BlackBerry Curve Made Simple: For the BlackBerry Curve 8520, 8530 and 8500 Series

Prelim......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
About the Authors......Page 24
Acknowledgments......Page 25
Part 1: Quick Start Guide......Page 26
Learning Your Way Around......Page 27
Keys, Buttons, and Ports......Page 28
Inside Your Curve......Page 29
Two Types of Menus (Full and Short)......Page 30
Multitasking on Your Curve......Page 31
Jump to First Letter Trick for Menus and Drop-Downs......Page 33
Save Time with the Space Key......Page 34
Setting Dates and Times with the Space Key......Page 35
Space Key as Page Down......Page 36
Reading Your Wireless Network Status......Page 37
Traveling with Your Curve: Airplane Mode......Page 39
Getting Set Up......Page 40
Staying In Touch......Page 42
Staying Organized......Page 43
Being Productive......Page 44
Being Entertained......Page 45
Personalize Your Curve......Page 46
Add and Remove Software......Page 47
Part 2: Introduction......Page 48
Media Card—Expansion Memory Card......Page 49
How This Book Is Organized......Page 50
Free BlackBerry E-mail Tips and Free Videos......Page 51
BlackBerry OS 4.6 and OS 5.0......Page 52
How Can I Update My BlackBerry Operating System?......Page 53
Part 3: You and Your Blackberry Curve......Page 56
Learn Your BlackBerry and Getting Around......Page 58
Getting Around Your Home Screen, Folders, and Icons......Page 59
The Setup Wizard......Page 60
Personal or Internet E-mail Setup......Page 62
Setting Up Your Corporate E-mail......Page 65
Adding More E-mail Personal Addresses......Page 66
Edit or Delete an E-mail Account (Signature and Advanced Settings)......Page 67
Change Your “Sent from (carrier) Wireless” Signature......Page 70
Wireless E-mail Reconciliation......Page 71
Setting Up Google Wireless Contacts Syncing......Page 72
Handling Issues with Google Contacts Wireless Sync......Page 74
Solving a Gmail Enable IMAP Error Message......Page 75
Why Is Some E-mail Missing?......Page 77
Correcting the “Invalid Account. Please Validate” Message......Page 79
Setting Up BlackBerry E-mail from Your Computer......Page 81
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express (Free Software)......Page 87
How Do I get the BES Express software?......Page 88
Benefits of Being Connected to a BlackBerry Server......Page 89
Download Desktop Manager for Windows......Page 92
Check Your Current Version......Page 93
Overview of BlackBerry Desktop Manager......Page 94
Entering Your Device Password......Page 96
Moving from Another BlackBerry......Page 97
Synchronize Your BlackBerry......Page 98
Set up the Sync......Page 99
Running the Sync......Page 108
Troubleshooting Your Sync......Page 110
Add / Remove Apps......Page 115
Update Your BlackBerry Device Software......Page 119
Backup and Restore......Page 121
Backup Your BlackBerry......Page 123
Restore Your BlackBerry......Page 124
Advanced Backup and Restore......Page 125
IP Modem......Page 129
Windows PC Media and File Transfer......Page 130
Scanning Your Computer for Media Files......Page 131
Enter Password......Page 132
The Main Media Manager Window......Page 133
Locating Media on Your Comptuer......Page 134
Copy Music to Your BlackBerry......Page 135
Copying Pictures......Page 136
Deleting Media from Your Media Card......Page 137
Troubleshooting Media Manager......Page 138
BlackBerry Media Sync......Page 139
Start Media Sync from Desktop Manager......Page 140
Media Sync Setup......Page 141
Media Sync—Syncing Music......Page 143
Media Sync—Syncing Pictures......Page 144
Some Songs Could Not Be Synchronized......Page 146
Media Sync Options Screen......Page 147
Download and Install Desktop Manager for Mac......Page 150
Starting Desktop Manager for the First Time......Page 155
Main View in Desktop Manager......Page 156
Using Desktop Manager for Mac......Page 157
Backup Options......Page 158
Set Up Your Sync Options......Page 159
Advanced Settings......Page 160
Syncing Contacts, Calendar, Notes, and Tasks......Page 161
Backup and Restore......Page 162
Add or Remove Applications......Page 164
Setting up the BlackBerry as a Modem for Your Mac......Page 165
Syncing Media with Desktop Manager for Mac......Page 166
Syncing Music......Page 167
Mass Storage Mode Transfer for Your Media Card -......Page 169
Using your BlackBerry in Mass Storage Mode......Page 171
The Trackpad......Page 174
Press and Hold for Automatic Capitalization......Page 175
Typing Symbols: Two Types—Alt and Sym Keys......Page 176
Quickly Typing Accented Letters and Other Symbols......Page 177
Editing Text......Page 178
The Mighty Space Key......Page 179
Using Your Spelling Checker......Page 180
Custom Spelling Dictionary......Page 181
Enable Spell Check for Outbound E-mail Messages......Page 183
Using the Help Menus Inside Icons......Page 184
Overall Help Contents and Finding Text......Page 186
Saving Time with Auto-Correcting AutoText......Page 188
Creating a New Custom AutoText Entry......Page 189
Using New AutoText Entries......Page 190
Advanced AutoText Features: Macros—Time Stamp......Page 191
More with AutoText Macros......Page 192
Edit or Delete an AutoText Entry......Page 193
Moving Your Icons Within a Folder......Page 194
Moving Your Icons Between Folders......Page 195
Hidingand Un-hiding Icons......Page 196
Creating a New Folder......Page 197
Moving Icons Between Folders......Page 198
Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone......Page 199
Changing Your Font Size and Type......Page 201
Changing Your Currency Key (Dollar, Pound, Euro, or Yen sign)......Page 202
Home Screen Preferences and Options (Download Folder, Layout, Wallpaper, Theme, Reset Icons)......Page 203
Selecting New Themes: The Look and Feel of Your BlackBerry......Page 204
Downloading New Themes from BlackBerry App World......Page 206
Changing the Home Screen Background Image or Wallpaper......Page 209
Changing Your Wallpaper or Home Screen Image Using a Stored Picture......Page 210
Keyboard Lock and Standby Mode (Avoid Butt Dialing!)......Page 211
Changing Your Convenience Keys......Page 212
Changing Your Convenience Keys......Page 213
Understanding that Blinking LED (Repeat Notification)......Page 214
Blue Bluetooth LED......Page 215
Hearing a Different Tone When Someone Special Calls......Page 216
Setting a Song as Your Ring Tone......Page 218
Using a Pre-Loaded Ring Tone......Page 219
Finding a Louder Ring Tone or Downloading a New Ring Tone......Page 220
Sound Profiles for Curves running OS 4.6......Page 222
Sound Profiles for Curves running OS 5.0+......Page 228
Phone and Voice Dialing......Page 236
Muting Yourself on the Call......Page 237
Adding Pauses and Waits in Phone Numbers......Page 238
Answering a Call......Page 239
Calling Voice Mail......Page 240
How Can You See Missed Calls on Your Home Screen?......Page 241
Add a New Contact Entry from Phone Call Logs and Copy/Paste......Page 242
Ignoring and Muting Phone Calls......Page 244
Muting a Ringing Call......Page 245
Placing a Call from the Call Log......Page 246
Showing Your Call Logs in the Messages Icon (Inbox)......Page 247
Adding a Note to a Call Log......Page 248
Set Up Speed Dial......Page 249
Using Voice Dialing......Page 252
Using Voice Dialing to Call a Number......Page 253
Using Your Music As Ring Tones (Phone Tune)......Page 254
Other Voice Commands......Page 255
Voice Dialing / Voice Command Tips and Tricks......Page 256
Call Waiting—Calling a Second Person......Page 257
Working with a Second Caller......Page 258
Conference Calling......Page 260
Dialing Letters in Phone Numbers or on the Phone......Page 261
TTY or Teletype Support......Page 262
Composing E-mail Messages......Page 264
Sending E-mail Messages from Your Contacts App......Page 267
Replying to Messages......Page 269
Flag for Follow Up......Page 270
Attaching a Contact Entry (Address Book Entry) to an E-mail Message......Page 272
Attaching a File to an E-mail Message......Page 273
Setting the Importance of the E-mail Message......Page 274
Working with E-mail Attachments......Page 275
Using Documents to Go to View and Edit E-mail Attachments......Page 276
Opening an Attached File......Page 277
E-mail Attachment Viewer Tips and Tricks......Page 278
Editing with Documents to Go......Page 279
Using Sheet to Go or Slideshow to Go (MS Excel or PowerPoint)......Page 280
Finding Text in an Attachment......Page 282
Opening a Picture......Page 283
Searching for Messages (E-mail, SMS, MMS)......Page 284
Using the Search Subject Command......Page 285
Switching Input Language for E-mail and More......Page 286
Messages Inbox Housecleaning (Delete Prior)......Page 287
Sending from a Different E-mail Account (Send Using)......Page 288
Setting Your Default “Sent From” E-mail Address......Page 289
E-mail Reconciliation (Deletes and Sometimes Your E-mail Opens)......Page 290
Setup Custom AutoText Signatures You Can Choose While Composing the Message......Page 292
Personal or Internet Service E-mail Users......Page 294
Corporate or BlackBerry Enterprise Server E-Mail Users......Page 295
Filtering Your Messages for SMS, Calls, and More......Page 296
Changing Folder Names or Adding Folders......Page 297
E-mail Message Filters (Only for BlackBerry Enterprise Server users)......Page 298
Transferring Contacts off the SIM Card......Page 300
Getting Contacts onto the BlackBerry......Page 301
What Fields are searched to find Contacts......Page 302
Choice 1: Adding an Address into Contacts......Page 303
Choice 2: Add an Address from an E-mail Message......Page 306
Choice 4: Adding an Address from an Underlined E-mail Address or a Phone Number from Anywhere......Page 307
Finding Names and Addresses Easily......Page 309
Option 1: Using the Find Feature in Contacts......Page 310
Option 2: Using the Find feature in the Phone......Page 311
Adding More Information to Your Contact Entries......Page 312
Adding a Picture to the Contact for Caller ID......Page 313
Changing the Way Contacts Are Sorted......Page 314
Organizing Contacts with Categories......Page 315
Filtering Your Contacts by Category......Page 316
Why would I want to use a mailing list?......Page 317
Creating and Using a Group Mailing List......Page 318
Securing Your SIM Card......Page 319
Sync Your Computer Calendar with Your BlackBerry......Page 320
Option #1: Using the Trackpad (Fastest way)......Page 321
Scheduling Appointments......Page 322
Using Quick Scheduling......Page 323
Using Detailed Scheduling......Page 324
Customizing Your Calendar with Options......Page 325
Changing the Start and End of Day Time in Day View......Page 326
Copying and Pasting Information into Your Calendar or Any Icon......Page 327
Dialing the Phone from a Ringing Calendar Alarm......Page 329
Adjusting Your Calendar and Task Alarms in Sound Profiles (For OS 5.0+)......Page 330
Setting a Recurring Appointment......Page 332
Setting Snooze for a Ringing Calendar or Task Alarm......Page 333
Inviting Someone to Attend this Meeting......Page 334
Contacting Your Meeting Participants......Page 335
Using Google Sync......Page 336
Installing the Google Sync Program on Your BlackBerry......Page 337
Viewing the Results of a Successful Google Sync......Page 339
Getting Tasks from Your Computer to Your BlackBerry......Page 342
Adding a New Task......Page 343
Categorizing Your Tasks......Page 344
Finding Tasks......Page 345
Adjusting the Way Task Alarms Notify You......Page 346
Sorting Your Tasks and Task Options......Page 347
Transferring Your Computer’s MemoPad Items to Your BlackBerry......Page 348
Adding or Editing Memos on the BlackBerry......Page 349
Locating or Finding Memos Quickly......Page 350
Organizing Your Memos with Categories......Page 351
Filing a Memo in a New or Existing Category......Page 352
Switching Applications and Multitasking......Page 353
Using Other Memo Menu Commands......Page 355
Using the Space Key to Check Off Items......Page 357
Using Text and Multi-Media Messaging......Page 360
Composing SMS Text Messages......Page 361
Leveraging Basic SMS Menu Commands......Page 363
Using Advanced SMS Menu Commands and Options......Page 365
Opening and Replying to SMS Messages......Page 366
Cleaning up an SMS Mailbox......Page 367
MMS Messaging on Your BlackBerry......Page 368
Sending MMS from the Messages List......Page 369
Sending a Media File As an MMS from the Media Icon......Page 370
Using Advanced MMS Commands......Page 371
Troubleshooting Messages......Page 372
Registering With the Host Routing Table......Page 373
Sending Your PIN number via e-mail with the Mypin Shortcut......Page 374
Adding Someone’s PIN to Your Contacts......Page 375
Using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)......Page 377
Setting up BlackBerry Messenger......Page 378
Add Contacts to Your BlackBerry Messenger Group......Page 379
Exploring BlackBerry Messenger Menu Commands......Page 380
Options Screen......Page 382
Sending Files or Voice Notes to a Message Buddy......Page 383
Pinging a Contact......Page 386
Conferencing with BlackBerry Messenger......Page 387
Using Groups in BlackBerry Messenger......Page 388
Using BBM Barcodes......Page 390
Installing IM Apps on the BlackBerry......Page 391
Boosting Your Memory with a Media Card......Page 392
Installing your Memory Card / Media Card......Page 393
Verifying the Media Card Installation and Free Memory......Page 394
Important Media Player Keys......Page 396
Getting Music and Playlists onto Your BlackBerry......Page 397
Playing Your Music......Page 398
Finding and Playing an Individual Song......Page 399
Controlling Your Song or Video......Page 400
Getting Back to Your Video or Song......Page 401
Playing All Your Music and Selecting Shuffle......Page 402
Finding Your Music When You Use a Memory Card......Page 403
Playing One of Your Playlists......Page 404
Creating Playlists on Your BlackBerry......Page 405
BlackBerry’s Supported Music Types......Page 407
Music Player Tips and Tricks......Page 408
Pandora Internet Radio......Page 409
Listening to Slacker Radio......Page 411
Starting the Camera Application......Page 416
Using the Normal Viewfinder Mode......Page 417
Exploring the Camera Screen’s Icons......Page 419
Sending Pictures with the Envelope Icon......Page 420
Setting the Flash Mode and Zoom......Page 421
Changing the Default Flash Settings......Page 422
Adjusting the Picture Quality......Page 423
Geotagging Adding GPS Location to Pictures......Page 424
Selecting Where Pictures Are Stored......Page 426
Viewing Pictures......Page 427
Viewing a Slide Show......Page 428
Taking a Picture to Set as Caller ID or Home Screen Wallpaper......Page 429
Method 1: Using Send/Share Command (Individual)......Page 430
Method 4: Using Mass Storage Mode......Page 431
Using Your Video Recorder......Page 432
Changing Your Video Recording Options......Page 434
BlackBerry’s Supported Video Formats......Page 435
Viewing Videos on the BlackBerry......Page 436
Playing a Video......Page 437
Downloading the Apps......Page 440
Facebook......Page 441
Account Integration......Page 442
Communicating with Friends......Page 443
Uploading Pictures......Page 444
Creating a Twitter Account......Page 445
Using Twitter for BlackBerry......Page 446
Twitter Options......Page 450
LinkedIn......Page 451
Navigating Around the LinkedIn App......Page 452
LinkedIn Options......Page 455
YouTube......Page 456
The Wi-Fi Advantage......Page 458
Setting up Wi-Fi on Your BlackBerry......Page 459
Connecting to a Wireless Hotspot......Page 462
Prioritizing Your Networks......Page 463
Using Wi-Fi Diagnostics......Page 464
Downloading the App World Program......Page 466
Starting App World for the First Time......Page 467
Categories, Top Downloads, and Search......Page 468
Top Free Downloads......Page 469
Search......Page 470
Download and Purchase an App......Page 471
Deleting or Uninstalling Programs......Page 473
History of Bluetooth......Page 476
Setup Bluetooth......Page 477
Supported Devices......Page 478
How to Pair Your BlackBerry with a Bluetooth Device......Page 479
Answering and Making Calls with the Headset......Page 480
Bluetooth Menu Options......Page 481
To Send or Receive Media Files on Your BlackBerry:......Page 483
Bluetooth Troubleshooting......Page 484
Connecting Your Laptop to the Internet Using Your BlackBerry......Page 486
Understanding the Options for Getting This Done......Page 487
Option 3: Use Desktop Manager to Connect to the Internet......Page 488
Using Desktop Manager for Windows......Page 489
How to Re-Enable the IP Modem Icon Inside Desktop Manager for Windows......Page 491
Using Desktop Manager for Mac......Page 492
Network Preferences......Page 493
Having Trouble Getting Online?......Page 495
Using Alternative Web Browsers......Page 496
Locating the Web Browser from the Home Screen (HotKeys: B or W)......Page 497
Go To a Web Page: Your Start Page or the Go To Page......Page 498
Browser Menu Options......Page 500
To Copy or Send the Web Page You are Viewing......Page 501
Adding and Naming Bookmarks to Easily Find Them......Page 502
Setting Your Browser Start Page (Bookmarks/Home/Start)......Page 504
Search with Google......Page 506
To Find a Quick Map of Your Search......Page 507
Finding Things Using Google Maps......Page 508
YouTube......Page 509
Selected Apps Used By the Authors......Page 510
Ways to Install New Software......Page 511
To Install Software Wirelessly OTA......Page 512
Downloading and Installing Games and Other Apps on your BlackBerry......Page 513
Additional Resources......Page 515
Deleting an App or Icon from the Home Screen......Page 516
Using the Options Icon......Page 517
Before Your Trip......Page 520
Airplane Travel—How to Get into Airplane Mode......Page 521
After You Get There......Page 522
Enable GPS on Your BlackBerry......Page 523
Using BlackBerry Maps......Page 524
To view a particular map from a contact......Page 525
To Get Directions with BlackBerry Maps......Page 527
BlackBerry Maps Menu Commands......Page 528
Google Maps: Downloading & Installing......Page 529
Search/Finding an Address (Location) or Business......Page 531
Google Map Shortcut Keys......Page 533
See Your Current Location—the Little Blue Dot......Page 534
Layers—Finding More Things Nearby......Page 535
See Current Traffic in Google Maps......Page 536
To Enable GPS Use in Google Maps......Page 537
Calculator (HotKey U)......Page 540
Clock and Alarm Clock......Page 541
Voice Notes Recorder......Page 543
Password Keeper......Page 544
Understanding How Search Works......Page 546
Search Several Apps at Once......Page 547
Searching for Names or Text......Page 548
Search Tips and Tricks......Page 549
Prepare for the Worst-Case Scenario......Page 552
How to Turn Off (Disable) Password Security......Page 555
SIM Card Security Options......Page 556
BlackBerry Running Slowly? Clear Out the Event Log......Page 558
BlackBerry Running Slowly? Close Unused Icons Running in the Background......Page 559
Automatic Memory Cleaning—Keep it Running Smoothly......Page 560
Data Connection Letters (Vary by Network Type)......Page 562
Trouble with E-mail, Web, or Phone? Turn Your Radio Off &......Page 563
Trouble with E-mail, Web, or Phone? Host Routing >Register Now......Page 564
Trouble with E-mail, or Web? Send Service Books......Page 565
When You Really Need to Start Over… Hard Reset (Remove Battery)......Page 566
Still Cannot Fix Your Problems?......Page 567
BlackBerry Technical Solution Center......Page 568
BlackBerry Forums and Discussion Groups......Page 569
Thanks Again!......Page 570
Hotkeys – Open Almost any App with One Key!......Page 572
Enable Home Screen HotKeys......Page 573
List of Home Screen HotKeys......Page 574
E-mail Messages HotKeys......Page 575
Web Browser HotKeys......Page 576
Calendar HotKeys......Page 577
Media Player HotKeys......Page 578
¦ A......Page 580
¦ B......Page 582
¦ C......Page 583
¦ D......Page 585
¦ E......Page 586
¦ G......Page 587
¦ H......Page 588
¦ L......Page 589
¦ O......Page 591
¦ P......Page 592
¦ R......Page 593
¦ S......Page 594
¦ T......Page 598
¦ U......Page 600
¦ Z......Page 601