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TWITTER LEARN MORE
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Blackberry TWITTER LEARN MORE User Manual

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Twitter for BlackBerry Smartphones
Version: 1.0
User Guide
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Contents
Getting started........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About Twitter for BlackBerry devices....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Check for the latest version of Twitter for BlackBerry devices............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Tweets and direct messages..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Reply to a tweet.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Repost a tweet............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Add a picture to your tweet...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Post a tweet on a trending topic.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Set a tweet as your Facebook status........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Mark a tweet as a favorite......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Send a direct message.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
View a direct message............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Check spelling automatically.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Notifications............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Change your notification options............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Change your timeline refresh options..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Profile, followers, and mentions............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Block a person............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
View people that follow you...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
View people that you follow...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
View tweets that mention you.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Search.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Search for a person.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Search Twitter by keyword........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Perform an advanced search.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
View your saved searches......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Delete a saved search................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Provide feedback........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
IT policy rules.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
User Guide

Getting started

Getting started

About Twitter for BlackBerry devices

You can use Twitter® for BlackBerry® devices to update your friends about what you are doing almost anywhere you go. You can post a tweet, send direct messages to friends, search Twitter®, add pictures to your tweets, and more.
If you already have a Twitter account, you can use your existing login information to log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices. To get a Twitter account, sign up from Twitter for BlackBerry devices or visit www.twitter.com.

Log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices

On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Twitter icon.
• If you already have a Twitter® account, type your login information. Click Login.
• If you do not have a Twitter account, click Sign Up.
To log out, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Log out.

View trending topics

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Popular Topics.
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3. Click the Current or Recent tab.

Check for the latest version of Twitter for BlackBerry devices

You can check if a new version of Twitter® for BlackBerry® devices is available for you to download over the wireless network.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To check for the latest version manually, click Check for Upgrade Now. Complete the instructions on the screen.
• To check for the latest version automatically, select the Automatically Check For The Newest Version Of Twitter check box.
Getting started
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Tweets and direct messages

Post a tweet

1. On the Twitter®home screen, in the What's happening? field, type a tweet.
2. Click Update.

Reply to a tweet

Tweets and direct messages
1. Highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
• To reply to the person that posted the tweet, click Reply.
• To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in the tweet, click Reply All.

Repost a tweet

1. On the Twitter® home screen, highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Retweet until the Twitter home screen appears again.
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Add a picture to your tweet

1. On the Twitter® home screen, in the What's happening? field, type a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Add Photo.
4. Click a picture.
5. Click Update.
Tweets and direct messages

Add a link to a tweet or direct message

When you add a link to a tweet or direct message, the link is shortened automatically.
1. While browsing the Internet from your BlackBerry® device, on a web page, press the Menu key.
2. ClickMenu.
3. Click Send Address.
4. Click Twitter.
5. Click Direct Message or Tweet.
6. Type a tweet.
7. Click Update.
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Post a tweet on a trending topic

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Popular Topics.
3. Click the Current or Recent tab.
4. Highlight a topic.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Tweet About <topic>.
7. Type a tweet.
8. Click Update.
Tweets and direct messages

Send a tweet

1. Highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Send To.
4. Click an option.
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Set a tweet as your Facebook status

To perform this task, you must have Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices installed on your device.
1. Highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Send To.
4. Click Facebook.
5. Click Share.
Tweets and direct messages

Mark a tweet as a favorite

1. On the Twitter® home screen, highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Favorite.
To view your favorite tweets, press the Menu key. Click My Profile. Click Favorites.

Send a direct message

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Direct Messages.
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3. Click Compose Message.
4. Type part of a person's name or Twitter® user name.
5. Click the person.
6. Type a direct message.
7. Click Send.

View a direct message

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Direct Messages.
3. Click a direct message.
Tweets and direct messages

Check spelling automatically

You can check your spelling automatically in tweets or direct messages.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Select the Spell Check Before Sending check box.
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Notifications

Notifications

Change your notification options

You can receive a Twitter® notification on the Home screen of your BlackBerry® device when you receive a new direct message or when your tweet timeline is refreshed and new tweets are available. You can also stop receiving a notification automatically in the messages application.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To stop receiving a notification on the Home screen of your device when there are new tweets posted in your tweet timeline, clear the
Notify on new Tweets check box.
• To stop receiving notifications automatically in the messages application, clear the Include Twitter Messages in the BlackBerry
Messages Application check box.

Change your timeline refresh options

You can chose to refresh your tweet timeline automatically with the latest tweets that the people you follow posted.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To refresh your tweet timeline automatically, select the Automatic Tweet Refresh check box.
• To change how often your tweet timeline is refreshed, change the Refresh Tweets Every: field.
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Profile, followers, and mentions

Profile, followers, and mentions

View your profile

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.

View a person's profile

You can view a person's tweet timeline, followers, people that they follow, favorite tweets, and mentions from the person's profile.
• To view the profile of a person you follow or a person that follows you, press the Menu key. Click My Profile. Click Following or Followers. Click a profile picture.
• To view the profile of another person, press the Menu key. Click Search. Type your search criteria. Press the Enter key. Click a profile picture.

Follow a person

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Find People.
3. Type a person's name or user name.
4. Highlight the person's profile picture.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Follow.
To stop following a person, complete steps 1 to 4. Click Unfollow.
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Block a person

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Find People.
3. Type a person's name or username.
4. Press the Enter key.
5. Click a the person's profile picture.
6. Click Block.
Profile, followers, and mentions

View people that follow you

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.
3. Click Followers.
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View people that you follow

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.
3. Click Following.

View tweets that mention you

Profile, followers, and mentions
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Mentions.
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Search

Search for a person

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Find People.
3. Type the search criteria.
4. Press the Enter key.
Search

Search Twitter by keyword

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Search.
3. Type the search criteria. To view search results near your area, click the compass icon beside the search field. Click a distance.
4. Press the Enter key.
To save the search, click Save Search.
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Perform an advanced search

You can search Twitter® by keywords, names, locations, dates, and more.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Search.
3. Click Advanced Search.
4. Specify the search criteria.
5. Click Search.
Search

View your saved searches

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Search.
3. Click Saved Searches.
4. Click a saved search.

Delete a saved search

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Search.
3. Click Saved Searches.
4. Highlight a saved search.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Delete Saved Search.
7. Click Delete.
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Provide feedback

To provide feedback on this deliverable, visit www.blackberry.com/docsfeedback.
Provide feedback
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IT policy rules

IT policy rules
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server administrators can use IT policy rules to prevent users from accessing certain applications and features. For more information about IT policy rules, visit http://docs.blackberry.com/en/ to read the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Policy Reference Guide.
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Legal notice

Legal notice
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The BlackBerry smartphone and other devices and/or associated software are protected by copyright, international treaties, and various patents, including one or more of the following U.S. patents: 6,278,442; 6,271,605; 6,219,694; 6,075,470; 6,073,318; D445,428; D433,460; D416,256. Other patents are registered or pending in the U.S. and in various countries around the world. Visit www.rim.com/patents for a list of RIM (as hereinafter defined) patents.
This documentation including all documentation incorporated by reference herein such as documentation provided or made available at
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