on or turning off network connections.

See all the apps and folders on the Home screen, or minimise the panel and view the wallpaper.

Switch to another app.

Open an app with a convenience key. Press a convenience key on the side of your BlackBerry

Use pop-up menus. Pop-up menus provide common available actions, and

Switch to the Favourites, Media, Downloads and Frequent panels.

Add an app to the Favourites panel. Highlight an app on the home screen or in a folder. Press

Change options for the home screen such as the wallpaper.

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at the bottom.

Highlight and click the areas at the top of the home screen.

On the navigation bar, click All.

Press and hold the key. Click an app.

Note: The other app might still be running in the background.

smartphone. Note: You can customise which app a convenience key opens.

appear in the centre of the screen. For example, you can use the pop-up menu in a message to file, forward or reply to the message. To open a pop-up menu, touch and hold the screen or press and hold the trackpad. To select a menu item, tap the icon or click the trackpad.

On the home screen, highlight All on the navigation bar and slide your finger on the trackpad right or left.

the key > Mark as Favourite.

On the Home screen, press the key > Options.

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Tips: Extending battery life

For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.

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Close apps when you're finished with them.

Turn off network connections you aren't using. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the

If your BlackBerry smartphone supports Wi-Fi, use WiFi when you're in an area with reduced wireless coverage.

Set your smartphone to turn on and turn off automatically.

Close browser tabs you aren't using.

Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period, and lower its brightness.

Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound notifications or select a shorter ringtone.

Delete the previous text from a reply message.

Change how often podcast or social feed applications refresh content.

If your smartphone has a camera flash, turn off the flash. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Click the

Keep your battery connections clean. Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to

In an app, press the key and click Close or Exit.

top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon. Click a network connection to clear the check box.

On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon. Select the Wi-Fi check box.

On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Auto On/Off.

In the browser, press the key > Tabs. Highlight a

tab and click the icon.

On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Display > Screen Display.

On the Home screen, click your Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Click Change Sounds and Alerts.

When you are replying to a message, press the key

> Delete Original Text.

Your podcast and social feed applications periodically refresh content. In some of these applications, you can reduce how often the content refreshes. For more information, see the Help in the application.

flash icon at the bottom of the screen until the flash off indicator appears.

clean the metal contacts on the battery and the smartphone.

Tips: Freeing space for your music, pictures, videos and files

You can store files in the built-in media storage on your BlackBerry smartphone or on a media card.

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Check how much storage is used by media files and documents.

Delete unneeded files. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon.

Reduce the size of pictures you take and videos you record.

Store files on a media card instead of your smartphone. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon or the

Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a back-up file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current back-up file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.

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On the Home screen, click the Media icon. Press the

key > Memory Use.

Find and highlight a file. Press the key > Delete.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon or the

Media icon > Video Camera icon. Press the key

> Options. Change the Image Size or Video Format field.

Media icon > Video Camera icon. Press the key

> Options. In the Storage section, change the Store

Pictures or Store Videos field.

Tips: Keeping your information safe

You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry smartphone from being compromised, such as avoiding leaving your smartphone unattended.

Set a smartphone password.

On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Security > Password.

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Encrypt contacts and files. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

Click Security > Encryption.

Back up your smartphone data to your computer. Use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to back up your

smartphone data to your computer. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit

www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the

appropriate option for your computer.

Back up your smartphone data to a media card. On the Home screen, click the Set-up icon. In the Set-up

section, click Device Switch > Save Data.

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Personalise: Top 10

Make your BlackBerry smartphone your own by getting apps, transferring your files and personalising your settings.

Change your ringtone, notifiers, reminders or alerts

In any sound profile, you can change your ringtone or notifier tone to an audio file that's stored in your BlackBerry smartphone's built-in media storage or media card. You can also change the options for volume, notifications during calls, LED and vibration in all of the profiles. The All Alerts Off profile can't be changed.

1. On the Home screen, click your Sound and Alert Profiles icon.

2. Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Selected Profile.

• To change your ring tone or ring volume, click Phone.

• To change notifiers or reminders, click to expand a section. Click an option.

3. In the Ringtone, Notifier Tone or Reminder Tone field, do one of the following:

• Click a tone.

• To use a song that is on your smartphone or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song.

• To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.

• To use a preloaded alert, click All Alerts. Find and click an alert.

Press the key > Save.

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Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.

2. Browse to a picture.

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