Browser........ 113 Browser basics....... 113 Links, pictures, and web page addresses...... 115 Web page requests....... 117 Bookmarks........ 118 Web feeds........ 120 Browser options....... 122 Browser security........ 124 Browser push........ 126 Browser shortcuts........ 14 Browser troubleshooting....... 128 Applications....... 131 Add an application....... 131 View properties for an application....... 131 Delete a third-party application....... 131 Receive a device password prompt before you add an application..... 131 View the size of an application database...... 131 Application troubleshooting....... 132 Media........ 133 Media file management........ 133 Ring tones........ 134 Pictures........ 136 Media shortcuts........ 14 Maps........ 141 Locations........ 141 Directions........ 142 Map basics........ 142 Tracking....... 143 Map shortcuts........ 15 Maps troubleshooting....... 145 Contacts........ 147 Contact basics....... 147 Mailing lists........ 149 Caller ID........ 22 Categories........ 151 Address lookup....... 152 SIM card phone book....... 153 Contact list options....... 155
Contact troubleshooting....... 156 Calendar........ 157 Calendar basics.......157 Meetings........ 159 Calendar options........ 161 Calendar shortcuts........ 15 Calendar troubleshooting....... 163 Tasks....... 165 Task basics....... 165 Categories........ 151 Task list options....... 168 Memos....... 171 Memo basics........ 171 Categories........ 151 Memo list options........ 173 Alarm....... 175 About the alarm....... 175 Turn on the alarm........ 175 Silence the alarm....... 175 Calculator....... 177 Use the calculator........ 177 Convert a measurement........ 177 Bluetooth technology....... 179 Bluetooth technology basics....... 179 Bluetooth technology options....... 180 Bluetooth technology troubleshooting....... 182 Date and time........ 185 Set the date and time....... 185 Get the date and time from the wireless network automatically..... 185 Date and time troubleshooting....... 185 Notification profiles....... 187 Notification basics....... 187 LED notification....... 189 Custom notification....... 190
Notification profile troubleshooting...... 192 BlackBerry Messenger...... 195 Contacts........ 195 Conversations....... 197 Availability....... 199 Display and keyboard....... 201 Backlighting....... 201 Display options....... 202 Keyboard options........203 Themes........ 204 Display troubleshooting....... 204 Language....... 207 Change the display language....... 207 Add a display language....... 207 Delete a display language...... 207 About typing input languages....... 207 Set the typing input language...... 90 Turn off the shortcut for switching typing input languages...... 207 Set display options for contacts....... 155 Language troubleshooting....... 208 Wireless network coverage....... 209 Find information about wireless coverage indicators...... 209 Turn off the connection to the wireless network...... 209 Turn on wireless coverage notification....... 190 About the preferred wireless network list...... 209 Add a wireless network to the preferred wireless network list...... 209 Set the wireless network connection speed...... 210 Change the order of preferred wireless networks...... 210 Delete a wireless network from the preferred wireless network list..... 210 Turn off data service....... 211 About roaming....... 211 Switch wireless networks manually....... 211 Wireless network coverage troubleshooting...... 212 Power and battery....... 213 Turn off your device....... 213 Set your device to turn on and turn off automatically..... 213 Check the battery power level....... 213

BlackBerry basics

Switch applications
1. In any application, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Switch Application. 3. Perform one of the following actions: If the application that you want to switch to appears, highlight an application and press the Enter key. If the application that you want to switch to does not appear, highlight Home Screen and press the Enter key.
Assign an application to a Convenience key
Your BlackBerry device has one Convenience key on the front of the device and one on the left side. Depending on your theme, you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a Convenience key. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the Convenience Key Opens fields. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

Set owner information

1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Owner. Type your contact information. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

About links

Links appear on your BlackBerry device as underlined text. You can have links to various items such as phone numbers, web sites, and email addresses and can use these links to make calls, visit web sites, or start composing messages quickly.

Create a link for a PIN

You can create a link for a PIN in messages, memos, tasks, or calendar entries. If you click the link, you can send a PIN message. When typing text, type pin: and the PIN.

Expand a folder

1. Click a folder with a plus sign (+) beside it. 2. Click Expand.

Collapse a folder

1. Click a folder with a minus sign (-) beside it. 2. Click Collapse.
BlackBerry basics shortcuts
To move the cursor, roll the trackwheel. To move the cursor in a different direction, hold the Alt key and roll the trackwheel. To exit a screen or move back a page in the browser, press the Escape key. To move to a list item or menu item, type the first letter of the item. To select or clear a check box, press the Space key. To view available values in a field, press the Alt key. To switch applications, hold the Alt key and press the Escape key. Continue to hold the Alt key and highlight an application. Release the Alt key. To return to the Home screen, press the End key. To switch between the active notification profile and the Vibrate notification profile, hold the Mute key. To turn on a theme or notification profile, highlight a theme or notification profile. Press the Space key. To delete a highlighted item, press the Backspace/Delete key.

Voice mail

Check your voice mail
Verify that you have a voice mail access number. Depending on your theme, you might be able to check your voice mail from the Home screen. 1. In the phone, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Call Voice Mail.
Change the voice mail access number
If a voice mail access number is not already set on your BlackBerry device, you can type the access number for a different voice mail system. If you have more than one phone number associated with your device, you can only set the voice mail access number for the active phone number. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click Voice Mail. Type a voice mail access number and a password. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

Speed dial

Make a call using speed dial
You can make a call using speed dial in the phone, on the Home screen, in a message list, or in an open message. Hold the key that you have assigned to the contact or phone number.
Assign a speed dial number to a key
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the phone, click the trackwheel. Click View Speed Dial List. Click an unassigned key. Click New Speed Dial. Click a contact.
6. Click Add Speed Dial To <contact name>.
Change the contact assigned to a speed dial key
1. 2. 3. 4. In the phone, click the trackwheel. Click View Speed Dial List. Click a contact or phone number. Perform one of the following actions: To change the contact that is assigned to a speed dial key, click Edit. Click a new contact. Click Add Speed Dial To <contact name>. To assign the contact to a different speed dial key, click Move. Roll the trackwheel to move the contact to the new speed dial key. Click the trackwheel. To delete the contact from the speed dial list, click Delete.

Conference calls

Make a conference call
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. During a call, press the Send key. Type a phone number or highlight a contact. Press the Send key. During the second call, click the trackwheel. Click Join.
Note: When you add more than two numbers to a conference call, place the conference call on hold before you call the next phone number or contact.
Create a phone number link for a conference call
1. Type a phone number for the conference call bridge. 2. Perform one of the following actions: Type X and the access code. Insert a pause or wait and type the access code. Note: If you add a pause or wait when creating a phone number link for a conference call in a message, an appointment, or a meeting, type Tel: before the phone number for the conference call bridge. Do not type a space between Tel: and the phone number.

Hide filed email messages
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click General Options. Set the Hide Filed Messages field to Yes. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
View messages in a specific folder
1. 2. 3. 4. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click View Folder. Click a folder. Click Select Folder.

Sent messages

Resend a message
1. In a sent message, click the trackwheel. 2. Perform one of the following actions: To change the message, click Edit. Change the message. Click the trackwheel. Click Send. To change the recipients, click Edit. Highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Change Address. Click a new contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Send. To resend the message without changing it, click Resend.
Stop a message from sending
Verify that you are not in a wireless coverage area and your BlackBerry device is not connected to the wireless network. A clock icon should appear beside the message. 1. In a message list, highlight the message. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Delete.

Hide sent messages

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click General Options. Set the Hide Sent Messages field to Yes. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Note: If you set your device to hide sent messages, sent messages continue to appear in the history of SMS text messages.
Stop storing messages sent from your device on your computer
By default, a copy of messages that you send from your BlackBerry device appears in the sent items folder in the email application on your computer. 1. In a message list, click the trackwheel. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Options. Click Email Settings. Set the Save Copy In Sent Folder field to No. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your device
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click Email Settings. Click the trackwheel. Click Folder Redirection. Clear the check box beside the Sent Items folder. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

Email message filters

About email message filters
You can create email message filters to specify which email messages are forwarded to your BlackBerry device and which remain in the email application on your computer. Email message filters are applied to email messages based on the order in which they appear in your list of email message filters. If you create multiple email message filters that could apply to the same email message, you must decide which one should be applied first by placing that filter higher in the list.

Block incoming messages

If your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you might not be able to block PIN messages from contacts in your organization. For more information, contact your system administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Firewall. Select the check box beside one or more message types. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Note: Blocked messages might contribute to your wireless service plan data usage. You can prevent messages from being forwarded to your device without contributing to data usage by turning off email message forwarding or using email message filters.
Reset a blocked message counter
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Firewall. Highlight a message type. Click the trackwheel. Click Reset Count or Reset All Counts.

Message options

Check spelling automatically before sending email messages
1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Spell Check. Select the Spell Check Email Before Sending option. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Request delivery or read confirmation for email messages
Verify that your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry Internet Service. 1. 2. 3. 4. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click Email Settings. In the Delivery Status Notification section, perform any of the following actions: To send read notification when a sender requests it, set the Send Read Receipts field.
To request delivery or read notification when you send email messages, set the Confirm Delivery and Confirm Read fields. 5. Click the trackwheel. 6. Click Save.
View an address instead of a display name
1. In a message, click a contact. 2. Click Show Address. To view the display name again, click a contact. Click Show Name.

Add a signature

Verify that your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your system administrator. If you use the BlackBerry Internet Service, see the BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help for more information. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click Email Settings. Set the Use Auto Signature field to Yes. Type a signature. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Your signature is added to email messages after you send them.
Set an out-of-office reply
Verify that your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your system administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click Email Settings. Set the Use Out Of Office Reply field to Yes. Type a reply. If you use IBM Lotus Notes, in the Until field, set the date on which the out-of-office reply should turn off. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

Set how long your service center attempts to send SMS text messages
If you send an SMS text message and it cannot be delivered immediately, your service center tries to send the SMS text message for the amount of time set in the Validity Period field. Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear. 1. In the device options, click SMS. 2. Set the Validity Period field. 3. Click the trackwheel.

4. Click Save.

Set a wireless network type for sending SMS text messages
Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click SMS. Set the Network to Send Over field. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
1. 2. 3. 4. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click General Options. Set the Display Message Count field to None.
5. Click the trackwheel. 6. Click Save. To view the number of unopened messages again, set the Display Message Count field to Unread. To view the new message indicator, set the Display New Message Indicator field to Yes.
By default, your BlackBerry device theme determines whether SMS text messages appear in the same message list as email messages. 1. In a message list, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Options. 3. Click General Options. 4. Perform one of the following actions: To use one message list for all messages, set the SMS and Email Inboxes field to Combined. To separate SMS text messages from email messages, set the SMS and Email Inboxes field to Separate. 5. Click the trackwheel. 6. Click Save.
In a message To reply to a message, press R. To reply to all, press L. To forward a message, press F. To file a highlighted email message, press I. To view the email address of a contact, in a message, highlight the contact. Press Q. To view the display name, press Q. In a message list To open a highlighted message, press the Enter key. To compose a message from a message list, press C. To mark a message as opened or unopened, press the Alt key and U. To view received messages, press the Alt key and I. To view sent messages, press the Alt key and O. To view voice mail messages, press the Alt key and V. To view SMS text messages, press the Alt key and S. To view call logs, press the Alt key and P. To view all your messages, press the Escape key.
Move around a message list To move up a screen, press the Shift key and the Space key. To move down a screen, press the Space key. To move to the top of a message list, press T. To move to the bottom of a message list, press B. To move to the next date, press N. To move to the previous date, press P. To move to the next unopened item, press U. To move to the next related message, press J. To move to the previous related message, press K.

1. 2. 3. 4. In an MMS message, click an iCalendar attachment. Click View Appointment. Click the trackwheel. Click Add To Calendar.
Add a contact to your address book from an MMS message
1. 2. 3. 4. In an MMS message, click a vCard attachment. Click View Attachment. Click the trackwheel. Click Add Contact.
Request delivery or read notification for an MMS message
1. When composing an MMS message, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Options. 3. Perform any of the following actions: To receive notification when the message is delivered to the recipient, set the Confirm Delivery field to Yes. To receive notification when the recipient opens the message, set the Confirm Read field to Yes. 4. Click the trackwheel. 5. Click Save.
Request delivery or read notification for all MMS messages
1. In the device options, click MMS. 2. In the Notifications section, perform one of the following actions: To send delivery or read notification when a sender requests it, set the Allow Delivery Confirmation and Allow Read Confirmation fields to Yes. To request delivery or read notification when you send MMS messages, set the Confirm Delivery and Confirm Read fields to Yes. 3. Click the trackwheel. 4. Click Save.
View the size of an MMS message before sending it
1. In an MMS message, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Options. The Estimated Size field displays the size of the MMS message.
Stop receiving MMS messages when roaming
1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click MMS. Set the Multimedia Reception and Automatic Retrieval fields to Home Only. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
1. 2. 3. 4. In a message list, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Click General Options. Perform any of the following actions: Set the Display Message Header On field to 2 lines.
Set the Display Time and Display Name fields to No. 5. Click the trackwheel. 6. Click Save.
You can turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items in a message list, the phone, the address book, the calendar, the task list, the memo list, or the password keeper. 1. In an application, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Options or General Options. 3. Set the Confirm Delete field to No. 4. Click the trackwheel. 5. Click Save.
By default, your BlackBerry device theme determines whether SMS text messages appear in the same message list as email messages. 1. In a message list, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Options.

Organizer data is not synchronizing over the wireless network
Try performing the following actions: Verify that your BlackBerry device is connected to the wireless network. Verify that wireless data synchronization is turned on in the address book, calendar, task list, and memo list.
Custom address book field data is not appearing on my computer
You can only synchronize the data in a custom address book field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom address book field on your BlackBerry device and synchronize it with the email application on your computer, because the birthday field is a date field in the email application on your computer.
Some characters in calendar entries do not appear correctly after synchronization
If you schedule appointments or meetings on your BlackBerry device that contain special characters or accents, your computer might not support these characters. On your computer, verify that you are using the correct default code page and that the correct font support is installed on your computer. See the documentation for the operating system on your computer for more information.

Browser

Browser basics
About browser configurations
The browser on your BlackBerry device supports multiple browser configurations for optimizing your browsing experience. The BlackBerry Browser configuration optimizes the appearance of HTML web pages in the browser. If your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports the BlackBerry Browser, you can use the BlackBerry Browser configuration to browse the Internet and your organization's intranet. If your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1 or later, you can also use the BlackBerry Browser configuration to view.doc,.pdf,.txt,.wpd, and.xls files in the browser. If you use the BlackBerry Browser configuration, you might not be able to change some browser options. The Internet Browser configuration also optimizes the appearance of HTML web pages in the browser. You can use the Internet Browser configuration to access web pages that enable you to subscribe to BlackBerry web push services or access ring tones. Depending on your wireless service provider, the Internet Browser configuration might not be available on your device or might use a different name. For more information about the Internet Browser configuration, contact your wireless service provider. The WAP Browser configuration optimizes the appearance of WML web pages in the browser. You can use the WAP Browser configuration to access web pages from your wireless service provider that enable you to configure your account information and subscribe to services such as voice mail.

Add a bookmark

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. On a web page, click the trackwheel. Click Add Bookmark. In the Auto Synchronize field, set how often the browser should check for updates to the web page. In the Start time field, set the time of day when the browser should start checking for updates. Click the trackwheel. Click Add.
Make a web page available offline
When adding a bookmark, select the Available Offline check box. If you visit the web page offline, the browser displays the information that was current the last time that you viewed the web page online.

Change a bookmark

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. On a web page, click the trackwheel. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a bookmark. Click the trackwheel. Click Edit Bookmark. Change the bookmark. Click the trackwheel. Click Accept.

Forward a bookmark

1. In the bookmark list, highlight a bookmark. 2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Send Bookmark. 4. Click a message type. To return to the browser after you send the message, press the Escape key.

Delete a bookmark

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On a web page, click the trackwheel. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a bookmark. Click the trackwheel. Click Delete Bookmark.

Add a bookmark folder

1. On a web page, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Bookmarks. 3. Click the trackwheel. 4. Click Add Subfolder.

File a bookmark

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On a web page, click the trackwheel. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a bookmark. Click the trackwheel. Click Move Bookmark. Roll the trackwheel to the new location. Click the trackwheel.

Rename a bookmark folder

You can only rename folders that you created. 1. Highlight a folder. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Rename Folder.

Delete a bookmark folder

You can only delete folders that you created. 1. Highlight a folder. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Delete Folder.

Web feeds

About web feeds
Web feeds provide you with information about updates to web site content. You can open a web feed to view a list of titles and descriptions for updated web site content. For example, if you open a sports web feed for a news web site, you can scan a list of sports stories that the web site has published since the last time that you checked the web feed. If a title interests you, you can view the web feed content, or if an audio version of the content is available, you can listen to the web feed content. You can open web feeds on web pages, or you can subscribe to web feeds and open them from your bookmark list. In your bookmark list, web feeds that have been updated since the last time you checked them appear in italic. In a web feed, unopened web feed titles appear in bold. If one or more web feeds are available on a web page, the Add Web Feed option appears in the menu.

Hide the tracking information at the bottom of a map
1. When tracking your movement on a map, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Hide Dashboard. To view the tracking information again, click the trackwheel. Click Show Dashboard.
Keep backlighting on when you track your movement
By default, backlighting turns off automatically after a timeout to conserve battery power. You can change maps options so that backlighting remains on when you track your movement unless the battery power level drops below a specified percentage. 1. On a map, click the trackwheel. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Options. Change the Backlight Timeout When field. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
To pan a map, press the number key that corresponds to the direction in which you want to pan.
To zoom in to a map, press I. To zoom out from a map, press O. To view status information at the top of a map, press U. To hide status information at the top of a map, press U. To view tracking information at the bottom of a map, press the Space key. To hide tracking information at the bottom of a map, press the Space key. To move to the next direction on a route, press N. To move to the previous direction on a route, press P.

Maps troubleshooting

Diagonal lines appear on a map
Diagonal lines appear on a map when your BlackBerry device loads a new map or when your device is not connected to the wireless network. If diagonal lines appear for a long period of time, verify that your device is connected to the wireless network.

Contacts

Contact basics

Add a contact

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the address book, click the trackwheel. Click New Address. Type the contact information. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Add a contact from a message, call log, or web page
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message or call log or on a web page, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Add to Address Book. Type the contact information. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Name a custom address book field
If you change the name of a custom address book field, it changes for all contacts. 1. 2. 3. 4. When adding or editing a contact, click the User1, User2, User3, or User4 field. Click Change Field Name. Type a name for the customer address book field. Press the Enter key.
You can synchronize custom address book fields on your BlackBerry device with the email application on your computer. See the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help for more information about synchronizing custom address book fields.

View a contact

1. In the address book, click a contact. 2. Click View.

Change a contact

1. In the address book, highlight a contact.
Click the trackwheel. Click Edit. Change the contact information. Click the trackwheel.

Delete a contact

1. In the address book, highlight a contact. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Delete.

About pauses and waits

Use a pause or a wait to separate additional numbers, for example a password or extension, from a main phone number. After dialing the main phone number, your BlackBerry device either pauses before dialing the additional numbers (pause) or prompts you to type them (wait).
Add a pause or a wait to a phone number
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. After typing the main part of a phone number in a phone number field, click the trackwheel. Click Add Pause or Add Wait. Type the additional numbers. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

About custom ring tones

You can assign a custom ring tone to a contact without changing other notifications. Custom ring tone options appear with your contacts and your notification profiles. When you assign a custom ring tone to a contact, a new profile exception appears with your notification profiles as "Calls From <contact>". Notification profile exceptions are shared between your contacts and your notification profiles and changes that you make in one application are made in the other application. Your BlackBerry device bases the volume for custom ring tones on the volume that you set in the active notification profile.
Assign a ring tone to a contact
1. 2. 3. 4. In the address book, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Edit. Click the trackwheel.
Click Add Custom Phone Tune. Set a ring tone. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.

Mailing lists

About mailing lists
You can use mailing lists when you send email, PIN, SMS text, or MMS messages. Mailing lists that you create on your BlackBerry device do not appear in the email application on your computer.

Create a mailing list

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. In the address book, click the trackwheel. Click New Group. Type a name for the mailing list. Click the trackwheel. Click Add Member. Click a contact. Click Continue. To add another contact, repeat steps 4 through 7. Click the trackwheel. Click Save Group.

Change a mailing list

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the address book, highlight a mailing list. Click the trackwheel. Click Edit Group. Click a contact. Click one of the following menu items: Add Member Change Member Delete Member
6. Click the trackwheel. 7. Click Save Group.
Note: When you delete a contact from a mailing list, the contact remains in your address book.

View a mailing list

1. In the address book, click a mailing list. 2. Click View Group. To view the details for a contact in the mailing list, click a contact. Click View Member.

Delete a mailing list

BlackBerry Messenger

You must invite contacts to use BlackBerry Messenger before they are added to your contact list. 1. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Add a Contact. 3. Perform one of the following actions: If the contact is not in your address book, highlight [Use Once]. Click the trackwheel. Click Request by Email or Request by PIN. Type an email address or PIN. Press the Enter key. If the contact is in your address book, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Request (Email) or Request (PIN). 4. Perform one of the following actions: If you want to set a password, and have turned on invitation passwords, type a question and answer. Click OK. If you do not want to set a password, and have turned on invitation passwords, click Cancel to proceed to the next step. 5. Perform one of the following actions: To add a custom message to your invitation, type a message. Click OK. Click OK. To use the default invitation message, click OK. Click OK. Note: If you invite a contact using a PIN and the contact is in your address book, the contact's display name appears instead of the PIN.
Turn on invitation passwords
If you turn on invitation passwords, a question and password screen appear each time you invite a contact. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Set the Ask Password Question When Adding Contacts field to Yes. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Note: To turn off invitation passwords again, set the Ask Password Question When Adding Contacts field to No.

Respond to an invitation

1. In BlackBerry Messenger, in the Requests group, highlight an invitation. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click one of the following menu items: Accept.
Decline. Remove. Note: If you select Remove, the sender of the invitation does not receive confirmation that your address is a correct address.
Turn off invitation forwarding options
If you turn off invitation forwarding, contacts you invite can only accept invitations from the original email address or PIN that you sent the invitation to. If those contacts try to accept the invitation from a different email address or PIN, their acceptance is rejected. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, click the trackwheel. Click Options. Set the Allow Forwarding of Requests field to No. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
Note: If you use a BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise, or the BlackBerry Internet Service, when you send an invitation and the recipient accepts, you might not be notified.
1. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, highlight a contact. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Delete Contact.
View a contact's information
1. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, highlight a contact. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Contact Info.

If you set your SIM card to store SMS text messages, the SIM card does not delete SMS text messages after the BlackBerry device imports them to a message list. 1. In the device options, click SMS. 2. Set the Leave Messages On SIM Card field to Yes.
3. Click the trackwheel. 4. Click Save. To stop storing SMS text messages on your SIM card, set the Leave Messages On SIM Card field to No. If you set this field to No, SMS text messages on your SIM card are deleted after the device imports them to a message list.

About SIM card security

Use SIM card security to add another level of security to your device. This level of security is designed to prevent unauthorized use of your BlackBerry device or SIM card by locking the SIM card with a PIN code. If you lock your SIM card, other people cannot remove your SIM card and insert their own and they cannot remove your SIM card and insert it into another device. If you have protected your SIM card with a PIN code, you must type the PIN code before you can remove your SIM card and insert it into another device.
Protect your SIM card with a PIN code
Verify that your wireless service provider has provided you with a SIM card PIN code. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click SIM Card. Click the trackwheel. Click Enable Security. Type your SIM card PIN code. Click the trackwheel.
Note: If you type the SIM card PIN code incorrectly three times, your SIM card does not function. Contact your wireless service provider for more information.
Change the SIM card PIN code
Verify that you have turned on SIM card PIN code security. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click SIM Card. Click the trackwheel. Click Change PIN2 Code.
Change the display name for a phone number
If your SIM card supports more than one phone number, you can personalize the display name for your phone numbers. 1. In the device options, click Advanced Options. 2. Click SIM Card. 3. Highlight a phone number.

4. 5. 6. 7.

Click the trackwheel. Click Edit SIM Phone Number. Type a display name for the phone number. Click the trackwheel.

Security

Security basics
About the device password
If you type your BlackBerry device password incorrectly, you might be prompted to type blackberry before you can continue. When you try to type your password again, the characters that you type appear on the screen. If you exceed the number of allowed password attempts, your device deletes all your device data for security reasons.

BlackBerry 8707g Smartphone
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Start me up

Thank you for choosing a BlackBerry smartphone! See the Getting Started Guide that came with your device for step-by-step instructions for your device.

Keys and features

Typing tips
To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press the key and the letter key. To type the alternate character on a key, hold the To type a symbol, press the key and the character key.

Setup checklist

Complete the following tasks to set up your device. See the Getting Started Guide that came with your BlackBerry device for help. Insert the SIM card Insert the battery Charge the battery Complete the setup wizard
key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.
To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackwheel. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears. For example, to type , hold and roll the trackwheel until appears. To turn on NUM lock, press the To turn off NUM lock, press the key and the key. key.

Save time

See the Getting Started Guide that came with your BlackBerry device or click Help on your device for more information about using your device.

Phone tips

To make a call from the Home screen, type the phone number. Press the key. To end a call, press the key. key. To turn on or turn off mute during a call, press the Mute key.

Message tips

To move to the top of a message list, press To move to the bottom of a message list, press To move to the next date in a message list, press To reply to a message, press To forward a message, press key and the key. Type. key and roll the trackwheel.

Home screen tips

To open the application list, press the To return to the Home screen, press the key. key.
To turn on or turn off the speakerphone during a call, press the To adjust the volume during a call, roll the trackwheel. To add an extension to a phone number, press the the extension number. Try this Assign a speed dial number to a key. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, click the trackwheel. Click View Speed Dial List. Click an unassigned key. Click New Speed Dial. Click a contact. Click Add Speed Dial To <contact name>.
To lock the keyboard, on the Home screen or in the application list, click Keyboard Lock. To unlock the keyboard, press the key and the key. To lock the device, set a password. On the Home screen or in the application list, click Lock. To unlock the device, type your password. Press the key. To switch between the Default and Vibrate notification profiles, on the Home screen, hold the Mute key.

To highlight adjacent messages, hold the
Try this Copy text in a message and paste it into another application. 1. In a message, place the cursor before the text that you want to copy. key and roll the trackwheel. 2. Press the 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Click the trackwheel. Click Copy. Place the cursor where you want to paste the text. Click the trackwheel. Click Paste.

Browser tips

To follow a link, click the link. To move to a specific web page, press To return to the home page, press To open the bookmark list, press To add a bookmark, press.

Organizer tips

To move to the next day, week, or month in the calendar, press the To move to the previous day, week, or month in the calendar, press the the key. key. key and

Media tips

To zoom in to a picture, press To zoom out from a picture, press.
To convert a measurement in the calculator, type a number. Click the trackwheel. Click To Metric or From Metric. Click a conversion type. To search for a contact in a list of contacts, type the contact name or initials separated by a space. Try this Assign a ring tone to a contact. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the address book, highlight a contact. Click the trackwheel. Click Edit. Click the trackwheel. Click Add Custom Phone Tune. Set a ring tone. Click the trackwheel. Click Save.
To zoom to the original picture size, press To rotate a picture, press.
To pause a slide show, press the To resume a slide show, press the Try this Use a picture as your Home screen background. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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To view a list of web pages that you have visited recently, press To refresh a web page, press.
To stop loading a web page, press the Escape key. To close the browser, hold the Escape key. Try this Move through a web page line by line. 1. On a web page, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Select Mode. To select only links and fields as you move through a web page, click the trackwheel. Click View Mode.
In the media application, click a media type. Click a media folder that contains pictures. Click Open. Highlight a picture. Click the trackwheel. Click Set As Home Screen Image.
To clear the picture from the Home screen, click the trackwheel. Click Reset Home Screen Image.