User Guide
Published 2013-09-13 SWD-20130913112550360
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Introducing BlackBerry 10 OS version
Getting to know your device
New in this release
BlackBerry Story Maker
BlackBerry Browser
Introducing BlackBerry 10 new apps and features
Camera and Time Shift mode
Share, stream, or display your media files
Many apps, you can tap
Whats different about BlackBerry 10?
How do I get back to the home screen?
How do I get to the menu?
How do I change my settings and options?
Where is my email or other messages?
Tap Settings Notifications
Where are my ring tones and notification profiles?
Where are my apps?
Where are my tasks, memos, and voice notes?
How do I search?
Where do I find my files?
Where can I find my device info and passwords?
What is BlackBerry Link?
Your device at a glance Home screen at a glance
Home screen, keys, and icons
Calendar
Application icons
Contacts
Browser
Docs To Go
Text Messages
BlackBerry World
Remember
YouTube
Settings
Setup
Games
Help
Notification icons
Insert a media card
Setup and activation
Inserting the SIM card and media card Insert the SIM card
Set up email or other types of accounts on your device
Set up your device
Update BBM
Make note of your usernames and passwords
Turn off your device
Power and charging
Put your device in standby mode
What if I have contacts on my SIM card?
Charge your device
Restart or reset your device
Lock your screen
Tips Charging your device
Use a slider
Using the touch screen
Scroll and move between items
Zoom in to or zoom out from the screen
Select items
Minimize apps and show your Active Frames
Move items from one place to another
Show the menus
View the Hub
Show the keyboard
Tap Purchase
Personalizing your device
Navigating within an Android app
Download and buy apps, games, music, and videos
Change your font size
Set an alarm
Move an app around the home screen
Change your ring tone, sounds, or alerts
Bookmark a favorite webpage
Where do I find customer support?
Tutorial Searching the Help app on a BlackBerry 10 device
Video Getting around the BlackBerry interface
How To demo videos
Video Keys and features
Overview
Video Keyboard and typing basics
Video Using the touch screen
Video BlackBerry Hub
Video Personalize your device
Video Searching your BlackBerry device
Video Transferring data to your new device
Setup
Video Set up your BlackBerry device
Video Setting up accounts
Video Connect to your computer with BlackBerry Link
Video Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections
Connections
Video Calendar basics
Apps
Video Making calls
Video Browser basics
Video Documents To Go Getting Started
Video Organizing tasks and notes with BlackBerry Remember
Video Taking pictures
Media
Video Get Started with BBM
Video BBM Video chat with Screen Share
Video Edit a picture
Video Taking pictures using the Time Shift mode
Video Creating stories with BlackBerry Story Maker
Video Watching your videos
Video Media sharing
Before you switch devices
Device Switch
Backing up and switching devices
Tap Restore
Transfer data from a BlackBerry 7 device using a media card
Transfer data to a new device using BlackBerry Protect
Click Using a Media Card Save Data
Restoring BBM
After you switch devices
Transfer data from an iPhone or Android device
Tap Settings Import Passwords
Transfer passwords to Password Keeper
Tips after switching devices
How do I reset my lost or forgotten BlackBerry ID password?
Troubleshooting Device Switch
Cant switch my SIM card to my new BlackBerry 10 device
Set a picture as your wallpaper
Display
Change your backlighting
Change your font size
Lock your screen
Change your devices regional settings
Lock your device with a password
Tap Settings Language and Input
Lock your work space
Turn on rotation lock
Connect your device to an Hdmi display
Filter your search results
Search
Take a screen shot of your device
Search your device
Do more with your search results
Change your search settings
Tap Settings Search
Make a call
Phone
Phone at a glance Making and receiving calls
Use Reply Now to send a message to a caller
Call a recent number or speed dial contact
Call someone from your contact list
Answer or dismiss a call
Remove people from a conference call
Start a conference call
Answer a second call while already on a call
Make another call while already on a call
Move a call from your headset to your device
Automatically answer or end a call using a case or holster
Automatically answer a call when a headset is connected
Answering calls automatically
Delete a contact or number from your speed dial list
Set up your voice mail
Move a call to BBM Video
Add a contact or number to your speed dial list
Block calls
Set up call forwarding
Call waiting, call forwarding, and call blocking
Turn on or turn off call waiting
Show or hide your number on outgoing calls
Adjust the bass and treble of your calls
Set up smart dialing
Phone options
View your call summary
Turn on the Reply Now feature
Set up your fixed dialing numbers
Set the Use Priority Calling switch to On
Forward a voice mail message
Visual Voice Mail
Checking your voice mail from your BlackBerry device
Listen to a voice mail message
Deactivate voice mail on your device
Change your voice mail password
Change your voice mail greeting
BBM Video at a glance Start a BBM Video chat
BBM Video
Accept or decline a BBM Video chat or BBM Voice chat
Switch cameras or share your screen
Mute your microphone in a BBM Video chat
Move your video thumbnail around the screen
Change your ring tone, sounds, or alerts
Ring tones, sounds, and alerts
Move your BBM Video chat to an external display
BBM Video options
Turn off all ring tones and sounds
Turn off the Instant Previews feature
View and respond to Instant Preview notifications
Set a custom ring tone for a contact
View a Lock Screen Preview notification
Turn off the Lock Screen Preview feature
Lock Screen Preview notifications
Respond directly to an Instant Preview notification
My device doesnt display Lock Screen Preview notifications
Troubleshooting Ring tones, sounds, and alerts
My device doesnt display Instant Preview notifications
Staying connected with the BlackBerry Hub
BlackBerry Hub
BlackBerry Hub at a glance Setting up and managing accounts
User Guide
On the Add Account screen, tap Email, Calendar and Contacts
Add a personal email account
Add a social networking or Evernote account
On the Add Account screen, tap Work Account
Add a BlackBerry email account
Add a CalDAV or CardDAV account
Change account settings
Tap Settings Accounts
Add an Imap or POP email account
Cant add a second social networking account
BlackBerry Hub message list icons
Remove an account from your device
Viewing and searching messages
View messages by account or message type
Navigate your list of messages and notifications
View only your priority messages
View filed email
Search for a message
Viewing important messages with the BlackBerry Priority Hub
Sort attachments
Change the types of messages that are marked as priority
Turn off the BlackBerry Priority Hub
View attachments sent to you
Reply to or forward an email
Send email and messages from the BlackBerry Hub
Share or save your attachments
Accept spelling suggestions
Attach a file to an email or text message
Add a BCC recipient to an email
Change text formatting in an email
Managing messages
Download or share a picture from an email
Securing your email
Flag a message
Mark a message as read or unread
Tap Secure Email
Set up S/MIME-protected messaging
Turn on IBM Notes email encryption on your device
Sign or encrypt a message
Peek at your messages in the BlackBerry Hub from anywhere
Tips BlackBerry Hub
Secure email icons
Jump to the next or previous message
Add a contact from the BlackBerry Hub
Check your upcoming events from the BlackBerry Hub
Create a meeting from an email
Set an out-of-office reply
BlackBerry Hub settings
Change your default email address or calendar
Refresh your list of messages
Color code your email accounts
Change how messages are displayed in the BlackBerry Hub
View conversation threads instead of single messages
Stop showing sent or filed messages in the BlackBerry Hub
Tap Post, Tweet, or Send
Change advanced settings for text messages
Turn off cell broadcast messages
Tap Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn
Unsubscribe from public warning messages
Troubleshooting BlackBerry Hub
Troubleshooting wizard Im having problems using email
About public warning messages
Cant send or forward a text message
Can only see email for the last 30 days
Cant find my work email in the BlackBerry Hub
Cant see the recipients for a message
BlackBerry ID
Passwords and locking
Password locking and screen locking
Security
Lock or unlock your device
BlackBerry Balance and the work space password
SIM card PINs
Network lock and unlock code
Unlock your device with a network unlock code
Protect your SIM card with a PIN
Change or remove your device password
Change your work space password
Change your SIM card PIN
Set up BlackBerry Protect on your device
Finding and protecting a lost device
Change or view app permissions
Setting security permissions for apps
Tap Settings Security and Privacy Application Permissions
Securing your email
Wipe your device to delete your data
Tap Delete Data
Switch between your personal and work spaces
About BlackBerry Balance
Delete your work space
Using Parental Controls
Import a certificate from your computer
Restrict or limit access to features and content
Turn on encryption
Add a VPN profile
Tap Settings Network Connections VPN Add
Managing VPN profiles
About smart cards
Import a certificate from a smart card
Using a smart card with your device
Use two-factor authentication
Store your smart card password on your device
What content is in my work space and my personal space?
Frequently asked questions Security
How do I reset my device password if I forget it?
NFC
Can I use personal apps on my works network?
What happens to my device data if I leave my organization?
Where is my picture that I just took?
Work space and BlackBerry Balance
Switch between your personal and work spaces
Delete your work space
Change your work space password
Lock your work space
Does my device have BlackBerry Balance?
How do I set up BlackBerry Balance?
Description
My device is quarantined
Troubleshooting Work space and BlackBerry Balance
About BlackBerry ID
Set up a new BlackBerry ID
Change your BlackBerry ID password
BlackBerry ID
Find your BlackBerry ID on your old device
Using your BlackBerry ID to switch devices
Using your BlackBerry ID on a new device
Tutorial Creating a BlackBerry ID on a BlackBerry 10 device
Why do I need to re-enter my BlackBerry ID password?
FAQ BlackBerry ID
Transfer passwords to Password Keeper
Password Keeper
Troubleshooting wizard I need help with my BlackBerry ID
About Password Keeper
Password
Manage passwords in Password Keeper
Change the Password Keeper password
Use a password or username from Password Keeper
Prevent password and username copying
Hide or show passwords in Password Keeper
Generate a random password
Search in Password Keeper
Add a password record to your favorites
Lock Password Keeper
Create security questions and answers in Password Keeper
Duplicate the password record
Tap Password Keeper
Share text and websites with Password Keeper
Take a picture
Camera
Camera app at a glance Taking pictures and recording videos
Tip
Access the Camera app from the Lock screen
Record a video
Turn on autofocus lock
Peek at the last picture or video that you took
Using Time Shift mode
Take the best picture possible using Time Shift mode
Replace a persons expression using Time Shift mode
Stabilization
Change the capture settings
Shooting modes
Normal
Scene modes
Change the camera settings
Cant save pictures or videos to my media card
Troubleshooting Camera
Cant turn on the flash or use the video light
Cant take a picture or record a video
Albums screen
Pictures
Pictures app at a glance
Recent screen
Pan a picture
Viewing your pictures
Date screen
Zoom in to or out from a picture
Doing more with your pictures and picture albums
Switch between your personal and work spaces
Edit a picture
Share a picture
Move a picture to a different album
Organizing your pictures and albums
Create an album
Cant save a media file
Troubleshooting Pictures
Supported picture file extensions
Cant open a media file
Now Playing screen
Music
Music app at a glance
Playing your music
Add the music currently playing to a playlist
Creating playlists and organizing your music
Doing more with your music
Make a playlist
Remove and order songs on the Now Playing screen
Organize your music on the Now Playing screen
Edit or rename a playlist
Add music to the Now Playing screen
Play your last music selection
Change the volume
Tips Music
Save your music on the Now Playing screen as a playlist
File extension Supported video codecs Supported audio codecs
Troubleshooting Music
Videos app at a glance
Videos
Change the video display size
Watching your videos
Play or pause a video
Doing more with your videos
Edit a video
AVI MJPEG, MPEG-4 MPEG-3 F4V
Preview a story in BlackBerry Story Maker
Troubleshooting Videos
BlackBerry Story Maker
About BlackBerry Story Maker
About sharing media
Change your BlackBerry Story Maker settings
Media sharing
Delete a story in BlackBerry Story Maker
Share your media files with Dlna Certified devices
Tap Settings Media Sharing
Play or view your media file on a Dlna Certified device
Give your device a nickname
Start turn-by-turn directions
Maps
Finding a place
Tap Route Options
Show or hide traffic
Mute voice-guided directions
Avoid toll roads, highways, or ferries on your route
Remove a place from your favorites
My places
Recalculate routes
Add a new place to your favorites
Clear your recent places
Changing settings for Maps
Switch between kilometers or miles
View your recent places
Turn on or turn off traffic data
Location services
About location services
Turn on or turn off location services
Change location permissions for apps
Turn on or turn off location-based ads
Point the compass to true north or to magnetic north
Compass
Compass at a glance About the compass
Im not getting an accurate reading from the compass
Troubleshooting Compass
Add an entry to the Remember app
Remember
Adding a folder or an entry to the Remember app
Create a folder in the Remember app
Record a voice note
Add a due date and reminder time to an entry
Add tags to an entry
Format the text in an entry
Move an entry to a different folder
Changing a Remember folder or entry
Send something to the Remember app
Change an entry
Search for an entry in the Remember app
Troubleshooting Remember app
Delete a folder or an entry in the Remember app
Viewing and searching your Remember entries
Cant open a folder in the Remember app
Calendar
About the Calendar app
Cant send something to the Remember app
User Guide
Tap Accounts Subscribed Calendar
Subscribe to a public calendar on your device
Check your upcoming events from the BlackBerry Hub
Create an event
View your events
Find email and files associated with an event
Check who youre meeting with
Tap No Recurrence
Invite people to an event
Add a location to an event
Schedule a recurring event
Add conference call details to an event
Hide a calendar
Change or delete an event
Join a conference call from a meeting reminder
Share a file with meeting participants
Calendar app settings
Save conference call details in the Calendar app
Send an I will be late message
Change the color for a calendar
Change default settings for events
Change the email address to use with each calendar
Cant sync my calendar
Troubleshooting Calendar app
New or updated events arent appearing in my calendar
Change how your calendar is displayed
Contacts at a glance
Contacts
About the Contacts app
Copy contacts to and from your SIM card
Adding contacts
Add a contact to the Contacts app
Details
Updates
Contact views
Add a contact from the Calls screen
Contact someone
Changing contacts
Add a contact to your favorites
Hide a set of contacts
Search for a contact
Filtering contacts
View contacts by account
My contacts werent merged automatically
Troubleshooting Contacts
Sort your contacts
Share a contact
Tap Digital or Analog
Clock
Clock at a glance Change the clock face
Manage your additional alarms
Alarm clock
Set additional alarms
Set the snooze
Change your alarm tone
Set an alarm for multiple days
World clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Delete a city from the world clock screen
Turn on bedside mode
Set the Phone Calls in Bedside Mode switch to On
Hear phone calls in bedside mode
Convert a unit of measurement
Calculator at a glance Using the calculator
Switch to a scientific or standard calculator
Calculator
View your previous calculations
Calculate a tip
Change the current search engine
Browser
Browsing the Internet
Browser at a glance Go to a website
Close a tab
Using Browser tabs
Switch between tabs
Open a new tab
View webpages in a reader-friendly format
Change text size in reader mode
Change the background color in reader mode
Search for text on a webpage
View your Browser bookmarks
Bookmarks and history
Add a website to your home screen
Turn on Adobe Flash support
Add, rename, or delete a bookmark tag
View your bookmarks by tags or in a list
Organizing your bookmarks
Change your bookmarks
About website certificates
Change Browser security settings
Browsing safely
Delete your browsing history
Cant watch a video online
Troubleshooting Browser
Security settings
Change permissions for specific websites
Scan a QR Code, barcode, or an NFC tag
Smart Tags
Smart Tags application explained
Smart tag types
Create your own smart tag
Delete a smart tag from your device
View your favorite smart tags
Favorite a smart tag
Share a smart tag
Lock a smart tag
Using the BlackBerry Voice Control app
Voice Control
Erase smart tag information from an NFC tag
Making a phone call with the Voice Control app
Searching using the Voice Control app
Search your device using the Voice Control App
Search the Internet using the Voice Control app
Book a meeting or appointment with the Voice Control app
Ask a question using the Voice Control app
Send messages using the Voice Control app
Type using voice dictation
Post a tweet using the Voice Control app
Set an alarm using the Voice Control app
Get directions using the Voice Control app
Change your Facebook status using the Voice Control app
Hear your latest unread message read back to you
Voice Control settings
Check your battery level using the Voice Control app
Change the voice recognition mode
Invite a friend to the Games app
Change your voice response settings
Games
Change your Games profile
Invite a Games friend to BBM
Add a game
Add a game to your favorites
Recommend a game
Leave an app or close an app
Troubleshooting Games
Organizing apps
Start a BBM chat with a Games friend
Rename a folder
Move an app around the home screen
Add folders to the home screen
Move an app out of a folder
Getting started with Documents To Go
Documents To Go
Undo or redo an action in Documents To Go
Access work files
Save changes to a file in Documents To Go
Correct spelling in a document
Editing documents
Change the font or formatting
View a bookmark in a document
Resize a row or column
Enable word wrap
Editing spreadsheets
Find and replace text in a document
Edit a slideshow
Clear the contents of a cell
Editing slideshows
Cut, copy, and paste a cell, row, or column
View a slideshow presentation
Presenting slideshows
Reorder the slides
Hide or delete slides
Viewing files
File Manager
Add a folder
Managing your files
View files on connected devices or networks
Rename a file or folder
Share files
Transferring files
Sort files and folders
Select multiple files
Save a file to your device
Working with files stored in the cloud
Copy a file
Retrieve files saved to the cloud
Moving or copying media files and documents
Storage space and media card
Working with zip files
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Tap Identification on Network and make note of the Username
Tap Settings Storage and Access
Insert a media card
Turn on USB mass storage
Wipe data from your media card
Using a media card
Supported media cards
Format your media card
How do I free up storage space?
Frequently asked questions Storage space and memory
Check how much storage space is free
Error messages Media card
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Connections
Check which wireless networks your device connects to
Wireless connections icons
Down. Tap Settings Network Connections Mobile Network
Connections between devices
Tips Choosing a connection
Network connections
Internet tethering
Turn on airplane mode
Tap Settings Network Connections
Shared Internet connections
Connect to the mobile network
Switch wireless networks manually
Tap Settings Network Connections Mobile Network
Mobile network
Set the Network Selection Mode to Manual
Turn off data services while roaming
Tutorial Setting up Wi-Fi on a BlackBerry 10 device
Wi-Fi
Connect to a Wi-Fi network
Manually connect to a Wi-Fi network
Tap Wi-Fi
Delete a saved Wi-Fi network
Disable or re-enable a saved Wi-Fi network
Wi-Fi network settings
CA Certificate
Enable IPv6
Inter-Access Point Handover
Security Type
Cant connect to a Wi-Fi network
Tap Settings Network Connections Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot mode
Sharing your Internet connection using Mobile Hotspot mode
Use Mobile Hotspot mode to share your Internet connection
Disconnect a device from your mobile hotspot
Find your Mobile Hotspot mode settings
Cant connect multiple devices to my mobile hotspot
Tap Settings Network Connections Internet Tethering
Set the Internet Tethering switch to On
Internet tethering
Rename a paired or saved Bluetooth enabled device
Bluetooth
Turn on Bluetooth technology
Pair and connect with a Bluetooth enabled device
Set how Bluetooth enabled car kits access your messages
Disconnect from a paired Bluetooth enabled device
Delete a saved Bluetooth enabled device
Pairing your device with a car
Let your car kit use your devices network credentials
Turn on NFC
What is NFC?
Tap Settings Network Connections NFC
Find your NFC settings
Software Updates
How do I update the software on my BlackBerry 10 device?
Send a file using NFC
Change your voice input language
Language
Change your typing language
Change your keyboard language
Turn on word predictions
Tap Settings Language and Input Prediction and Correction
Keyboard and typing
Clear the learned words list
Show the keyboard
Add a new text shortcut
Change or delete a text shortcut
Delete a word
Type an accented character
Type faster with automated assistance settings
Type a symbol or number
Typing on the Keyboard
Selecting word suggestions that appear while you type
Change where word suggestions appear
Tap Settings Language and Input On-Screen Keyboard
Cut, copy, and paste text
Turn on spell check
Change spell check settings
Tap Settings Language and Input Spell Check
Spell check
Turn off your device
Battery and power
Change Keyboard, input, or typing settings
Troubleshooting Keyboard and typing
Battery and charging icons
Charge your device
Check your battery power level
LED and battery notifications
Frequently asked questions Battery and power
Battery safety
Turn of connections
Decrease volume
Update your software
Close apps
Tap Settings Accessibility
Accessibility
Customize your accessibility settings
Turn on Magnify mode
Temporarily turn off Magnify mode
Turn on TTY support
Turn on Hearing Aid mode
Tap Settings Accessibility Hearing Aid Settings
Tap Settings Accessibility Tap Screen Reader
Adjust the verbosity
BlackBerry Screen Reader settings
Turn on or turn off the Dark Screen mode
Adjust the volume, speed, and pitch
Change the language that the BlackBerry Screen Reader uses
Turn on the Silent on Calls setting
Tap Settings Accessibility Tap Screen Reader Tap Verbosity
Turn on or turn off Keyboard Echo
Task Gesture
BlackBerry Screen Reader gestures
Select an item from a list
Using BlackBerry Screen Reader Quick Settings mode
List, the next tap returns to the top of the list. After
Turn on Closed Captions
Using the BlackBerry Screen Reader on the home screen
Working with files stored on your computer
BlackBerry Link features on your device
About BlackBerry Link features on your device
Access files stored on your computer
Copy a file to your device
Troubleshooting BlackBerry Link
Cant access files on my computer
Tap Settings BlackBerry Link
Tap Clear Local Calendar and Clear Local Contacts
Have duplicate contact and calendar entries
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