Blackberry 8900 Set the number of icons that appear on the Home screen, Turn on event sounds

User Guide Accessibility options

Set the number of icons that appear on the Home screen

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

2.Click Advanced Options.

3.Click Accessibility.

4.Change the Grid Layout field.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Save.

Turn on event sounds

Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.

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

2.Click Advanced Options.

3.Click Accessibility.

4.Change the Event Sounds field to On.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Save.

Assign ring tones and alerts to a contact

You can receive different ring tones and alerts for incoming messages and calls from specific contacts or groups of contacts. When you receive a call or message from the contact, your device uses the assigned ring tone or alert, even if you switch your sound profile to Silent or Vibrate Only. If you do not want to be notified with the assigned ring tone or alert, you can set your sound profile to All Alerts Off.

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

2.Click Set Contact Alerts.

3.Click Add Contact Alert.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Add Name.

6.Click a contact.

7.To add additional contacts, repeat steps 3 to 5.

8.Click the application or item that you want to change.

9.Change the ring tone or alert information.

10.Press the Menu key.

11.Click Save.

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